In November, the Foundation launched a £6.1m fund to support young people to get good jobs through local partnerships made up of councils, charities and employers in England’s most deprived areas.
Why is it needed?
Young people with multiple disadvantages and lower qualifications are much more likely to become long-term unemployed. The pandemic has highlighted and deepened disparities, with the most vulnerable young people facing the greatest barriers to good jobs.
What are the aims?
The foundation says the funding will be flexible to “foster collaboration and encourage innovation and risk-taking while acting as a catalyst for wider change”. In each phase, partnerships will be required to put resources into co-production, with young people taking a lead role, and appropriate involvement of practitioners and minority-led organisations at every stage.
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