NCB Now: Business and youth partnerships
Monday, January 23, 2012
Following last month's announcement of a new government youth policy, Positive for Youth, a group of national charities are coming together to help broker relationships between businesses and organisations that support young people in England.
NCB, responsible business charity Business in the Community and UK Youth have joined forces to develop a model for encouraging relationships between businesses and the youth sector at national, regional and local levels.
Drawing on the charities' expertise, the initiative, which has been funded by a £320,000 grant from the Department for Education, aims to break down barriers between businesses and the youth sector, making it easier for youth organisations and businesses to work together and develop new initiatives that support young people in local areas.
The initiative will create a range of opportunities from employee volunteering, to in-kind backing and financial support. Central to its success will be demonstrating the mutual benefits to both businesses and youth organisations.
Barbara Hearn, deputy chief executive of NCB said: "Building new ways to underpin youth services is essential for a sustainable future. We will unpick barriers to partnership, identify good practice and create new and invigorated relationships between public and private organisations."
