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Young Lives Bradford

Young Lives Bradford works to empower the network of voluntary and community organisations to achieve better outcomes for children and young people in the Bradford District by:

  • Engaging with a diverse range of organisations through collaboration, networking and clear, accessible channels of communications
  • Influencing decision-makers on issues relevant to the diverse needs of children and young people through effective Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) representation at a strategic level
  • Developing relevant resources and learning opportunities for individuals and organisations within the voluntary and community sector

Young Lives Bradford is a network of groups and organisations in Bradford district that work with or deliver services to children, young people and families. It currently has over 300 members and is recognised by the local authority and Children's Trust partners as the co-ordinating body for the Voluntary and Community Sector.

Young Lives Bradford provides:

  • Regular, up to date information on all issues relating to children and young people's services within Bradford District
  • Advice and guidance on a wide range of issues resulting from the changes to service delivery - including training for staff and information and resources on Safeguarding
  • A voice for the Voluntary and Community Sector at all levels of Bradford's Children's Trust body - The Children and Young People's Partnership
  • Information and support on training

You can register if you are a Voluntary and Community Sector group or organisation providing services to children, young people or families in the Bradford District. Registration is FREE.

Contact Dionne Norman, Young Lives Bradford at Bradford CVS by email at younglivesbradford@bradfordcvs.org.uk or telephone 01274 722772 to request a membership registration form or download the form here [MS Word Doc].

Download the Young Lives Bradford Information flyer.

VCS Impact Survey

Could you please take the time to complete a short online survey concerning your organisation, it's resources, role and reach at this point in time. You may well react with an 'oh no, not another one!', but I cannot stress enough the importance of the information that we are trying to gather and the need for you to respond quickly.

The voluntary and community sector (VCS) faces extremely uncertain and challenging times at present - with the effects of the economic downturn translating into reduced charitable giving, decommissioned services and, consequently, into huge threats to the existence of many of you.

We at Young Lives Bradford have designed a questionnaire to gather information about how your organisation makes a difference to the lives of children, young people and families within the Bradford district. Young Lives Bradford recognises that this is a vital time for the sector to demonstrate its contribution to the lives of local children and young people, and in support of this, we will be using the information you provide us with to build a collective picture of the social worth of the VCS to key decision makers in the District. Make no mistake - this is our survey! For your peace of mind, we can assure you that the individual information you supply will NOT be disclosed but will be combined with all the other responses to provide an overall picture.

We have also written a draft position statement that shows how we will use the information to take to partners. It's value will be strengthened if every group in our network makes a return. When we have gathered the information we shall ask for your commitment to the principles enshrined in the document. Meantime, we ask you to take the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T3XD2HZ. It is short and should only take up to 10 minutes at most. We think it might be the most important 10 minutes you could spend for the benefit of your organisation and all the others in our network at this time.

We have one other request. We are looking for a number of case studies to support the case for the VCS. If you feel that you would like to provide us with a case study that shows positive outcomes for an individual child or young person - or for a group of children or young people - then please contact me directly at kerr@bradfordcvs.org.uk Real names of beneficiaries will be changed.

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