Youth Voice
The voices of young people and their families is essential to our work.
We are focused on ensuring youth voice is incorporated into all our work, from decision-making to the design and delivery of our projects.
This includes understanding how young people experience and perceive serious violence and the fear of it.
As well as inspiring genuine behaviour change, we want our projects to stand as a legacy for people to learn from.
Through attitudinal surveys, peer action groups and events, we listen to the comments and concerns of our community and act upon them.
Youth Engagement
The Hope Collective is a powerful partnership of leading cross-sector organisations working together in a spirit of unity to create real change for young people and communities across the UK.
In March 2023, working with the Hope Collective, we organised ‘Hope Hacks’ designed to give young people a platform to express their view on the subjects that matter to them most.
The Merseyside ‘Hope Hack’ brought young people from across the region together to give them a platform to discuss how they would tackle key societal issues, such as poverty and inequality, community safety, racism and division and mental and physical wellbeing.
Read more about Merseyside’s Hope Hack
We are proud to support the Merseyside Youth Association RAISE Team’s NOW Festival.
Now in it’s tenth year, NOW Festival has established itself as a unique and inclusive opportunity for young people to collaborate with other schools while sharing creative ideas and engaging with mental health themes, encouraging collaboration and growth.
Since 2016, this annual event has brought together children and young people across the city, amplifying their voices through impactful performances tackling critical issues that are important to them.