Dear Jack,
Welcome to our latest #iwill update!
In our last newsletter we spoke of renewed support for youth social action and the #iwill campaign from the Minister for Civil Society; we were very pleased to hear from Rob Wilson MP building on this support in person at our Youth Social Action Matters event at the House of Commons when the Minister announced a new £1million pot of funding for youth social action.
The Youth Social Action Matters event also saw research presented by Demos, on behalf on Generation Change, and from Youth United, both of which addressed increasing participation in social action from young people, and meeting the 2020 goal of the #iwill campaign. (See below for more)
This assembly of youth social action practitioners and likeminded organisations successfully demonstrating the values of working together, echoed another recent event we held, this time alongside CIPD. Releasing a report into the merits of businesses embedding social action into recruitment, our recent #iwillRecruit event saw a panel consisting of various businesses and young people all supporting the value of social action in developing young people for work and life.
This message of collaboration and cooperation is one we at Step Up To Serve are keen to reiterate as the #iwill campaign will be successful only through our partners from across society, and across sectors, coming together to work towards our shared goal.
So, as ever, many thanks all for your continued support!
Charlotte Hill, CEO, Step Up To Serve.
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