Partnership with other youth charities and local agencies
224 will be a high-quality space for other youth work providers and charities to deliver their programmes. The OnSide network of other youth zones across the UK partner regularly to deliver the best possible services for their local young people. Have a look at the examples below of how other Youth Zones work in partnership with other organisations to deliver exciting activities for Young People.
Please get in touch of you’d like to find out more about our partnership programme and how we could work together to enhance youth provision at 224 and the locations you work in.
Current Partnerships
The team at 224 have already confirmed partnerships with:
- Bristol Robins Foundation
- Bristol Bears Foundation
- Bristol Sport Foundation
- Off the Record
- WECIL
- Knowle West Media Centre
- The Cause
- Young Bristol
- Bristol Young Carers
All helping to shape an inclusive, diverse programme that supports sport, creativity, mental health, inclusion and personal development.
Example of partnership working at other Youth Zone
- Wigan Youth Zone has developed a partnership with Brook (young people’s sexual health service) to give support to the young people of Wigan from within the Youth Zone.
- In Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) the local boxing club help run the boxing gym in the Youth Zone providing sessions, as well as using the facility as a place to recruit new members to join their boxing club.
- Manchester Connexions co-delivers a service for young parents from within The Factory (Manchester) Youth Zone, providing life skills, advice and employability support.
- Manchester Youth Zone in partnership with MaD Theatre Company and other creative arts group across the city have been successful in applying for joint funding to deliver comprehensive creative programmes within the youth zone, check out their work here.
- Titian Women’s Netball Club now have access to the east London Future Youth Zone’s indoor facilities and equipment to run their club and play matches. Their members also have access to the onsite gym and the club has gone from strength to strength, check out their video here.
Bristol Play and Youth Alliance – collaboration across play and youth provision in Bristol
We play a leading role in the Bristol Play & Youth Alliance. The alliance is made up of over 40 community organisations that deliver youth and play work in Bristol. Its aim is to collaborate to fill the gaps in support and to deliver one voice advocating for children and young people with funders and decision makers.
Our new 224 Youth Zone will be a vibrant and safe space for many charities within the alliance to collaborate with us on sport, arts and wellbeing delivery as well as using the space themselves to delivery their specialist programmes.
