Youth Futures Partnership is designed around measurable progression. We want to understand who we reach, whether they come back, what they learn, where they progress and whether targeted activity contributes to stronger outcomes in the communities where we work.
Different programmes will have different goals, but our impact framework is built around four levels of change.
Are we reaching young people, including those who may not normally engage with traditional services — and do they choose to come back?
Are young people gaining skills, confidence, positive relationships, experiences and recognised achievements?
Does engagement lead somewhere: education, training, qualifications, mentoring, work experience, apprenticeships or employment?
Where programmes target an identified local issue, do the relevant harm indicators or gaps in provision improve over time?
The aim is not to collect data for the sake of it. Each measure should help us understand reach, quality, progression or impact.
A young person might first step onto a bus because they want to play a game, cut hair, work on a car or build something. The impact model follows what happens next.
A young person voluntarily joins an activity that interests them.
They come back, build trust and develop a stronger connection with the programme.
Interests become skills, achievements, confidence and new experiences.
They meet mentors, employers, colleges, training providers or specialist support.
The relationship creates a tangible next step into further opportunity.
A future Youth Futures dashboard could provide authorised partners with clear programme reporting rather than relying on anecdotal success stories.
How many young people were reached, how frequently they engaged, which activities generated the strongest retention, achievements completed, referrals made, progression routes created and how local indicators changed during a programme.
The goal is straightforward: make it possible to show what investment enabled and what happened afterwards.
Impact is strongest when quantitative measures are combined with qualitative evidence from young people, families, delivery partners and communities.
Participation, retention, milestones, referrals, progression and relevant local indicators provide consistent measures over time.
Young people tell us what changed for them, what they valued and what would make the programme better.
Schools, youth workers, employers and community partners help interpret whether changes are meaningful and sustainable.
Our ambition is to give young people high-quality opportunities while giving communities, funders and partners a clear view of the difference their investment is making.
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