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Theme 2: Create more opportunities for young people

At different times in their lives, children, young people and their families may need additional support and help. We know that this is particularly true right now. Our plan to relight will build resilience, by supporting families, children and young people to safely return to school and grow up in a secure home in a thriving community. We will strive to help families as early as possible and provide targeted support at the right time to ensure children and young people are safeguarded and their long-term outcomes improved. Our ambition is that children and young people have the best possible opportunities to fulfil their potential. Through our #YES youth engagement strategy we will ensure that the voice of children and young people continues to be central in how we deliver services and relight our city.

Initiatives under this theme include:

  • We’re investing nearly £1 million in new youth engagement workers to go out into our communities and connect children and young people (CYP) to opportunities, including apprenticeships and jobs.
  • Our #GenerationWolves fund gives youngsters opportunities to organise activities they want, with a ringfenced pot for our hardest hit communities
  • We’re investing a further £200,000 this year to safeguard our city’s fantastic youth zone, The Way, bringing our total investment to £4million-plus.
  • We’ll develop a bold and ambitious digital inclusion support package, as part of WV Online, so that young people can connect to opportunities and develop essential digital skills.
  • We will roll out our social workers in schools programme to further build relationships with schools and support children and families who need us most.
  • We’ll deliver one of the country’s best packages of support for care leavers. Our ‘House Project’ is creating opportunities for home ownership. It’s fully funded by the council, one of only six in the country.
  • We will continue to work with our partners and schools in the city to provide sufficient, safe, high quality learning environments where our children can thrive educationally and socially.

    • For more information about our plans for this theme, please view the 'Additional materials' section below.

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