Youth Opportunity Fund

Striding Out is now working with young people involved in the DCSF Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund programmes.

The overall aim of the Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Funds is to improve the provision of positive activities for young people, by giving them the power to decide how this funding should be spent in their area. It is a catalyst for empowering young people to be local community leaders.

Our Take the Lead Coaching Programme aims to build the capacity of these young people, to become confident leaders, to enable them to effectively lead sustainable projects, communicate their views, make informed decisions, and build solid relationships with their peers in their local community.

The leadership coaching will enable young people to define their leadership style, skills, values, and it we will help them explore their future role and opportunities as a community leader, for example, joining other local decision-making panels, volunteering in local projects, seeking employment within the public or third sector, or starting their own social enterprise.

We are currently working with the Youth Opportunities Fund team in Birmingham City Council, with financial support from the Active Citizenship Programme, managed by Be Birmingham.