by Lewis Harper | Dec 18, 2024 | Blog, Future Voices Group
In this blog post, Ladajah, Youth Voice Ambassador for the Future Voices Group (2022-24) reflects on the group’s final project – Future Focused – a zine that evocatively conveys their lived experiences to highlight the realities young people face when seeking...
by Lewis Harper | Dec 3, 2024 | Blog, Future Voices Group
In this blog for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Future Voices Group Alumnus Nedilson discusses his experience at the DFN Project Search Conference, an event that aims to help employers understand how to better support young people with disabilities in...
by Lewis Harper | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog, Future Voices Group
The Joined Up Summit was an incredible opportunity to share insights on youth participation. As a youth advocate and a member of the Future Voices Group, Ladajah discussed what meaningful youth participation looks like alongside Jamie Rowland, Centre for Evidence and...
by Lewis Harper | Nov 13, 2024 | Apprenticeships, Blog, Policy hub
In the UK, there is a significant discrepancy in current policies around Child Benefit and Universal Credit (UC) and how young people’s education and work choices impact their household income. Families can face financial disadvantages if a young person over 16...
by Lewis Harper | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Future Voices Group
Hello prospective Youth Voice Ambassadors! My name is Talia and I’m the Senior Youth Inclusion Officer at Youth Futures Foundation. I’ve worked at Youth Futures Foundation for nearly three years now and in this time, my mission has been to create meaningful and...
by Jodie Tipper | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog, Policy hub
Following the recent ambitious goal to “eradicate inactivity and unemployment for our young people” announced by the Prime Minister, today’s Autumn Budget contained some welcome positive intent to address the challenge. Our CEO, Barry Fletcher, responds to the...
