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Young and homeless 2018 – new report

An excellent new report from Homeless Link on youth homelessness gives a clear picture of the situation today - and makes clear recommendations for future policy and practice. The recommendations are youth led by a…
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New framework available for highly effective organisations

April 2018 This month, US based organisation Leap of Reason published a revised version of their 'PerformanceImperative_2.0'  They call this a framework for highly effective civil society organisations. It sets out 7 key areas in which,…
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New resources for measuring the impact of open access youth work

£40 million of government and National Lottery funding from the DCMS and Big Lottery Fund has gone into the Youth Investment Fund, and funding has been awarded to 86 charities across the UK. Alongside the…
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Using a theory of change in systems change

NPC has published a paper setting out how they see theories of change contributing to planning and measuring the outcomes of systems change. There are those that argue that theories of change have become too…
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Transitions to adulthood: a review of the literature

Over recent years we, and the partners we fund, have become increasingly concerned about the plight of so many young people leaving school without the necessary support they need. In particular, undocumented NEETs, rising homelessness, inaffordability…
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