Make your voice heard!
The problems facing young people today are significant game-changers.
800,000 aged between 18 and 25 are not in education, employment or training.
Over half of those seeking help with homelessness are under 25.
7 in 10 young people have been bullied online.
Between 2010 and 2016 £387 million was cut from youth services, 3,653 youth work jobs have been lost and 603 youth centres closed.
Now more than ever young people need your help.
90% of the young people we work with have changed people’s attitudes and raised awareness among a wider audience.
We enable young people to re-engage with society and reach their full potential by:
- Investing in them through mentoring.
- Connecting them to support organisations who can help with presentation, leadership and social media skills.
- Linking them with government agencies, PCCs, health services and local authorities.
- Creating opportunities for them to speak in schools and youth clubs.
- Amplifying their voices through digital platforms, conventional media and public events.
These steps help institutions understand how to address issues facing young people; enable peer-to-peer education and help them spread their message to thousands of others.
The Difference You Can Make
After working with Fixers 59% of young people are more likely to find employment; 36% experienced improved mental health and wellbeing and 82% felt they had a greater influence over others.
68% felt more confident and believed they could make a contribution towards society.
We reach young people with limited access to opportunities for social action but who have the potential to gain the most.
Benefits to society
- Our work gives communities a better understanding of young people.
- Young people become valued and respected in their communities.
- Improves government return on investment because decisions are informed by young people.
How Can You Help?
Join our Youth Advisory Board and help other young people.
legacy@fixers.org.uk