Positive Activities For Young People: National Evaluation - Final Report
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Angela Sheehan
Angela.Sheehan@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
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Positive Activities For Young People: National Evaluation - Final Report.pdf| Provider | DCSF |
|---|---|
| Topics | Participation of children and young people; Youth Matters; Culture, sport, play |
| Type | Emerging practice |
| Date | August 2006 |
| Region | Not Applicable |
Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) was a three-year programme for young people aged 8-19, at risk of social exclusion or of being involved in community crime. The programme ran from April 2003 to March 2006. It has provided diversionary and developmental activities during school holidays for over 290,000 young people. Those most at risk had access to key worker support.
PAYP was a cross government programme involving the Department for Education and Skills, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Home Office and two non-departmental bodies, the Big Lottery Fund and the Youth Justice Board.
Key findings are that PAYP has been successful in delivering a targeted programme to a hard to reach client group and in doing so achieved a range of positive outcomes for participating young people.
The introduction of the key worker role significantly contributed to the success of PAYP. Key workers provided the hub around which PAYP could be built offering a link between the young person and relevant agencies.
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