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Youth Investment Fund Update

Report of the Executive Director, Families, Children and Learning (copy attached).

Decision:

RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

(i)             Noted the imminent launch of the Department of Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund;

 

(ii)            Agreed to the Council forming a partnership with BYC and neighbourhood, commissioned youth providers in the East, West, and North of the city, to consult and agree a submission to bid for Phase 2 YIF funding.

 

Minutes:

86.1    The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning which provided an update of the Youth Investment Fund and the revised proposal to bid for funding in partnership with the Brighton Youth Centre and neighbourhood, commissioned youth providers in the east, west and north of the city. The report was introduced by the Integrated Team for Families Manager.

 

86.2    Cllr Brown was concerned that the Brighton Youth Centre (BYC) would have precedence for any funding, and asked for assurance that if only a proportion of the funding requested was available that some would still go the neighbourhood providers.  Officers said that BYC did need a lot of financial support to get it into a reasonable state, and it was not known if the bid would just be for one building or an option to support other buildings. Discussions on this would be held shortly.

 

86.3    Ms Boyd said that it was important to include activities for disabled young people and asked if that would be done. Officers said that all providers needed to look at their inclusion policies and that would be monitored.

 

86.4 Cllr Hamilton said that it could take young people who lived in Portslade up to an hour by bus to get to the BYC and so asked officers to look at buildings the Council may have across the city which could also be used. Officers said that there was a potential New Homes for Neighbourhoods project in Portslade which would see the development of a new community space.

 

86.5    Cllr Grimshaw asked if it would be possible to look at providing respite provision at the BYC. Officers said it would depend on funding, and if we could get match funding from private donations it could be looked into. 

 

86.6    RESOLVED: That the Committee –

 

(i)             Noted the imminent launch of the Department of Culture, Media, and Sports (DCMS) Phase 2 of the Youth Investment Fund;

 

(ii)            Agreed to the Council forming a partnership with BYC and neighbourhood, commissioned youth providers in the East, West, and North of the city, to consult and agree a submission to bid for Phase 2 YIF funding.

 

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