Chief Impact Officer @UKYouth. Previously: @MindCharity @nzlabour @THHomes Views (and mistakes) my own.
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Our Chief Impact Officer, @JacobDiggle, joined BBC South Today last night to discuss the impact of cuts to youth work and how we can tackle anti-social behaviour through meaningful investment in young people. 🎥👇 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
4 Dec 2024
New Pod Save the UK out tomo with Zoe Grunewald on Starmer's great reset, Gregg Wallace & the BBC, and @UKYouth's @JacobDiggle on how benefit cuts will affect young people.
Out tomorrow. Follow the pod so you don't miss it: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK @MrNishKumar @cocobyname
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
7 Nov 2024
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Ready to welcome everyone to our first #JoinedUpSummit 🥳 bringing together cross sector leaders to learn and co-create solutions with and for young people! Tell us what you’re excited to hear about today below👇
ALT Joined Up Summit Main Board Room
ALT 4 colleagues from UK Youth wearing Joined Up tshirts
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📢 Big news from Parliament! @lisanandy calls youth work cuts a 'national shame' and commits to a National Youth Strategy! 🙌 We welcome this and urge the government to back it with meaningful resources in the upcoming budget. #Budget2024
📽️ Full video here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
7 Mar 2024
We cannot afford not to invest in youth work. And the focus just on those at most risk misses a huge range of wider benefits for a diverse range of young people. Investing in youth services is one of the best investments Govt could make. And yet…
🧵 (1/5) Today's Spring Budget was a missed opportunity for any specific funding for the youth sector and lacked focus on the biggest challenges facing young people today.
We cannot afford not to invest in youth work. A thread:
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📣 We are delighted to have worked with @DCMS to produce three new studies that reveal youth work has a positive impact on young people’s health, wellbeing & employability, with the positive effects lasting into adulthood. Read the report here 👇 bit.ly/430tAuA
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🚨Calling all youth practitioners in England!
In partnership with @NCS, our research is exploring the future of youth provision.
Share your views with us 👇forms.office.com/e/iSFz3WZrF…
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We welcome #Labour's commitment to investing in 'youth hubs' to support young people, however, we urge all political parties to guarantee sustainable investment in quality youth work for the next generation, for the benefit of the whole country 👇 @Ndidi1st
ALT “Too many young people lack safety, opportunity, and hope. The serious issues faced by young people in this country cannot be ignored. We welcome Labour's commitment to investing in ‘youth hubs’ and bringing together the fragmented services supporting young people – a well-funded, collaborative approach is the best way to ensure we tackle those issues. This change requires joined-up thinking across government too. Labour's announcement is a welcome step forward but there is a long road ahead. With over a billion pounds of funding cut from the youth sector over the last decade, the lingering effects of the pandemic and an ongoing cost of living crisis – we need a significant increase in long-term investment to meet the needs of young people. We urge all political parties to guarantee sustainable investment in quality youth work for the next generation, for the benefit of the whole country" - Ndidi Okezie, CEO, UK Youth
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
27 Sep 2023
Trips away from home can be a young person's first experience of independence & other life skills, as well as a chance to build friendships
Young people at @UKYouth's @AvonTyrrell site told us how their trip had benefitted them:
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We've been advocating for increased government funding for the youth sector. Today, we welcome the government's announcement, confirming the next phase of funding for the National Youth Guarantee through the Million Hours Fund and the Adventures Away From Home Fund. (1/5) 🙌🧵
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
27 Sep 2023
Today we have opened the next phase of the Million Hours Fund to provide more positive activities for young people to get involved with.
Over the summer, this fund supported over 400 youth organisations to extend their provision - this next phase will help hundreds more.
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
27 Sep 2023
NEWS: Up to 7,500 young people to experience day trips & weekends away from home, especially young carers and kids from deprived backgrounds
The £1.5 million Adventures Away From Home Fund will allow more children & teenagers to enjoy activities. More:
gov.uk/government/news/disad…
ALT graphic reading "7,500 young people given access to adventures away from home"
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14 Sep 2023
It was an honour to address Youth Ministers from across the Commonwealth today - sharing insights from @UKYouth research (with partners @FrontierEcon) into the economic impact of youth work ukyouth.org/untapped/
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The #CommonwealthYouth are energised to be celebrating 50 years of youth empowerment at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (#10CYMM) happening this week!
#YearOfYouth | @PakistaninUK
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
11 Aug 2023
NEW: America is a rich country. Britain is a poor country with one wealthy region.
People love to compare the UK to Mississippi, but it’s far more informative to look at UK subnationally, too.
London ranks fairly well, the rest of the country does not 👉 ft.com/content/e5c741a7-befa…
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Jacob Diggle retweeted
31 Jul 2023
This is such an exciting role with @UKYouth! We've got big plans to convene 10,000 cross sector professionals and young people to solve key issues and impact 1 million young people through youth work! If this sounds like a bit of you come and join our team 🌟🔥👀
31 Jul 2023
📣 I’m hiring!
& I’ve never been more excited about our strategic focus, team alignment & shared ambitions to change the system for young people✨
✨I’m looking for a bold, capable leader to join @UKYouth in a new role of Director of Network Delivery.
👉🏾 jobs.theguardian.com/job/859…
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Young people are more likely to experience loneliness than any other age group - & it can have a serious impact on their futures.
Molly Taylor from our Belong Collective & @JacobDiggle spoke to @BBCPolitics about the issue and the need to invest in youth and support services 👇
17 Jul 2023
"When I felt chronic loneliness, I felt like the walls were caving in on me"
We speak to younger people and the minister for loneliness, Stuart Andrew MP, about the stigma of being alone and what help, if any, is available
bbc.in/44NliFP
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