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Oxfordshire Youth

Oxfordshire Youth Impact Report 2023/2024

Oxfordshire Youth is an Oxfordshire-based youth development charity working directly with young people aged 8–25 and the wider youth sector. In 2023/24 it reached 1,421 youth work practitioners through 89 training sessions, supported 163 young people at risk of homelessness through its Young People's Supported Accommodation service, and convened 82 organisations through its Changemaker Network. Standout outcomes include 55% of YPSA leavers moving into independent accommodation (over three times the previous rate) and 61% of NEET young people in the service progressing into work, education or training.

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Sector training and workforce development for youth work practitioners; convening and strategic partnerships across the voluntary and statutory sectors; Young People's Supported Accommodation (YPSA) with weekly progression coaching; youth leadership and accreditation programmes; Building Resilience and mental health programmes in schools; Children and Young People's Forum hosting Custom geography from upload: Oxfordshire, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,421 youth work practitioners reached through 89 specialised training sessions Key Metric 1
163 young people aged 18–25 at risk of homelessness supported through Young People's Supported Accommodation Key Metric 2
82 organisations in the Changemaker Network across the county Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 55% of young people leaving YPSA moved into independent accommodation — more than three times the 17% rate before Oxfordshire Youth took on the service
  • 61% of YPSA young people who were NEET on joining found work, education or training
  • 100% of youth work practitioners across training workshops felt supported in a peer network supporting children and young people

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