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Young Bristol

Young Bristol Impact Report 2024–25

Young Bristol is Bristol's leading provider of community-based youth services, founded in 1928, working with young people aged 8–25 across the city's most deprived communities. In 2024/25 it recorded 27,215 total contacts — a 28% increase on the previous year — across its network of community youth clubs, Youth Club on Wheels, outdoor activity centre, inter-club programmes and targeted provision. The Outdoor Employment Programme supported 51 trainees at risk of NEET, with 72% now in education or employment. £225,000 was invested in buildings and facilities, and 8 young people completed training to become Young Leaders at their clubs. The charity holds the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

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Community Youth Club network across Bristol's most deprived areas; Youth Club on Wheels mobile youth service reaching 11 communities; Outdoor Activity Centre and kayak club; Outdoor Employment Programme for young people aged 16–25 at risk of NEET; Inter Club programme linking young people across postcodes; school holiday clubs providing meals; Pathways Project targeted intervention for young people at risk of anti-social behaviour; young leader training; looked after children sessions Custom geography from upload: Bristol, UK

📊Key Metrics

27,215 total contacts with young people across all provision — a 28% increase on 2023/24 (21,352) Key Metric 1
51 trainees on the Outdoor Employment Programme gained 44 nationally recognised qualifications; 72% are now in education or employment Key Metric 2
£225,000 invested in community buildings in 2024/25; £753,280 invested since 2022 — 13% growth in provision across venues Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 80% of young people who accessed community spaces during 2024/25 returned after their first session; 49% of young people aged 8–19 continue to be supported by their Youth Club today
  • 88% of Outdoor Employment Programme trainees were at risk of NEET on joining; 72% are now in education or employment
  • 1,322 healthy meals provided to young people aged 8–16 through holiday programmes; 540 young people accessed open access sessions for the first time in 2024/25

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