Rising to the Challenge: Community-based youth work and Coronavirus. Findings from the Youth Scotland Action Fund (May 2020)
This report summarises why the Youth Action Scotland fund was needed, how Youth Scotland delivered it, and – most importantly – the impact which youth groups are making through support from the fund.
Youth groups, enabled by the fund, have supported young people in three key ways: Adapting delivery – moving online fast; removing barriers – ensuring young people can access their youth groups activities; Caring for wellbeing; addressing mental health needs and addressing physical health needs.
The degree of need identified by groups and the volume of proposed activity was huge – all underpinned by the requirement for youth groups to make an immediate shift to online delivery. The speed at which many groups have made this shift is incredible and was enabled through the Youth Scotland Action Fund.
The applications to this fund have reinforced Youth Scotland’s belief that community-based youth work has an essential role providing immediate support to young people and in helping to prevent further negative outcomes arising in their lives.
