A new film featuring Action Towards Inclusion (ATI) partner Aspire-iGen, powerfully highlights the impact of inclusion and how 1-2-1 support is changing lives in York and Scarborough. The charity who ‘help people and communities to be the best they can be’ run a programme for single parents to support them in overcoming barriers to work…. Read more »
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Bilton is LIT
NCOP FutureHY, Inspired Youth, My Neighbourhoods and Bilton Youth Club invite you watch our coproduced film “Lost In Translation” celebrating the young people of Bilton and exploring their ideas, perspectives and future ambitions. Artistically captured by Inspired Youth and co-produced with young people Lost in Translation (LIT) Bilton is a powerful short film about raising… Read more »
Lizzie is overcoming adversity and following her dreams
Big thinking is proud to present a powerful short film featuring Lizzie who is receiving support through Action Towards Inclusion with an organisation that support lone parents called Aspire-igen. In this candid and inspiring short story Lizzie talks about her traumatic journey of recovery from domestic violence and how she is gaining 1-2-1 support from… Read more »
Jo’s moving on up – new Big Thinking film
Big thinking is proud to present our latest short film featuring Jo who is receiving support through Action Towards Inclusion with an organisation called Scarborough & Ryedale Carers Resource. In this short film Jo talks about her journey and how she is gaining 1-2-1 support through S&R Carers Resource on the Action Towards Inclusion programme to help… Read more »
Big Thinking puts spotlight on real issues through the eyes of experience
We have been on an inspiring tour to meet participants engaged with Action Towards Inclusion across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding. Action Towards Inclusion is designed to help remove genuine barriers from peoples lives through 1-2-1 support and a range of interventions to enable them to pursue their ambitions in education or employment. As… Read more »
Care Leaver ‘movement’ makes profound impact with the 1% at Everyman Cinema
Care Leavers left hearts and minds deeply touched as the impact of their experience driven film screened on the largest Everyman Cinema screen in the UK this October 2018 as part of the first ever York Mediale, the first international digital arts festival to be hosted in York. A full house of supporters, local politicians,… Read more »
Lost In Translation project launches
Inspired Youth are excited to announce our new Lost In Translation (LIT) project in partnership with The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP). NCOP brings together 29 partnerships of universities, colleges and other local partners to deliver outreach programmes to young people aged 13-18. Working in close partnership with NCOP, Inspired Youth are co producing a powerful short… Read more »
Inspirational Young People win National Award for “A world of good”
Care experienced young people from York have scooped a National Award at the Kids Count National Awards at Westminster for their experience driven fictional story exploring the care journey. Their Care Story project and their story “A world of Good was produced in partnership with Inspired Youth and Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM), Yorks children in care… Read more »
Youth powered ‘Aspire To More’ campaign wins National Award
A youth-powered project created to raise the aspirations of care experienced young people has been recognised with a National Award. The Aspire To More campaign won ‘Most Inspirational Youth Campaign’ at the National Kids Count UK Awards. Members of the council, known as Show Me That I Matter (SMTIM) joined Inspired Youth to attend an awards ceremony on 21 November at… Read more »
Aspire project scoops National Award
Young people behind the Aspire To More project were honoured with recognition for their inspiring work at an amazing event hosted by the National Care Leavers Benchmark Forum, at Chelsea Football Club. Young people involved in the project joined care experienced young people from local authorities from across the county, sharing their poster campaign and… Read more »