YC Liverpool Community Campus Stakeholder Engagement Workshop
Start Date
04/06/26
End Date
04/06/26
Location
115 Upper Warwick St, Toxteth, Liverpool L8 8HD, UK
Lead
Youth Charter, Liverpool City Region CA, FireFit
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6. Collaboration & Partnership - SDG 17
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The Liverpool Community Campus Stakeholder Engagement Workshop marked a major milestone in the journey of the Youth Charter. The workshop was hosted at the FireFit Hub in Toxteth, Liverpool, a fitting venue that itself reflects the power of community legacy and social impact.
For more than 25 years, Liverpool has played an important role in the Youth Charter’s story. Its rich sporting culture, artistic heritage and community spirit have provided the foundation for projects, programmes and initiatives that continue to inspire positive change. Yet many of the social, economic and cultural challenges facing young people remain, not only across Liverpool but throughout the wider Merseyside region.
What made the event particularly special was the diversity of those present. The room brought together generations of knowledge, wisdom and experience, alongside a new generation of emerging leaders whose journeys have been influenced by Youth Charter programmes and partnerships. Together, we explored the challenges facing young people and discussed practical solutions that can create opportunity, aspiration and hope for all.
A special thank you to former Lord Mayor Gary Miller for his unexpected but highly valued contribution to the discussions, reinforcing the importance of civic leadership and community collaboration.
The day concluded with the unique spirit that defines Liverpool – resilient, diverse, passionate and committed to its young people. That spirit gives me confidence that the Liverpool Community Campus will become a reality and serve as a beacon for education, health, employment, culture, citizenship and social cohesion.
My sincere thanks to everyone who attended, facilitated and contributed to what was a memorable and inspiring day.
Together, we explored the challenges facing young people and discussed practical solutions capable of creating opportunity, aspiration and hope for all.
Prof Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL QP JM,
Founder and Chair,
Youth Charter
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11
Stakeholder Partners
16
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3
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Impact Outcomes
Youthwise Project Outcomes are set against the following 7 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that deliver the Youth Charter Community Campus Model and Legacy Cultural Framework:
Education
“We want to see a wrap around for all children at schools, so that they can attend earlier and stay later, without any cost implications and additional burden on the school.”
“We need to be teaching them a range of skills, such as how to open a bank account, how to use your balance sheet, your debit sheet and credit… provide them with a series of different workshops on a different things… and provide them with a plethora of different skills… so at the end of the project they have a multi-faceted range of skills… and that is representative of real life…”
Health
“Young people driven Social Media campaigns to counteract some of the algorithms that exist.”
“We need to start with the positives of how we can engage young people through technology.”
Citizenship
Yes
“People who have got achievements and have progressed, but with experience of a similar background to the young people, to share that experience with the young people to show the art of the possible for a life with purpose.”
Environment
Yes
“0-18 provision to be all inclusive... with clubs and drop in spaces where young people can get help and support.”
Further & Higher Education,
Employment & Entrepreneurship
Yes
“We need to use this obscure thing called the Apprenticeship Levy, to transfer it from big organisations, like Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club and others, and create apprenticeship opportunities in SME’S and CIC’s.”
“We also need to have training around the entrepreneurial spirit that exists in our local communities… to equip people to take forward business ideas in a meaningful way.”
Collaboration & Partnership
Yes
The Liverpool Community Campus Stakeholder Engagement Workshop brought together representatives from community organisations, education, local government, sport, health, culture, youth services and the voluntary sector to explore how a coordinated Community Campus approach could address the social, cultural and economic challenges facing young people and communities across the Liverpool City Region.
The workshop demonstrated a strong commitment to collaboration, partnership working and the development of innovative solutions that can improve outcomes for young people through sport, art, culture, digital technology, education, health and employment pathways.
Stakeholders identified a number of common themes, including the need for improved coordination of existing provision, greater youth participation and voice, enhanced mentoring and leadership opportunities, stronger employability pathways, increased support for mental health and wellbeing, and the creation of sustainable community-based structures capable of delivering long-term impact.
As a result of the workshop discussions, six key recommendations have been identified to support the next phase of development.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Participation (EDIP)
Yes
The Liverpool Community Campus presents a unique multi-agency engagement opportunity, enabling integrated stakeholder collaboration aligned to the city’s longstanding commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
The existing provisions are diverse and strongly committed in their current delivery of youth provision and with a further engagement of the Liverpool sport for development eco-system a unique Community Campus can be realised that will complement and add value to the existing campuses in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle.