Young Lives Leeds supports the Third Sector to improve the lives of children, young people and families in Leeds, by giving organisations the voice, information and advice they need to build better services.

One of Young Lives Leeds services is the Young Lives Leeds Forum, previously hosted by Leeds Voice and called The Children and Young People's and Families Services Forum. Young Lives Leeds is the re-named forum and network structure. The Young Lives Leeds network has contact with over 500 Third Sector organisations who provide services for children, young people and their families in Leeds.

Young Lives Leeds is a partnership project between Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) and re'new, funded by Leeds City Council.

Young Lives Leeds aims to:

• To build stronger Third Sector services for children, young people and families
• To provide opportunities for engagement, voice and influence
• To consult with and inform the sector

This is achieved through:

Capacity Building: support with funding, planning, governance, sharing good practice, quality assurance, collaboration, policies and procedures.

Engagement: forum and sub group meetings, elected representatives, involvement in discussion and planning at a strategic level, shaping children's services, promoting the sector, consultation, localities/cluster work.

Communication: events, networking opportunities, providing a channel for two-way communication between the Third Sector and Children Leeds.

Information: the provision of up to date and relevant information via newsletters, bulletins, website, papers from meetings and strategic documents.

Partnership Working: attending strategic meetings, collaborative work and partnership development, planning and hosting joint events, initiatives and training.

Get in touch with the Young Lives Leeds team to find out more.