Central Great Yarmouth Place Project
The Central Great Yarmouth (CGY) Place Project has been co-designed with children, young people, residents & professionals. Our aim is to improve Literacy, Youth Offer & Education and Employment & Training in the area to enhance the life chances of young people and prevent them from turning to youth crime & violence.
This programme is supported by our partners:
- Youth Endowment Fund
- National Lottery Community Fund
- Norwich Freemen’s Charity
- Henry Oldfield Trust.
Why Central Great Yarmouth?
CGY Place Programme aims:
- Significantly improve literacy standards among children
- Give families easy access to the support they need
- Improve the quality of life for all
- Create new opportunities for local children and young people.
- Improve communication between the community and the organisations that serve them.
How the programme works
Central Great Yarmouth aims to significantly improve literacy standards among children, give families easy access to the support they need, improve the quality of life for all and create new opportunities for local children and young people.
The programme is now in the delivery phase and works by supporting in 3 key areas.
Education: Working towards schools becoming world class in identifying and meeting the needs of their learners.
Family & Services: Improving the engagement and support of the most vulnerable families, and giving them the opportunities they need to be healthy and happy. With services being completely re-designed in partnership with the local community, driving collaboration through the system.
Community: The community own the development of local culture and the local offer, addressing key issues affecting them.
Central Great Yarmouth Discovery Report
Download the Central Great Yarmouth Discovery Report to read in detail the discovery findings of the programme
Partners
Funding good work
The Youth Endowment fund work in England and Wales that aims to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence.
Finding what works
They evaluate every programme and activity they fund. The aim is to find out what works, for whom and why.
Working for change
To make a lasting difference YEF build a movement of people and organisations passionate about making sure that young people get the very best support possible.
For more information on the YEF strategy visit: youthendowmentfund.org.uk/about-us/our-strategy/