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Youth Engagement
Co-production was a key focus for us in our engagement “ approach for 2023 to ensure that communities, especially
young people, had influence over the work and
communications being delivered in their area.
Hope Hack
In September 2022, the VRN embraced the opportunity
to bring young people from across Lancashire together to
host Lancashire’s Hope Hack event in partnership with the
Hope Collective. This opportunity provided young people
with the space to share their views, thoughts and ideas on
how to create a safer, fairer society. “
Over 85 young people from schools, pupil referral units, youth organisations and early help services attended a series of workshops covering topics including education, mental health and community safety. These workshops provided an opportunity for the young people to present their solutions to issues being faced.
Young people told us they want more access to mental health support in schools, phone numbers to text when they feel unsafe, safe spaces for them to hang out,
better relationships with the police and more young people’s points of view in mainstream news rather than just talking to adults about topics that involve youths. Recommendations from the young people were presented to leaders at the Hope Hack and they will also be included in the ‘Reimaged Report’, produced by the Hope Collective in April 2024, alongside the recommendations gathered from young people at other Hope Hacks across the country.
But I will remember this
day... as I saw ambition
shared without fear. A collective of young people, with a united message so clear, that hope exists... and together, towards it we can steer. – ” NATHAN PARKER, AUTHOR.
I enjoyed feeling heard. The people we worked with
were so kind and genuinely cared about what we had to say.– ” CHLOE, YEAR 10.
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READ THE FULL HOPE HACK REPORT HERE – Lancashire Hope Hack Report 2023 (lancsvrn.co.uk)
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