YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST is a ‘Not for Profit’, Community Interest Company (CIC) established in 2018 by Juliette Morgan and Dave Haq with the aim of  continuing to develop opportunities for young people at a time when funding for Youth Work has been dramatically reduced.

YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST has always had links to the Network of Regional Youth Work Units: England , and since 2019 has delivered regional training and capacity-building projects as part of the Network. Gill Millar, formerly Regional Youth Work Adviser at Learning South West, is leading our regional activities to support the youth sector in responding to challenges faced by young people and the organisations that work with them.

As a Community Interest Company, YOUTH FOCUS SOUTH WEST is governed by its Directors, who are all passionate about young people and youth work. All our current Non-Executive Directors are youth workers and know the value that youth work brings for young people We also have an Advisory Group of youth work professionals from across the region to guide our South West regional developments.

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