FYA Annual Report 2018 - 2019

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Fitzrovia Youth in Action
Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019
Young Ambassadors
The FYA Young Ambassador Programme are alumni youth action volunteers who represent the
voices of service users in programme and organisational decisions.
Over 2018-19, our Young Ambassadors;
Organised peer consultation events and collated and evaluated the results
Carried out peer reviews of FYA’s programmes
Identified potential solutions for FYA to develop and improve the existing programmes
Co-produced new models of engagement
Delivered promotion and outreach
Worked with UX design volunteers to develop ways to improve our data collection systems.
Case Study: G was initially very shy and quiet but since joining the young ambassador’s programme she
has grown in confidence and is now able to open up and share her thoughts and feelings about matters
she feels passionately about. She was very passionate about ensuring all our work was inclusive and
championed the creation and delivery of an inclusive event as part of our intergenerational consultation
work, as well as delivering an introductory session for the 2018 Camden Unity Cup Festival.
We worked with 20 young Ambassadors over 18/19, aged 16-19, with 17 being the most popular
age. 84% were young women and 16% young men.
Warren Centre – our new Youth Action Innovation Hub
Plans are well underway for the opening of the Warren Centre, a new activity space located in
the basement of a social housing unit situated adjacent to our Warren Sports Pitch. The activity
space will be a Youth Action Innovation Hub run by a management group of young people. The
Hub will provide local young people with inspiration, resources and support to identify issues of
concern in their community and devise social action projects to address them. The centre will be
operational by early 2020.
Our Young Ambassadors have been very busy conducting research and consultation sessions
with young people and the local community, to ensure projects delivered at the centre meet the
needs and aspirations of the young people it is designed for.