CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund Annual Report 2020 / 21
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Outcome six -
“ Young people are diverted from criminal behaviour or involvement with the criminal justice system ”
Indicator Reported number Target number % of reported YP
YP feel less inclined to participate in anti-social and / or criminal behaviour
Highlights :
Target % of reported YP
2,601 5,000 40 % 50 %
Vibrant Communities East Ayrshire reported that 174 ( 83 %) of 209 young people feel less inclined to engage in at-risk behaviours . Participants in this project also accumulated 360 hours of volunteering activity , for which five members appear to have received Saltire Awards and Dynamic Youth Awards . Pitstop in Forfar , Angus recorded that 150 ( 44 %) of 341 young people were less inclined to engage in at-risk behaviour , with 20 of them also gaining a Dynamic Youth Award for the 70 hours of volunteering that they reached .
Analysis of Performance Against Outcomes
Given that only 38 % of projects have reported performance against target numbers is positive . There is a mixed picture in relation to performance against “ target % of young people ”.
% targets are exceeded against “ positive changes in behaviour ”; “ positive destinations ” and “ attendance at school ” but not across all other indicators . It is very difficult to understand the extent to which performance in this area may have been affected by the pandemic . It is possible that young people are generally feeling an understandable impact on confidence , resilience and the existence of supportive networks . It is also entirely possible ( and understandable ) that the adaptation of the majority of projects has affected the impact of the funded work , particularly where this has involved a move to digital . Engaging young people digitally tends to be less conducive to the relationship based impact of youth work . The reduced face-to-face contact with young people will also have had an impact on evaluation , specifically the capacity to engage young people in evaluation digitally and continuity of access to young people through various stages of lockdown and restrictions .
Given the many and unprecedented challenges of the last year , the overall the performance of the fund is a success story .