PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES
P1 . Added value beyond that brought by the funding alone :
1.1 A MORE COHESIVE APPROACH TO UNIVERSAL YOUTH WORK DELIVERY
YMCA
This sensitivity and respect has developed and strengthened through the Universal Youth Work partnership and the knowledge that the partners are delivering youth provision in their local communities allows us to focus on what we do in Perth City .”
All of the partners cited examples of ways that their work was now more cohesive , from supporting individual members to supporting each other .
LOGOS explained that although they knew each other before , they did not yet know how to work together and there was a sense of competition between partners that has now diminished :
" There ’ s no sense of being in competition with each other or fear about a partner coming into your area to deliver services . We have been discussing having a high profile event in each area that would bring young people together . "
Breathe noted that they had done this on a smaller scale in the past through their historical connection with the YMCA . Whereas now those links extend across the whole authority .
Eastern Perthshire is slightly different in that it is a mini alliance within a larger strategic grouping .
Within their own sub-group this has sometimes gone deeper than in the wider partnership . For instance , CAYAG took on a youth work student who was required to fulfill a certain number of hours as part of their studies . These hours were completed across the organisations .
The initial observation visits that were carried out as part of the evaluation also provided opportunities to learn from each other .
All of the partners confirmed that they borrowed ideas from each other throughout the pandemic . It also made it easier to share information on individuals that were moving between organisations and areas .
The connection allowed us to approach a member and share what we knew , which enabled us to fine tune what we needed to do and give her the help required to meet her needs ." SCYD
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