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We are playful in practice and serious about solutions .

Who are Participation People ?

Simply , we empower and enable young people to improve services they use .

Participation People believe services improve when you work creatively with the people who use them !
We care about IMPACT and the difference made to peoples ’ everyday lives .
We want to help everyone :

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Improve service performance . Be responsive and agile to the changing needs of young people . Increase or repurpose resources to effectively meet the needs of young people . Improve service reputation . Improve satisfaction of services with children , young people and families .
We can be confident in the knowledge that young people ’ s voices are truly shaping the future of our service design .”
Sue Regan , Early Help Group Leader , Royal Borough of
Greenwich
Working with Participation People has opened so many doors for me ; and made me aware of what I can do to help my own community ."
Hanna Baxter , Care Leaver

We are playful in practice and serious about solutions .

Our values are central to how we do our
work :

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Have fun ! Empower young people to develop a strong voice . Work with services to develop actionable plans . Challenge the views and perceptions of all those engaged . Build projects that are self-sustaining through building capacity , training and funding .
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