Youth Work Unit Yorkshire and The Humber CIO

The Youth Work Unit (YWU) is the strategic youth work sector development agency for the Yorkshire and The Humber region. It is the focal point for the youth work sector in the region and has a unique role in bringing together the dual functions of support and development. The YWU was established in 1998 by the 15 Local Authorities who recognised that there was a benefit in working together with voluntary youth sector organisations, to share learning and practice and support developments. Now with a radically changed youth work landscape, financial cutbacks and the demise of national youth policy, the YWU as a sector-led support body works harder than ever to support youth work planners and providers in the region. To maintain a quality youth work offer to young people, as well as working with young people themselves to enable their voice and influence to be maximized locally, regionally and nationally.