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​What is Middlesbrough Youth Mutual?
Middlesbrough Youth Mutual (MYM) is a strategic partnership that exists to ensure that young people living in Middlesbrough continue to have access to high-quality, local youth provision. MYM was developed in 2021 by lead partners Actes Trust, Youth Focus North East, Linx Youth Project and The Junction Foundation.
MYM believes that due to the changing landscape of youth work and the plethora of issues that young people face in society today, there is a requirement for a long-term, high-level vision and strategy, with all key stakeholders consulted and involved, to ensure that there is a sustainable approach to positively impact on the lives of young people so that they can all achieve their ambitions, regardless of their backgrounds.
Through a principle of openness, trust and a desire to bring together all stakeholders to share their knowledge and experience for the overall betterment of children and young people, the MYM has gathered significant momentum and is supported by a range of local, sub-regional and regional partners at a political, strategic and operational level.
Through consultation, particularly with children and young people who know what their wants and needs are, the MYM has created a bold strategy, which thanks to funding from the National Lottery, will adopt the blueprint for the next five-years to aid the sustained development of high-quality youth provision. Whilst many of the MYM members are direct deliverers of youth provision, this established partnership has focused its intent on ensuring that this strategy is the golden thread to aid the infrastructure of the youth sector for the years to come.
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