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 ABOUT US

YO Solihull is a voluntary organisation set up to support locally rooted VCFSE organisations to work together to maximise opportunities for all children and young people in Solihull.

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The voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations of Solihull are providing vital support to its children and young people but can often work in silo with no specific support structure in place.  YO Solihull’s mission is to bring organisations together into one network, to both offer support and enable support to be given and shared, to increase collaboration and partnership working and to reduce competition and duplication of services.  We do this by:

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  • Organising network events

  • Organising and/or delivering participative training workshops and seminars

  • Enabling partnership funding bids

  • Attending statutory and private sector meetings as a voice for the voluntary sector

  • Distributing a weekly information bulletin

  • Attend relevant regional and national conferences representing Solihull and feeding back key points to our network

  • Giving and/or enabling individual support to individual organisations when needed

  • Seeking feedback from the voluntary sector on the opportunities and threats we face and the needs of local children and young people

  • Celebrating and promoting the strengths and achievements of the voluntary sector

  • Seeking partnership opportunities with both the statutory sector and the private sector that will benefit children and young people

  • Advocating for and enabling the voices of children and young people to be heard​

Our Principles

Locally Rooted

We are a local network, peopled by those who live and work in Solihull and who understand and work with local issues

Transparency

We will strive to be open and clear about how we work and will be accountable to those who fund us and are part of our network

Integrity

We will be professional in our conduct when working across sectors and organisations.  We will have clarity of purpose and seek collaborative solutions

Inclusivity

We advocate for children and young people (and those who work with them) to ensure their voice is heard.  We are inclusive of all people with full regard for protected characteristics (Equality Act 2010).

Actively Supportive

We will strive to be open and clear about how we work and will be accountable to those who fund us and are part of our network

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