Creating youth spaces made by young people, for young people

Social Investment Business was selected to deliver the Government’s £300M+ Youth Investment Fund (YIF) to invest in young people by building or renovating youth services in the most deprived areas of the country.

It’s been a privilege to deliver the largest investment in the youth estate in more than half a century. Demand for grants was so high that we received over 1000 applications, worth well over £1bn.

We’ve: - worked round the clock to help youth services complete and open their buildings; - supported them to become more resilient and sustainable organisations; - made sure that young people’s voices are front and centre: creating spaces that they can identify with; - enabled more quality youth work, providing training to grow the number of qualified youth workers across the country.

As a result of our work, 167 youth centres have opened this year. When the Fund completes, we will have enabled over 50,000 more young people to have a safe place to go, to have fun and make friends, and to have new opportunities that spark their ambition. 1 in 8 young people in England will be within walking distance of a centre we have funded.