About Us

Walton Youth Project is a small registered charity and a grant aided youth project working with young people and their families in the Walton area of North Liverpool.
We provide localised needs led provision that works with young people to offer a changing service in reflection of community needs.

We have developed an expertise in setting up, developing and managing innovative projects that achieve lasting change at a localised level. Our inclusive ‘grass roots’ approach that engages young people and families is a particular strength. Our service empowers individuals to take ownership and make a difference to their lives and their communities.

We offer a quality service that is user led allowing people to have a stake in implementing and planning services. We are open six days a week and offer our services over evenings, nights, and weekends to ensure we are available according to the needs of our users.

The project has a strong community focus and a committed and active local management committee with a real vision and passion to make a difference in the area.

Many families and young people plan and use the services on offer, last summer over 300 children and young people engaged in various projects. We facilitate youth steering groups, signpost young people into the LYS Youth Council and YOF panels. Last year local parents have set up ‘Walton Families Matter’ to ensure their views are heard in service plans.

We are seen as a provider of a quality service, our multi agency maximises resources which has greatly benefited children, young people and families living in Walton. We believe our model works with the key issues highlighted our service functions via an eclectic mix of funders, including:

Big Lottery (3years ending July 2012) – working with young people and their families so they learn and grow together

Lloyds TSB- (2 Years ending Dec 2011) working with young parents in a supportive manner- Our focus groups went to produce findings for the CITY SAFE initiative

PAYP (ending March 2011) Working with young women identified at risk –drinking in local parks and those exposed to

WNF (ending March 2011)- putting extra workers on the streets six nights per week

Big Lottery (5 Years ending 2016) offering peer education initiative’s, volunteering and employment opportunities to local young people

North Liverpool Award Centre (contribution from local School & WYP until March 2011- seeking funding) providing an alternative curriculum and training opportunities for NEET young people

We have a long standing working relationship with Liverpool Youth Service, the local young people have benefited from the working partnerships established since 1994.
Liverpool Youth Service provides maintenance grant and grant aid (ending March 2011) providing essential building maintenance grant and sessional staff for detached youth work. SPLASH funding is also provided for summer and half term activities.
To date young people have received over £15k in Youth Opportunity Funding to plan, deliver and evaluate their own learning programmes.

To add to this we also receive small pots of money from PCT, CCIF, and RSLs- Riverside –LHT and LMH. Local businesses- provide ‘gift aid’ funding for community events and summer programmes. Service users are also encouraged to fundraise for activities.

For more information email admin@waltonyouthproject.co.uk