Standing Together in Solidarity: Reflection and Collective Care

After our first sector convening, so many of you reached out, sharing what’s happening in your communities, offering support, and asking how we can keep this work going. We will only create the changes we want to see in our communities if we stand together and take collective responsibility and action – so thank you for leaning in.

It’s clear that we need ongoing, safer spaces to talk, reflect, and plan. We need to hold both the emotional impact of what we’re facing and bring the strength to act together.

This next session is part of our continuing series, co-hosted by UK Youth, National Youth Agency, and the Network of Regional Youth Work Units. It’s a shared space to pause, reconnect, and build on what’s already begun.

We will:
✨ Reflect on what we heard during the Hydref convening
🤝 Share updates on collective commitments and next steps
🧭 Set out a clearer roadmap for the Solidarity programme, ensuring we stay rooted in practice, collaboration, and care

This is a space for everyone in the wider youth sector (practitioners, managers, networks, funders, policy makers and partners) who want to sustain solidarity and action in response to the challenges facing young people and communities.