The Brief

The project aimed to bridge the divide between different generations within deprived areas of the East Midlands.

The Partnership

A three year project, Big Lottery Funded run by CHANGE AGENTS working with older and younger people within the East Midland Community.

The Results

The YouthCheck project was completed in September 2008 and helped 19 Youth groups and 7 Key-holder (older peoples) groups. The project improved community relations and understanding between older people as Key-holders and users of community group buildings and younger people. Reducing social isolation for this group by enabling them to be more involved with the management of these community group buildings. YouthCheck promoted sustainability through encouraging young people to generate personal ideas about sustainable lifestyles and incorporated CHANGE AGENTS’ innovative CommunityCheck programme to complete mini environmental audits on their community buildings.