Our judges from across the sector spent a day of debate, discussion and deliberation to decide which of our entries for the Children & Young People Now Awards 2023 should go through to the shortlist.
Congratulations to all those who have made the shortlist!
Ben Donagh, Victim Support
Hannah Lamplugh, Leeds City Council
Sarah Burrows, Children Heard and Seen
No Limits, Advice Centre
No Limits, Preventing Homelessness Project
North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO, DigiDAD
Blackpool Grand Theatre, The Illuminate Project
Blue Cabin, The Studio of the Fostered Heroes
Care to Dance
Leeds Museums and Galleries, The Leeds Curriculum and Primary School Membership
Noise Solution
Royal Borough of Greenwich Children's Services' Creative Arts Project
Delight
Kool Carers South East Ltd
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People
The Children's Society
Wigan Youth Zone
Ygam
Coram Voice, Bright Spots Programme
Essex County Council, Involvement service
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Room Makers Scheme
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Virtual School
The Children's Society, Inside Out
FLARE (Friendship, Learning, Achieve, Reach, Empower), The Council for Disabled Children
Jessica Purchase, Airplay Youth Support, One YMCA
Orson Grimer, Auditory Verbal UK
Timi Jibogu, Participation People
Catch22, Cloud 22
Coram Life Education: SCARF Live Online
Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, Ready, Steady Go
Noise Solution
Northpoint/SilverCloud by Amwell, Digital Mental Health Support for Children and Young People
Barnardo's, RISE Service
Blackpool Better Start, Early Years Oral Health Improvement Strategy
Career Connect, Sefton NEET Reduction and Early Intervention Service
Chance UK Ltd, Rapid Response to Increased and Changing Needs of Vulnerable Children and Families
Khulisa, Face It Programme
Ormiston Families, Breaking Barriers
Salford City Council, Salford Strengthening Families
Auditory Verbal UK, Creating a Sound Future for Deaf Children
City of York Council, Early Talk for York
Dingley's Promise, Early Years Inclusion Movement
Blackpool Better Start, Cost of Living Response
NYAS Cymru, Parent Advocacy
Ormiston Families, Stronger Together
Salford City Council, Salford Strengthening Families
Strength and Learning Through Horses, Parent & Child Programme
City of York Council, Early Talk for York
Family Action, Lincolnshire BOSS
Live Music Now, Inspire Training Initiative
Strength and Learning Through Horses, Therapeutic Education Group
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People
Birmingham Children's Trust FGC Team, Lifelong Links Project
Bristol City Council, Through Care Service
Care Leaver Offer, Protected Characteristics Campaign for Care Experienced People
Catch22 National Leaving Care Benchmark Forum, Cost of Living Project
Settle, Settle Programme
City of Doncaster Council and St Leger Homes, Keys to Your Future Project
City & Hackney CAMHS Alliance and Hackney CVS, Tree of Life in Schools Programme
Essex County Council Youth Service, Youth Work in Hospital Project
GamCare, Young People's Gambling Harm Prevention Programme
Intergenerational Music Making, IMM - Stop! Collaborate and Listen!
Kent County Council Public Health, Working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People in Kent
Tellmi, Addressing Mental Health Inequalities in Greenwich
Bolton Together, IThrive
Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, Dame Kelly Holmes Trust working in partnership with Westfield Health
Horizons Exploitation & Missing Team, Sandwell Children’s Trust and Sandwell County Lines Intensification Week Partnership
Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP), LEAP CoCreate Partnership
Challengers, Every Child Has The Right To Play
OPAL CIC, The OPAL Primary Programme
Bridgeway School (Witherslack Group), Bridgeway School PSHE
GamCare, Young People's Gambling Harm Prevention Programme
Lucy Faithfull Foundation, Everyone's Safer
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Youth Engagement Team
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, Together with Children and Families
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Early Intervention Speech and Language Team commissioned by Small Steps Big Changes
Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Youth Counselling Service
Wiltshire Council, Child, Youth and Family Voice Team
Bradford Children and Families Trust, Breaking the Cycle Project
Haringey Council, Social Workers in Schools Project
Medway Council, Medway Youth Service
No Limits, No Limits – Safeguarding
Sutton Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, Child Safeguarding Toolkit
The Trust for Developing Communities, Youth Work - The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital
YMCA WiSE, Sussex Police and Barnardo's - Project SOLAH (Safer Online at Home)
Kent County Council Public Health, Working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People in Kent
Looked After Service - Leeds City Council Children’s Social Work Service
MACS Supporting Children and Young People, South Eastern Supported Accommodation Services
Positive Youth Foundation, The Involved Programme
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Afghan Response Team
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Transition Education Partnership Service
NE Youth and Youth Focus NE, North East Youth Alliance - Workforce Development Offer
Royal Borough of Greenwich, Compassion focused systemic framework
Royal Borough of Greenwich, RBG Children’s Services - Tackling Structural Racism Group
The Care Leaders
Action for Children, Sidekick
Carers in Hertfordshire, Young Carers
Centre 404, Young Carers Club
Create, inspired:arts
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People
Young Hackney Prevention and Diversion Team
London's Violence Reduction Unit, Reachable and Teachable Moments
MACS Supporting Children and Young People, Prison Resettlement Team
Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Youth Justice My Futures Programme
Osmani Trust, Reparations Project
Safer London and Catch22, LGE
NCS, Brighton Period Project
Newham Council, Youth Citizen Assemblies
RISE 365, The Kingsmead Community Food Shop
Sound Communities CIC, Ocean Youth Radio
United By 2022 Legacy Charity, Gen22 - Ideas Made Real
Conscious Youth CIC
Local Village Network, Amplify Me
North East Young Dads and Lads Project CIO, DigiDAD
Positive Youth Foundation, Winter Youth Club
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People
The Proud Trust