Who We Are
- Who We Are
  
  We are the collective voice of the youth work sector in Scotland. Find out more about our team, networks, members and board.
What We Do
- What We Do
  
  We drive the funding to the sector. We influence policy. We upskill the sector. We demonstrate youth work's impact. You're here for young people, we're here for you.
Impact
- Impact
  
  Demonstrating the impact of youth work is one of our core objectives. Put simply, youth work changes lives.
Youth Work Hub
- Youth Work Hub
  
  The youth work sector suppports hundreds of thousands of young people across Scotland. Find out what makes it tick and how to get involved by using our one-stop shop for all things youth work in Scotland.
Learn
- Learn
  
  Welcome to our Learning Platform
Awards

YouthLink Scotland
Impact Hub
Poverty
Youth Work & Poverty Policy Briefing

In 2023, we produced a policy briefing paper to comprehensively outline the transformative impact youth work has on tackling the causes and symptoms of poverty in Scotland.

The paper demonstrates how a youth work is perfectly suited to play a vital role in the delivery of the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan (2022-2027) through a range of approaches:

Providing school-age childcare to support low-income families.

Youth work as a non-stigmatising practice.

Youth work's heightened understanding of the communities they operate in.

Recognising that tackling poverty needs a whole-family approach.

Youth work's ability to facilitate dignified food provision.

Youth work as a rights-based approach.

Youth Work and Poverty Briefing Paper

Read our full briefing paper to better understand the transformative power of youth work to improve the lives of children and young people and meet the aims of the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan (2022-2027).

Read the report

Youth Work & Poverty Policy Briefing

Youth Work and Poverty Briefing Paper