UK Summer Jobs Programme
Exploring the viability of establishing and evaluating a Summer Youth Employment Scheme (SYEP)in the UK.
Evaluation type
Scoping
Related Project
Summer Jobs ProgrammeOrganisation name
Summer Jobs ProgrammeFunding round
Targeted projectsFunding
£2,448,045Regions
North West, West Midlands, West Midlands, West Midlands, West Midlands, West Midlands, London, London, London, London, London, London, London, London, London, London, LondonActivity Type
Summer Jobs
Settings
Community, Youth Centre
Evaluator
Ending Youth Violence Lab
Completed
July 2023What does this project involve
This project involves exploring the viability of establishing and evaluating a Summer Youth Employment Scheme (SYEP)in the UK, aimed at reducing youth violence by providing young people who are at risk of becoming, or are already, involved in violence with structured, short-term, paid employment during school holidays. Inspired by successful models in large U.S. cities, such as New York, Chicago, and Boston, the programme would seek to replicate positive outcomes observed in those regions, which have shown reductions in youth crime and improved community engagement among participants.