Introduced to a new world
I have been involved in co-produced work for going on sixteen years. Ever since I was taken into care, all the way through to being a 30-year-old man.
As a child I was used to my world being done for me and I was in large part a bystander to my own life.
This cycle was broken by a member of staff who realised that I had been isolated in care by things being done for me and that I lacked any drive-in life.
So, they suggested that I attend a local advocacy agency and get involved in a drug and alcohol awareness group, I was really nervous as I was expecting to sit down and have everything done for me and to me and I would again just be there for the sake of being.
Realisation of the impact it had
To my absolute surprise, that wasn’t how this group worked, and in fact it was frowned upon by the other young people to work in this way, as they had been empowered and had autonomy in how the group was run. What work they took on? What materials they used for educational purposes…from that moment on, I have struggled with any “youth work” that doesn’t employ a co-production approach.
I managed to attend ten years of different projects before taking time to myself and when I stopped, I felt completely hollow and only lasted twelve / thirteen months before engaging with a new group.
Another new world
This group had a completely different method of co pro than I was used to. This being that the shared power was just that, 70 – 30 in favour of the young people. It was incredible.
These young people had come up with plans of action for a funding initiative that would wholly benefit young care leavers and had taken it to the board for legal approval.
They implemented the roll out of their own plans and the advertising of everything to do with the group, from funding applications through to recruiting new group members.
I have never felt as empowered as I have when being surrounded by this wholly inclusive group of people from the same background as I am and the staff that work alongside us!
All co-production has strengths in spades but this one holds strength in the power divide, the young people are key to making it work.
I now feel I run my own life, and no longer watch idly by.
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