Thrive is a specialist service for care leavers across Liverpool City Region that connects care experienced young people to the wrap around support services they need to secure meaningful employment; young people attending Thrive tell us they struggle to find work experience and research tells us that this is a wider issue across the UK. This October is Thrive’s 5th anniversary and to mark this occasion we created Raise Up, a non-profit, first of its kind event taking place on the 15th October at BOXPARK Liverpool.
Raise up promises to be and informative day with an impressive line-up of guests and I am reaching out to local employers/organisations who may be interested helping us to support young people from across Liverpool City Region by joining us the 15th.. The summit will unfold over 2 sessions and there is some additional information below.
- Session 1 is a morning social mobility information session for employers to provoke thought and energise the social mobility movement across the Region
- The team from Channel 4 will be joining us present their Gen Z trust, truth and trends research
- Chasing the Stigma will shine a spotlight on the C4 research providing practical advice for employers in relation to young people’s wellbeing
- Sarah Atkinson the CEO of the Social Mobility Foundation, HM Inspectorate for Police and Fire Sir Andy Cooke, Lynne Peabody CEO of the EY Foundation and Nisa Summer CEO of the Social Mobility Commission will be taking part in our expert ‘social mobility’ panel alongside
- We have a special soon to be announced guest who will be joining us for an insightful fireside chat about the impact of social mobility
- UK charity Movement to Work will be showcasing the power of work experience and we will be launching a new initiative across the region to power up work experience opportunities.
Session 2 is lunch where employers will be joined by 300 young people transforming the summit into a first of its kind intergenerational event, the afternoon will include career carousels, entrepreneur panels, careers insights a very special keynote speaker and a sports panel to end the day.
Employers will be invited for post networking drinks from 3:30pm. Tickets for the event can be purchased via our website. All tickets include lunch and refreshments and each ticket purchased pays for a ticket for a young person: www.raise-up.co.uk
