Young Barnet Foundation

Who we are

Young Barnet Foundation was set up to help bring local solutions to local issues. It is a London Borough of Barnet (LBB) specific membership organisation. 

We work strategically to bring charities and organisations together to support and build capacity in the CYP voluntary sector across LBB. Our vision is for young people to grow up healthy, safe and happy with the best opportunities to secure brighter futures 

We represent a diverse membership of charities and youth organisations with a local footprint across the borough. Acting as sector lead in Barnet, we support our members with information & sharing best practice, advice, offer networking opportunities, training, assistance with fundraising and developing partnerships.

We work with Local Authority and Strategic partners to encourage sharing of intelligence, ideas and resource to get the best outcome for CYP within LBB.

Our culture and values

At Young Barnet Foundation, we’re driven by a passion for collaboration and community. Our core beliefs center on inclusivity, transparency, and the collective power of local partnerships. We work with a shared commitment to support children and young people, empowering them to thrive. Our culture is built on trust, respect, and responsiveness, valuing every voice and focusing on positive, sustainable impact for the future of Barnet.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

At YBF our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion means that we actively work to understand and take action toward meeting the diverse needs of our members and the children and young people they serve. In addition, this means a recognition and understanding of how YBF members may also be subjected to inequity and power imbalance  in providing services for young people across the intersections.

This policy forms part of a broader spectrum of work  which YBF is undertaking to ensure we continue to uphold our values and intentionally work towards reducing  inequalities. We will do this by developing understanding across the organisation on what it means to be equitable, in  position, ethos, culture, and practice. YBF will progress this by establishing a diverse team, where people are valued,  respected, and can thrive, with access and opportunity for all. We do this with the continued recognition and implementation of equity, not sameness.