Manifesto For Hope: Ten principles for transforming the lives of children and young people

This book shares the ten simple, straight-forward principles that undergird Oasis’ holistic approach to community work and that have the power to protect the lives of our young people for good.
'This important book sets out vital steps for government, civil society and key stakeholders to create integrated care for our young people.' Sir Tony Blair A Manifesto for Hope sets out ten tried-and-tested practical principles for how to develop joined-up, cost-effective, community-empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that has sat at the heart of Steve Chalke's mission over the past four decades. It's time to reimagine. Our social care systems are failing us, struggling for funding, and failing to speak to one another. At the same time, we are side-lining our greatest national asset: its people - mums, dads, families, and other community members. Steve demonstrates the stark choice facing us: keep pouring money into a faltering system, or reform and invest to improve people's lives. We need a new social covenant that empowers local charities, grassroots movements and faith groups - creating a more imaginative, more collaborative and less bureaucratic approach to community development - if we are going to transform the life chances of countless young people and families. Steve Chalke calls for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto for Hope! This is a book for anyone working with young people and the communities they belong to, and for those interested in social reform and transformation. Challenging and informing, A Manifesto for Hope comes from a heart dedicated to the service of that local community, written to support those that act every day to see something that has true life-changing impact in the places where it's most needed. A timely call, ahead of the forthcoming next General Election, for a new social covenant to transform the life chances of young people, families, and communities as they struggle with the impact of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis. Endorsements to come from leading figures in the field, including Anne Longfield, CBE, former Children’s Commissioner for England and Chair of the Commission on Young Lives, which is fully funded and hosted by Oasis, Sir Tony Blair, Professor Kevin Fenton, President of the United Kingdom Faculty of Public Health, Mark Russell, CEO The Children’s Society, Julie Siddiqi MBE, former Executive Director of the Islamic Society of Britain and social activist, and others. The book ends with a ten-point manifesto which will form the basis for a public campaign by Oasis for a strong and properly funded partnership between the statutory and voluntary sectors.