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Established in 2019 with the ambitious goal of reimagining public services by using voice as the guiding principle to inform transformation. What Matters to You (WM2U) - a partnership between The Hunter Foundation and BBC Children in Need, is on a learning journey to identify what it takes to enable children and families to flourish in their own communities Read the article What Matters to You with Lynn Hendry

With a central focus on amplifying the voices of families and shifting power, our deepening understanding of the key components that make positive change possible is explored in our latest paper, Voice-led Community-based Systems Change: Codifying our Learning to Support Scale Read the article Lessons in Systematic Change

One of the core building blocks for What Matters to You’s (WM2U) mission for systems change is the implementation of Values-Based Leadership Experiences (VBLE) for both the families and practitioners we interact with.  Read the article Building Blocks for Change: Values-Based Leadership Experiences

Kirkton families have been sharing what matters to them this summer at a number of Family Fun Sessions hosted by What Matters to You and Strathmartine Community Empowerment Team. Read the article What Matters to You engages families in Kirkton

What Matters to You is celebrating the success of its ‘Charleston Summer Sessions’ programme, having successfully engaged with over 60 local family members over a six-week period this summer. Read the article Supporting community engagement with Charleston Summer Sessions

Young people aged 14 to 24 from across East Ayrshire have been inspired to initiate positive change within their local community through the East Ayrshire Hope Hack event held earlier this month

Read the article WM2U inspires young people to lead change with “Hope-Hack” event

What Matters to You (WM2U) is proud to launch its Strategic Delivery Plan, detailing the organisation's planned strategic actions between March 2023 and June 2026.
The three-year plan outlines the four objectives necessary for WM2U to achieve the desired outcome of their work - successfully shifting public resources to allow support to be offered to families at the earliest possible stage, allowing children to flourish within their own families.

Read the article What Matters to You launches its Strategic Delivery Plan

What Matters to You is proud to support local parents and Street Soccer Scotland to set up and run The Youth Empowerment Group in Dundee. The group, which meets on Friday evenings, provides a safe and nurturing environment for young people to destress from the week, build relationships with their peers and have fun. Read the article Parents partner with Street Soccer Scotland to support Dundee young people with Youth Empowerment Group

Families come together to celebrate summer and find out more about support services in their areas. Read the article Summer of fun and community for East Ayrshire families