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Blueprint Youth UK

Blueprint Youth UK is a not-for-profit organisation, founded in 2011 to challenge the barriers that stop young people from getting the support they need. Structural inequalities mean some young people face more obstacles than others. Blueprint was created as a space where support is built around people, not systems — and where everyone has a chance to move forward in their lives.

We started with free, project-based sessions, but adapted as young people’s needs changed. During COVID‑19, we pivoted to a coaching‑based approach, leading to the development of our bespoke PARC Coaching Method.. Our coaching is completely free because cost should never be a barrier to support. The PARC model has been tested in 1,800+ face-to-face coaching sessions with 222 young people across coastal Sussex.

What makes Blueprint different is that we don’t slot young people into a system — we build the system around them. We’ve never had a building, because we believe support should happen where young people feel comfortable, not where services expect them to be. We listen, adapt and evolve, because real change happens when people are met as equals — not as problems to be fixed.

'We are committed to challenging structural barriers and the inequality of opportunity that young people face when trying to fulfil their potential.

Through our free coaching service, we actively listen, guide, and support 18–25 year-olds to make meaningful changes in their lives'

The Team Behind Blueprint Youth. Learn More About Us.

Our team is committed to challenging structural inequality and creating real opportunities for young people. As a neurodiverse team, we bring lived experience, insight, and flexibility into everything we do.

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The Story Behind the PARC Coaching Method

The PARC Coaching Method was developed during a moment of change. In the early days of COVID-19, we realised our old project-based approach would not meet the scale or type of support young people needed. Something new had to emerge, something flexible, rooted in real life, and able to grow with people, not systems.

What came next was not just a theory, it was practice. Our founder developed the PARC Coaching Method, shaped by three decades of direct work with young people and a deep understanding of the barriers they face. The PARC Coaching Method is grounded in reflective practice and a deep belief in what becomes possible when young people are met as equals.

We value academic theory, but instead of adopting a model, we built our own method and tested it through real-world fieldwork. Once the PARC Coaching Method took shape, we designed an in-house training course to bring it to life. The Blueprint Youth team, who are all neurodiverse and include some ex-participants, completed four intensive days of training, along with many follow-up sessions, to learn the PARC Coaching Method, holding space, and reflective practice. Together, we workshopped challenges and practised real scenarios to make sure the method works for real people in real moments.

Today, every coach at Blueprint Youth is trained in the PARC Coaching Method and brings professional or academic experience in coaching, youth work, research, or community support. This ensures the PARC Coaching Method stays true to its roots, while continuing to develop and adapt