Supporting local charities: Thrive

Every year the University of Liverpool donates £1 to charity for every one of our students who complete the National Student Survey.

This year we are supporting local Community Interest Company (CIC) Thrive.

Our region, our young people, our chance to make a difference

Funded by Rise Construction Framework, which is the UK’s only pro-social procurement framework that tackles deprivation, Thrive exists to help care-experienced young people live happy, safe and fulfilling lives.

The Thrive coffee shop, on Preston Street in Liverpool City Centre, was established to address the need for a dedicated safe space where support and outreach workers can meet the young people they care for.

The space is used to help young offenders, asylum seekers, those who are care experienced or those who need additional support, to reach their full potential by providing free wi-fi and laptops to tackle digital poverty, weekly events to increase confidence and engagement and connect young people to employers and employment opportunities.

In partnership with Department for Work and Pensions Thrive is also a DWP Youth Hub providing one to one intensive job search support.

In its first year of operation alone, Thrive has engaged with more than 750 people, secured 23 job outcomes for young people who are now in work and connected 106 young people to other service providers including mentoring opportunities, education and training courses and other youth services.

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Show your support

If you are a final year undergraduate student at the University you can help us to support young people in our city region by completing the National Student Survey. It’s quick and easy to do and for each student who takes part we will donate to Thrive on your behalf.

What is the National Student Survey?

The National Student Survey is an annual UK survey of final year undergraduate students. It is commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) and administered by independent research agency Ipsos MORI.  The survey is part of a quality assurance system to generate more detailed information about teaching quality.

The results and feedback help universities to make changes and improvements, as well as giving prospective students information which can help them decide where and what to study.

Whether you think your time at the University of Liverpool has been great, or you think some of it could have been better, this is your chance to give your honest view and make a difference. For more information about the NSS, please visit our feedback webpages.