Arsenal in the Community has been using the power of the Arsenal name to positively impact the lives of young people since 1985. The team delivers sport, social and education programmes to over 5,000 individuals each week.
A Grass Roots Project in Haringey – Solely Funded by VRU/Mayor of London. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A LIST OF HARINGEY COMMUNITY SERVICES.
This includes ABC Parents which provides a variety of courses and workshops for parents and carers in Enfield and Haringey, including CPR training and Choking Prevention techniques. The Bridge Renewal Trust is a community-based charity that works to reduce health inequalities; build stronger communities and improve the quality of life of the people of Haringey.
People and communities together hold all the potential to be the solution to their own challenges. Empowered, included, resilient and with the right capacity we can be our own best answer.
Build confidence and learn about choking, fever, sepsis, allergies, head injuries and discuss your worries with qualified nurses and GPs.
Venues include the Chestnuts Community Centre, The Bridge Community Hut and the Laurels Healthy Living Centre. Visit our website for more details and to see what is on.
The Borough was recently awarded £10,000 to organise daily term-time community volunteer school patrols in Harlesden and organise groups of parents on four estates in Brent to address the issues of knife crime with their children and young people reaching a total of 100 people.
A website packed with resources. Amongst other things Coram youth projects place young people at the heart of the organisation, co-producing and delivering solutions to the issues they face. With ongoing training and support, they are given the skills and confidence to get their voices heard and effect change. View our short film to find out more. Workshops for 30 at risk young people from Lambeth and Southwark over six months.
Mostly operating in Sheffield, with further offices in Liverpool, Sunderland and Manchester, Causeway accepts survivors from all over the country. We believe in the power of lasting change, and exist to free marginalised and vulnerable people, including survivors of modern slavery, to find their voice, in a society which values their place. We help people make progress and ensure they thrive, as we work to prevent, protect and support them from the cycle of crime and exploitation.
Based in Croydon, we aim to tackle knife crime and youth violence through targeted interventions for young people aged 11-17. We do this through Mentoring, Life Skills Workshops & Career Advice.
“Chaos Theory uses violence interruption to prevent the spread of violence in communities. Violence interruption is a peer-led model based on the understanding that violence is a disease and if left untreated, will continue. One violent attack tends to lead to another. We recognise that in order to address the core roots of violence we must address the conflict that occurs within communities and amongst groups. To do this, you must be highly trusted and credible people. Our team are able to reach those most difficult, challenging individuals that most others would not.”
City Sikhs is an award-winning progressive Sikh charity, which strives to build a cohesive and inclusive society in which individuality is respected and diversity is celebrated. We provide a space for people to connect, learn, contribute and share and help people develop their professional careers through networking and mentoring.
Culture Within empowers people across Newham to access, participate, create and curate arts in local spaces celebrating the richness of the most culturally diverse borough in the country.
It places community at the heart of decision-making about what local people want to do and see in their communities in development of a project that co-designs and delivers excellent and inspiring art.
Activities will be focused on local parks and green spaces, championing the homegrown creativity and culture of the borough in collaboration with a wide range of cultural and cross-sector partners.
We are supporting young adult males, aged 18-25, who are on probation and require support addressing their dependency issues working towards recovery.
Over several weeks, service users will complete one-to-one sessions, attend groups, complete workbooks and, if necessary, attend other professional appointments with their Recovery Practitioner. These activities will aim to address their substance misuse issues but can include sessions on improving their wellbeing and motivation. Through a close working relationship with their Recovery Practitioner, they will be encouraged to engage positively in their communities, make positive lifestyle changes and focus on their future goals.
Our service users work with a Recovery Practitioner who will make sure they are accessing the appropriate dependency and substance misuse treatment while providing additional support and?guidance towards their recovery.
Our service is designed to consider the challenges young adults face and work towards building their resistance to peer influence, developing their self-sufficiency, and increasing their ability to focus on their future goals.? Our approach aims to meet the needs of those service users whose dependency on substances often co-occur alongside other mental illnesses and other complex needs.
Our service operates across London with Recovery Practitioners based in several offices across the city.
We have been providing opportunities through activities for young people from our current location since 1970. Over the years some of the activities provided have changed considerably. A gym, recording studio and radio room are located on the lower ground floor. The ground floor houses a fit-for-purpose kitchen, social areas, a computer suite and art room. The first floor offers a large gymnasium and a smaller rehearsal space, while some office space is located on the second floor. There is an enclosed basketball court on the roof.
Our History
In 1884, Jocelyn Devas, a graduate of University College Oxford started a 'Club for working lads' in a room over a coffee tavern in Stewarts Road, Battersea. Two years later in 1886, Jocelyn was tragically killed in a climbing accident in Zermatt. Jocelyn's Father enlisted the help of his Son's friends, and funded an initiative to carry on the work that Jocelyn had started in Battersea.
Historically, the main purpose of the Club's work was initially educational, before sporting activities began to take precedence in the clubs programme. The work of the charity has evolved over the years and had traditionally measured our impact by seeking to address three challenges; "Apathy" - we will develop activities for everyone, "Low Expectations" - we provide good standard of activities and recognise achievement and"Improve Expertise & Excellence" - through collaboration and our work with Wandsworth youth workers.
Fast forward to today, as we continually develop our work, the overall goal of the charity is to improve the lives of young people so that we build their confidence, tackle mental health issues and improve their wellbeing. By engaging the broader community, the young people we work with feel part of that community. A Community Café and lunch club is often run once a week, and local youth groups and community organisations regularly hire space.
Ealing Community and Voluntary Service (ECVS) is a registered local charity and has been supporting voluntary and community sector (VCS) groups in Ealing for over 30 years. We also offer a support service to voluntary and community groups in Hounslow. We offer a wide range of practical support services to VCS groups:
• Advice and help with funding bids
• Help with recruiting volunteers
• Training and skills courses
• Group development advice, such as becoming a registered charity or help with starting up a new group
• Model policy documents, which most funders now require
• Free stats you can use in funding bids, which most funders also now require
• Help and training around safeguarding children
• IT tips and advice
• Information on service discount schemes and savings available to VCS groups.
Rooted in our local community for more than a quarter of a century, our services have supported hundreds of community & charitable groups, and thousands of volunteers.
We share our knowledge, skills and expertise, and we learn about the needs of local residents from everyone we work with.
We help to build connections and strengthen participation; and we support anyone who wants to take part in building a resilient and inclusive local community.
We provide opportunities for people and groups to share, to learn, and to take positive, effective social and community action.
Evenings and weekends, 52 weeks a year, we are the place for 8-19-year-olds and up to 25 years old with additional needs in East London to make friends, try new things and start their fantastic future now. Future is so much more than a youth club.
You'll find a dedicated team of youth workers who are committed to helping young people discover their passion and purpose and to supporting them through the challenges young people face today.
We give young people somewhere safe and inspiring to go in their leisure time. A 21st century youth provision, open 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year, with at least 20 activities per night, for £5 per year membership and 50p a session, delivered with an outstanding staff team who support, engage, challenge, encourage and listen to them.
Why not join one of Half Moon's Youth Theatre groups? It's a brilliant way to explore drama, create performances and make lots of new friends at the same time. We have eight groups for 5–18 year-olds in East London interested in theatre that run during term time.
Half Moon Theatre specialises in theatre productions and educational programs for young people, with performances tailored to different age groups and workshops designed to develop creativity and theatrical skills.
Find out here what's on at your local young people's centre, its facilities and contact details. NO contact email is available in this website for these services but contact telephone numbers are.
Kickoff@3 is A Community Interest Company set up in 2017 by Michael Wallace (serving Police Officer) and Ashley Levien (runs Suberbos Community) to engage young people, using sport, music, spoken word and other imaginative ideas to spread awareness. Their aim is to establish firm, long lasting relationships between young people and local police forces as a youth diversion strategy, as well as a tool for building trust and positive affiliations between these two groups. Further, to engage with young people through the medium of sports and music, whilst building mutual respect, unity, trust and friendships across all communities. This is particularly significant in areas which are culturally diverse.
An education charity based in Camden Town working across London with face to face teacher led Knife Crime prevention and Drugs Awareness programmes along with award-winning PSHE Topic based Discussion card resources available for teachers, parents, youth leaders for 8-20 ages, covering many issues. Available www.letsgettalking.org
Likewise is a charity and community centre in Camden with a long history of supporting people across the community. We work with people from all backgrounds and circumstances to support wellbeing and community and focus on the things that matter to each person. We're constantly learning from the people we work with to create spaces where people feel acceptance and belonging.
Over the past 30 years we have been at the forefront of innovative approaches in social care, mental health and community. We do things with people rather than to or for them, learning from each person in order to provide support and care that is relevant to their context and personality even as these change over time. Through the input and energy of our vibrant community we have a range of social activity, and provide a one-to-one service supporting people practically and emotionally.
Learning summarises our entire approach to the work. We believe everyone is engaged in a constant process of learning, and that such a process is fundamental to wellbeing – it is through learning about ourselves and others that we are able to make space for change.
Do you want to help make London a better and safer place for young people? Do you think you can represent the views and experiences of London's young people to those who make decisions about how London is run? Are you between 15 and 21 years of age? The Mayor of London's Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) aims to reduce and stabilise violence across London, increase feelings of safety, promote opportunities for young Londoners, and put young people at the heart of our work. We have a great opportunity for you to work with the VRU to develop a youth-led youth engagement strategy.
As a member of the VRU Young People’s Action Group you will:
• Attend Young People's Action Group meetings and training
• Share your views with decision-makers about programmes and campaigns
• Inform your peers and other young people about our projects and opportunities
• Attend events and support community visits
You will be representing not only yourself, but the voice of your community in relation to reducing violence across London.
The Lyric Hammersmith offers a range of programs for young people, including theatre productions, workshops, and creative projects designed to engage and inspire young audiences.
Our mission is to support, educate and inspire young LGBT+ persons and those around them.
We do this by providing accessible activities, programmes and services that aim to empower community members, provide essential resources, advocate for young LGBT+ rights, and embrace, promote and endorse the diversity of young persons.
We are committed to building a strong and cohesive LGBT+ community that is safe, free from prejudice, and thriving. A community where every LGBT+ young person feels empowered, inspired and proud of who they are.
Youth Zones are a place where young people can engage with youth workers on their own terms – away from the pressures of school and family. Through one-to-one sessions and targeted programmes – such as employability and mentoring schemes – youth workers help young people to look after their mental health, develop the skills they need for the future – from communications to sexual health – and much more.
Our youth workers at all Youth Zones across the UK are continuing to support young people every day.
Working closely with their local authorities, partners and other stakeholders we are determined to meet the needs of young people as best we can at this difficult time, as well as support the wider community.
As well as maintaining a digital offer, Youth Zones are also visiting local parks and communities setting up games and activities for them to join in outdoors.
Like they did through lockdown, youth workers are reaching out by phone to give support to those we know will need us most and for any young people who want to speak one to one, supporting good emotional health and wellbeing and safeguarding vulnerable young people. Small Zoom groups are enabling us to replicate some of the high quality discussion sessions that great youth work is built on.
Redbridge CVS is the local umbrella body for charities and community groups. Our office is presently closed and our staff are working from home to support local groups and provide information. Our office will remain closed until at least the end of July. We are keeping the situation under review as the lockdown eases, and are thinking through how we can reduce the risk of infection when the office does re-open.
The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank focused on improving the living standards of those on low-to-middle incomes. We work across a wide range of economic and social policy, combining our core purpose with a commitment to analytical rigour. These twin pillars of rigour and purpose underpin everything we do and make us the leading UK authority on securing widely shared economic growth. Our work includes incomes and inequality; jobs, skills and pay; housing, wealth and debt; tax and welfare; public finances and the economy.
We inform public debate, alongside key decision makers in government, the private sector, and civil society. Alongside regular publications from our team on a range of policy issues, we hold a wide ranging programme of events, hosting diverse speakers from academia, the voluntary sector and business, and regularly engage with politicians from across the political spectrum.
The Foundation conducts authoritative analytical research on living standards in the UK, working across a wide range of issues with a specific focus on the experiences of low to middle income households. Typically, these are considered to be working households with incomes below the median in the UK.
There are eight million low-to-middle income families in the UK, including twelve million adults and nearly seven million children. As each includes at least one working adult, they are not the very poorest in society, but they are often struggling to get by. While national debate has focused on the “squeezed middle” or “just about managing” families, this attention has not been matched by an adequate policy response. Every year we publish an annual Living Standards Outlook, and a Living Standards Audit. The Foundation was founded in 2005 with the purpose of producing high quality research and analysis that raised the profile of the challenges facing those on low to middle incomes, and developing policy solutions to these problems. From 2005 – 2010 the Foundation built a consensus on the need to fill the gap in independent financial advice available to low and middle income families, and secured a government commitment to increasing the provision of generic financial advice. From 2010 – 2015 the Foundation’s work focused on the underlying living standards of the low to middle income group, with a strong focus on the jobs market. During this time, it hosted the high-profile Commission on Living Standards and the Bain review into the future of the minimum wage. Between 2016 and 2018 the Foundation hosted the Intergenerational Commission, which brought together leaders from business, academia and policy-making to devise a means of repairing the social contract between generations. Since 2018, we have calculated the real Living Wage – a voluntary hourly pay rate that is based on what families need to get by.
Rich Mix is a cultural centre in East London that hosts a variety of events, performances, and workshops for young people, covering music, film, visual arts, and theatre.
Stretched over five floors, the building contains a three-screen cinema showing the latest mainstream and independent films, and a multitude of flexible performance spaces, where both emerging and established artists are welcome to rehearse and perform. Rich Mix also house 20 creative organisations employing more than 320 people across a wide range of businesses
A board game that enables young people to explore and express their views, understandings, and beliefs regarding personal safety
Growing up has never been easy, but right now there are so many new threats to the safety of young people, it is tougher than ever.
So, what do young people think about how to stay safe? What do they believe they can do to keep out of harm's way? Just surviving is a risky business. Just surviving is risky business.
Shannon Trust supports thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t. The success of Shannon Trust relies on the quality of the relationship between mentors and learners. Behind the scenes there is a team of people who need to work together to make this experience of learning positive and life enriching. For most of us, reading is a skill we take for granted. For thousands of people in prison, reading a letter from home, a job application or a newspaper is impossible. Shannon Trust changes this, giving adults in prison the chance to learn to read 1-to-1 with a peer mentor.
Free and open to all young people who live, work or study in Islington
SoapBox Islington is a centre for young people aged 13 upwards, who live, study or work in Islington. We cover a wide range of activities including music, dance, tech, creative arts, digital and everything in between!
Our regular drop in sessions run from 4pm to 8pm weekdays during school term time with daytime activities on offer during holidays. We also organise trips and events over the weekends.
We have ongoing regular free courses in music production using Logic and Ableton, radio production, digital skills and loads more. To take one of these courses you will need to book to secure your place. Talk to staff to find out how to book and the start dates for courses.
Young people plan and produce a monthly performance evening that covers music, bands, spoken word, comedy, poetry, dance and any other performance medium that they are interested in. There is a Forum where young people shape what is on offer, discuss issues that are of interest or concern to them and come together to support the centre and each other.
We also have evenings of activities for autistic young people, people with learning disabilities and care leavers with dedicated support staff.
Our technology activities are focussed on cutting edge, giving you access to the tech and experts in their field, business professionals and other volunteers who can guide and advise you if this is the area you would like to explore as your career.
There is plenty of space to chill out, free wi fi, computers to use and staff for advice or help or a chat. If you need specialist support we can point you in the right direction.
Our programme of activities is constantly changing so keep an eye on social media, but best of all drop in and find out for yourself. Give SoapBox a try – you will be happy you did.
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, Sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.
Southside Young Leaders’ Academy is a youth leadership charity based in South London that aims to develop boys, aged 8 – 16 of African and Afro-Caribbean heritage. They work with boys from deprived areas and aim to reduce their risk of social exclusion. To do this, the charity provides an engaging programme of activities that motivate boys to become productive members of their community and well-respected young men. Since 2007, the charity has helped over 200 boys through personal development, teamwork and skills training. Although not a school, the same foundation of tutoring to help these children reach their academic potential still applies. Team Up tutors will be helping these boys to appreciate the importance of education and open their eyes to the future opportunities available to them. They were recently awarded £28,600, to work with 40 young black males (aged 8-16) who are at-risk of becoming involved in knife crime and gang activity, via small group workshops and working with parents and local services in Lambeth and Southwark.
We believe in change. We run two coaching programmes in prisons across London and the South East, that have been proven to encourage rehabilitation and reduce reoffending: transforming the lives of over 1,000 people living and working in our prisons.
Prisons are not protecting the public.
• 99% of people who are currently in prison will be released.
• On average, around 70,000 people leave prison every year.
• Nearly half of all people leaving prison will commit another crime, within one year of release.
• Reoffending is expensive, and costs us £15 billion annually.
• Prisons are not an effective way of preventing future crime, or keeping us safe.
Our prisons are not working, and are failing at protecting the public. Tackling reoffending benefits all of us and improves everyone’s lives – it means there is less crime and fewer future victims. It means we all live in a safer society.
Coaching can transform lives and environments.
Coaching uses tools and techniques that can help transform lives and environments. It has been established, and recognised by global governments, as a transformative tool in healthcare, employment, education and sport. Coaching enables self-sufficiency, fosters independence and builds personal responsibility so that individuals, and systems, can find their own solutions to their own problems. It empowers people – those living and working in our prisons – to become leaders of their own lives. We run coaching programmes in prisons across London and the South East, to encourage rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. ‘The Conversation’ is our systems coaching programme that brings together large groups of prison staff and prisoners in a facilitated group coaching process, to change the culture and environment of prison wings by improving prison staff and prisoner’s relationships, empathy and understanding.
We're an award-winning charity that supports young people and those who face injustice to make positive, productive life choices.
Since 2006, our community-inspired black led initiative has worked across London, Kent and Bucks to help young people to navigate key aspects of life to reduce and prevent the risk of offending.
Through our programmes of awareness, mentoring, detached (we meet young people in streets and areas with high rates of violence and we help them develop an exit strategy from criminal lifestyles) and casework, we plant a seed that continues to grow as children become youth and youth become adults. In particular, we work with vulnerable children and young people aged 11 – 25, in school and in the community.
We guide them to stay in education and access training and employment opportunities. We help them improve their relationships with family and significant others. We teach them how to stay safe and avoid risky situations. We provide them with counselling so they can become emotionally resilient and live happier lives.
We believe that young people thrive when those around them create a system of support. This is why we train parents how to support other parents. We empower them to feel connected with their children, understand their problems and learn how to ask for support. We equip adults, such as school teachers and youth workers, with the tools and techniques they need to better support young people when we are not there.
At breakfast time, at the school gates, in the park, and as their heads hit the pillows; it doesn't matter where they are or what they're up to, for a whole generation of children – every day is tough.
We're here because across the UK there are children finding it hard to cope for an uncomfortable number of reasons. That's why TLG is all about helping churches to bring hope and a future to struggling children.
Local churches – they are the beating heart of TLG. In every town and city across the UK, you'll find church communities full of ordinary people ready to make an extraordinary difference. As a Christian charity, we're confident in the impact that churches of all shapes and sizes can have in their own communities.
TLG's network of more than 200 partner churches, 80 staff and 1,100 trained volunteers is transforming lives for good every day. Since day one, we've supported over 10,000 children and young people and we're not done yet.
With our nationwide network of partner churches, we are committed to reaching out to some of the most vulnerable children in the UK. With expertise in school exclusions, emotional wellbeing and holiday hunger, TLG is one of the UK's fastest growing children's charities.
At The Hive, we listen and ensure that young people's voice is heard and provide help and advice on matters such as mental health, personal development, health and wellbeing, sexual health, substance misuse and assistance to access other services where appropriate.
The Hive is open for face-to-face walk-ins and our friendly welcoming staff will assist.
The Hive staff are available to answer calls on-site and hold face-to-face one-to-one meetings, centred around (1) mentoring with a focus on emotional, mental and physical health, and practical skills, and (2) working towards setting and achieving clear goals that you decide on.
The Hive's Social Hub takes place Monday to Friday from 4pm until 7pm. The Social Hub has various workshops, activities and services onsite every day (e.g., yoga, guitar lessons, drama, music hot topic discussions, learning life skills, and fitness; targeted projects such as LGBTQ+ groups).
The Hive's Sexual Health Clinic offers free full screenings, contraception and sexual advice with a Nurse.
We are on a quest to change the story about knife crime – but we can’t do it on our own and we are so grateful to everyone that has helped us so far.
Over 50,000 of you have followed us on social media, helping us to spread the word about the difference we are trying to make.
Since Josh’s devastating murder in October 2015, every day has been a challenge, but we are very proud of what we have achieved in his memory.
Our very first event was a tandem skydive on Josh’s birthday, just four months after his death. We were granted charity status on 1st December 2016 and since then, we have held Memorial Football Tournaments, Fun Days, 5K Fun Runs and Workshops. Through our fundraising events and with support from the lottery fund and the Mayor’s Office of Police and Crimes Reduction Unit Funds, we are changing the story about knife crime.
They have recently been awarded £30,000 for their ‘Respect each other & no to knives!’ project to help children and young people understand the dangers of knife crime in order to prevent it and intervene at an early stage.
“We provide services to our local community where we provide extra-curricular education, after-school clubs and activities for children and young people. We have transformed the way we provide our services to children and young people, we are now providing our classes, sessions and activities through the internet on online platforms. Get in touch with us for further information. “Community Centre. We also run a community centre where we offer hot-food and afternoon tea sessions for the social gathering of those who feel isolated and need someone to talk to in a friendly welcoming setting. We have a support network to stop smoking and clubs and activities to prevent use of alcohol and drugs. Our Women’s only groups provide extra-curricular activities for children and young people, and we have separate social groups for women and support networks for young mothers. We also help and assist victims of domestic violence. We have dedicated staff who make home visits to elderly people who are isolated and vulnerable. We help them with their shopping and provide hot-food for those who are truly in-need.”
The Royal Foundation is the primary philanthropic and charitable vehicle for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Our programmes support a broad and ambitious spectrum of activities, bringing people, ideas and resources together to understand issues, explore creative solutions and be a catalyst for long-term impact. One of the most relevant issues within the context of this website is the work they do in the arena of mental health.
Active since 2004, The Project now regularly engages with over 200 young people every week from across the Lambeth area, has developed over 200 FA qualified coaches from levels 1 to 3, developed girls football in Lambeth and consistently provided free, fun football activities to young people living within the most deprived 10% Deprivation Deciles nationally for crime and living environment. In addition to football specific activities we’ve arranged trips, encouraged youth volunteering, delivered accredited training courses and healthy lifestyle and mental wellbeing workshops, and provided one-to-one support to our young people wherever necessary. Working closely with Lambeth Council and other local agencies, we have now established a recognised hub in Brockwell Park, continuing to attract young people from across the SW2 / SW9 area and providing them with new opportunities for personal development, in order to help them fulfil their potential. We were recently awarded £44,242 to deliver a football and mental health-focussed project for 60 children (aged 5-12) in Lambeth over 45 weeks.
“We want to rethink the concept of urban therapy. We recognise that the young people we work with could benefit from psychotherapy – at the same time, we acknowledge many are reluctant to engage with such a formal approach. Instead, we engage in one-to-one outreach meetings and group sessions within the community, where we work patiently with young people to get to the heart of their issues and challenges. We believe that by making violence a subject that can be talked about in such contexts, we can encourage a greater understanding of how individuals can move away from it. The Violence Intervention Project was registered as a charity in November 2017. We have been commissioned by Hammersmith & Fulham Council for 20 hours work per week, and carry out another 30 hours each week backed by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime. Young people can refer themselves to us. They can also be referred to us by professionals working with them, or by parents concerned about potential involvement with gangs.”
Treasure Boxing Club does outreach classes across London.
Our gym is in Southall.
We are a member of England Boxing.
Wuntanara – meaning 'we are together' – is the exciting creation of master drummer Souleymane Compo.
Wuntanara's African drum and dance workshops are great for kids: They give children and young people the opportunity to experience West African culture first hand. Playing and dancing together promotes team working, and helps to build self-confidence. Drumming and dance are fun ways to exercise and develop co-ordination, and to channel energy, release tension and improve concentration.
YOU (Youth Organisations in Uniform) London is partnership of 11 uniformed youth organisations working together to benefit young people in London.
The member organisations are:
Army Cadet Force
Boys' Brigade
Fire Cadets
Girls' Brigade
Girlguiding
Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade
RAF Air Cadets
Sea Cadet Corps
Scouts
St. John Ambulance Cadets
Volunteer Police Cadets
Each member organisation is more than just a free time activity. They offer young
people the chance to:
> Develop as a junior citizen
> Learn new skills
> Make new friends
> Gain qualifications
> Push themselves further
Each is teaching young people to take a positive approach to life in a safe, challenging, fun, structured environment. They provide young people with positive role models and teach them that they can achieve their goals through hard work and commitment.
Each organisation offers something slightly different, but their aims of helping young people to reach their full potential are the same.
We work in collaboration with statutory organisations, commissioned services and charities to provide a more cohesive approach to providing solutions.
Youth Unity CIC is a "not for profit" organisation established to provide effective help and support to vulnerable young people and adults affected by group violence (gangs), drugs and other forms of exploitation such as human trafficking, CSE and extremism. We work in collaboration with statutory organisations, commissioned services and charities to provide a more cohesive approach to solutions. We focus on improving opportunities for all, especially young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our overall belief is that by helping to improve the overall health and well-being of an individual they can make better informed choices and decisions. We offer mentoring, workshops and training for young people, professionals, parents and carers.
Our core belief revolves around ensuring that every young person is treated fairly and as a unique individual, regardless of factors such as age, gender, race, religion, ability, or background. As an organisation, our primary objective is to facilitate the thriving and realisation of the full potential of young individuals, ensuring they are thoroughly prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in their adult lives. Through collaborative endeavours with diverse stakeholders, Youth Unity CIC strives to diminish vulnerability and safeguard local communities, in line with the Government's strategy.
