A New Direction is a London-based non-profit, generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.

We work with partners across education, culture and the creative industries, local government and business, to support children and young people to be creative and experience culture, while identifying areas of inequality and campaigning for policy change.

Our vision is for a London where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.

Our mission is to support the capacity of all children and young people to shape culture and be creative.

There is a well-established link between childhood adversity and criminalisation. Many young adult offenders have grown up in disadvantaged communities, been exposed to chaotic home lives, or may have experienced poor schooling and made an early exit from the education system with few qualifications and little prospect of work.

25% of young adults are not engaged in employment, training or education.

They then find themselves surrounded by their peers with similar frustrations as they are pushed out to the margins of society. Yet they want to belong to a community, they want to have a sense of identity, to have friendship, to have status, to have money, so they are drawn into local groups and street gangs and the dangerous world of drug dealing and county lines, before finding themselves in the ‘clearing house’ of the criminal justice system.

Reoffending costs the tax payer £15 billion a year.

The majority of young adults trapped in crime want to change, they want to live crime free and they are also the most likely age group to stop offending as they mature.

The AP Foundation’s 5-step Pathway offers young adult offenders a unique and innovative way out from their life of crime.

“Ape Media has been delivering interventions to young people since 2004 and has extensive expertise in working with vulnerable young people and adults aged 10 – 25 years both in the community, pan-London, nationally and internationally.

We have worked with thousands of young people across London, with our main focus being those in the London borough of Newham, who face being disadvantaged including by being excluded from school, those dealing with mental health problems and involvement within the Criminal Justice System.

Programmes have benefited over 15,000 young people (at least 30 per cent working in the creative industries). Our charity key learning includes taking an informal approach to the courses, workshops and activities to ensure our creative and personal development programmes are flexible and remain engaging.”

They have recently commenced a programme to deliver #Rebirthofcool – an anti-knife crime initiative in Stratford for young people.

AVIARD is a compound word created using: AVIATE (to fly) and HARD (to be solid).

We seek to empower young people to adopt AVIARD MINDSETS by teaching them resilience, how to elevate their minds away from challenges and how to focus on making solid, daily progress towards their goals.

To be the premier Edutainment brand for empowering Achievement and Positive Transformation within the lives of adolescents & young adults globally.

Our focus is to partner with influencers, local authorities, corporates, brands and charitable organisations to empower young people (aged 10-19) by supporting:

– Early Intervention

– Raising Aspiration & Attainment

– The Portrayal of Positive Role Models & Narratives

– Improving Pathways to Employment & Entrepreneurship

– Coaching and Life Skills Development

Founded in 2010 with a mission to ‘inspire and empower young people to overcome adversity and achieve their full potential’ by Seoul Olympian John Bosco Waigo. Basic Sport and Fitness’s (BSF) work aims to address some of key social, economic and educational issues facing young people and their families living in one of the most deprived borough’s in the country (Newham). Over the last years, BSF has achieved unprecedented success through the delivery of a range of creative and ambitious sports initiatives that have engaged and inspired hundreds of young people, nurturing their enthusiasm to become the principal drivers of their own success and providing them with the skills, attitude and knowledge to achieve their personal ambitions through sports. We have a dedicated team of tutors, youth workers and highly committed volunteers, BSF has over the last five years delivered a range of creative and ambitious diverse sports initiatives activities i.e. non-contact boxing, casual football, basketball, together with healthy eating sessions. These activities engage, inspire and nurture young people’s enthusiasm and ability in a way that enables them to become the sole drivers of their own success. £19,090 was recently awarded to deliver a 12-month programme of sports and boxing and workshops to 40 at-risk young people in Newham as a diversionary activity away from gangs and violent crime.

This Trust has a wider reach than these boroughs alone. “We educate young people on the dangers of knife crime and help them to make positive choices to stay safe. Our workshops follow the journey of both the victim and the offender through a series of unique and immersive experiences to show young people how choices and consequences are intrinsically linked. Our workshops change young people’s attitudes to knife crime; debunking the myth that carrying a knife will protect you. They strengthen peer values; ensuring young people give better advice to each other and challenge peers who are carrying (or thinking of carrying) a knife. They work in collaboration to prevent knife crime through collective action. They work with young people, the government and stakeholders. Their resources for practitioners and parents are designed to empower others to work with young people on a difficult and sensitive topic. They campaign for action and justice for those affected by knife crime. They have won numerous awards in recognition of their success. They consistently campaign for change; challenging government, businesses and society to ensure everyone takes responsibility for tackling knife crime.

Bright Centres was established in 2006 by a group of young undergraduate students in London universities and young professionals who took it upon themselves to give something back to their communities. They were motivated to start the centre to prevent the next generation from experiencing some of the difficulties they encounter while attempting to integrate into the mainstream UK school system. Bright’s ethos of providing a brighter future was localised to the community of Lambeth. Providing exceptional services with a small but dedicated team of staff, the Alternative Provision of Education focused on supporting and assimilating students who felt disillusioned and disenfranchised with mainstream education. Closely supporting schools in the local area, Bright also nurtured the under-represented talented of Lambeth’s disadvantaged community and has been integral in Lambeth’s exponential rise in excellent academic attainment. Through our work, we have averted the exclusion of many young people from school who with support from the centre have gone on to achieve academic success. We also witness the growth in confidence and development of leadership skills in many of our students which enables them to engage positively with their mainstream schools. We have strong evidence that our work is raising the achievement of students which opens up pathways for them to take up positions in further or higher education. Over 85% of the students we supported with level 2&3 went on to higher education or apprenticeship.

British Youth Council empower young people aged 25 and under to influence and inform the decisions that affect their lives. We support young people to get involved in their communities and democracy locally, nationally and internationally, making a difference as volunteers, campaigners, decision-makers and leaders. The British Youth Council work across the UK and world to empower young people through our programmes, training and awards. This includes our flagship programmes like the UK Youth Parliament, Youth Select Committee and UK Young Ambassadors; and recognizing the work of young people through the Youth on Board Awards.

Robin Lockhart, the Director of Development  for  Catalyst in Communities (CIC) and Fighting Knife Crime – London began a collaboration early, and are looking to find projects on which they can collaborate in the future. CIC’s experience is vast. Robin himself takes the lead on Engagement and Restorative Practice. He is a fully qualified Youth & Community Development professional with years of experience as a Trainer and Practitioner. He specialises in Youth and Community Engagement projects operating in areas of acute need. He has recently been involved in Young People’s projects in Haringey, Hackney, Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Camden, Islington and Lewisham. He received the Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards for Europe and the Globe in 2016-17.

But at CIC, they are a team, with a demonstrable ability to change young peoples’ perspectives. They seek to improve wellbeing for young people by helping them to facing up to mental health challenges, violence (to self and others), drug/alcohol abuse, gangs, unemployment, radicalisation, homelessness and addressing these directly through the range of work CIC do.  CIC possesses a wide range of experience in community safety and engagement related work. With a particular focus on operational, strategic and technical evaluation CIC use restorative practice in a holistic way that encourages people to build their own capacity for transformation and change in the domains of justice, education, social care and personal life.

An online magazine that offers a wide range of opportunities for children and young people including assistance in education, health and arts and in the youth justice sector.

CYP Now #Chances4Children campaign is giving practitioners, teams and leaders a platform to share the innovative, collaborative and heroic work that is taking place every day to improve the lives of children, young people and families.

Children have been largely spared the devastating health effects of Covid-19. Yet, the pandemic lockdown has disrupted many aspects of children’s lives, from school closures to rising food poverty. The trauma and isolation it has caused could have damaging effects on their wellbeing and life chances for years to come. The pandemic is hitting disadvantaged children the hardest, with analysis suggesting the crisis could wipe out a decade of gains in narrowing the attainment gap. CYP Now #Chances4Children campaign aims to:

• Raise awareness of issues that prevent children and young people reaching their potential

• Champion practice and initiatives to tackle issues from which others can learn

• Support children’s sector leaders in their work to support vulnerable groups

• Provide a platform for children and young people to share their hopes and aspirations

• Ensure the needs of disadvantaged children remain at the forefront of policymakers’ post-pandemic recovery plans.

Children's Rights Alliance for England is a London-based pressure group. Since 2015 it has operated as part of the children's charity Just for Kids Law. CRAE was set up in 1991 after the UK ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in order to monitor the UK Government's commitment to upholding the document. They aim to protect the human rights of children in the UK by lobbying government and others who hold power. They also bring or support test cases and use regional and international human rights mechanisms. They provide free legal information and advice to young people, raise awareness of children’s human rights, and undertake research about children’s access to their rights. As such they are a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services ,which is an England-wide organisation which supports and promotes the work of youth groups and charities. CRAE publish an annual review of the State of children's rights in England.

We're an award-winning social enterprise training at-risk young people to repair cracked iPhones as an entrepreneurial route away from gangs, crime and anti-social behaviour. We engage young people with enterprise to support them to realise their potential, take responsibility, and make their first steps towards employment. We do this by harnessing the alluring elements of gang culture - income, belonging and self worth - and positively incorporating these into our programmes. In this way, we're able to illuminate enterprise as a credible route away from crime and into work. There are too many young people in our society who feel pushed into crime to provide for their families. It's because our system is broken. This crime can become violent. Knife crime offences resulting in injury have increased by 22% in the last year, and 85% of violent offenders are aged between 16 and 29. These young people are 4 times more likely to be victims of crime. Trapped young people need credible options and a way out.

For the first time in history, the Black and Sikh communities will be working together on an issue that impacts BAME communities. Kaurs Legal UK are PROUD to announce the launch of our new project '"CUT IT OUT", in collaboration with #fazamnesty.

This project is aimed at knife crime prevention in the BAME communities through engagement, empowerment and inspiration. Through this project, we hope to provide the youth with opportunities, knowledge, and support to prevent them from choosing a life surrounded by knives and gangs.

The purpose of this project is not only to prevent knife crime but to provide those youngsters with a safe space where they can come and express their concerns, and to give them the choice of opting out of  the gang life.

We will be providing various informative virtual workshops, events and opportunities for them. We will assist them with any educational difficulties and obstacles they are facing in fulfilling their full potential.

A well-established South London charity with broader outreach. “We aim to restore the hope, optimism and self-esteem of youths aged 14 –24 in South London so that they can:

• Lead healthy lives

• Stay in school

• Grow up to become independent productive adults

• Have lofty aspirations and work to attain their innate potential”.

The DTT was recently awarded £39,437 to deliver an intense mentoring and development program to 45 young people, mainly from BAME backgrounds in Southwark over 12 months.

For several years now Fohof has been conducting focus groups, online surveys, conferences, informal community meetings, seminars, and interviews with parents of families bereaved as a result of  knife crime,  It became very clear that there was a need for an early prevention strategy to counter gangs grooming young people. The NSC centre was born to educate parents to help them identify when this signs of active grooming, and then report to NSC centre.

Head Held High is a hard hitting and highly motivational workshops with young people at risk of exclusion/affiliated with anti-social behaviour and/or just needing a helping hand to move forward in a new way. One of our most popular programs is 'The Best You,' which we run in partnership with The Ben Kinsella Trust. We work on empowering the young participants to transform aggressive responses, implement assertive behaviour, stand strong on their own, and generally become proactive in a positive way. We have been going for 11 years and helped hundreds of young people transform their lives for the better and walk with their heads held high!

Young people aspire to be what they see around them in their everyday life but it’s difficult to aspire to a future that you never see and don’t know exists. Inspiring The Future changes this.

We believe that every young person can be whatever they want to be – wherever they live, whatever their parents do, whichever school they attend and however they identify themselves.

We show young people exciting futures. We give them the opportunity to meet face-to-face a wide range of role models doing interesting, exciting jobs to inspire and motivate them. And we help them to understand that by aiming high, working hard and making an effort in school or college they can realise their dreams. How do we do it?  Using our online match-making platform, we connect schools and colleges with appropriate volunteers from a range of sectors and professions that match their particular requirements.

Leaders in Community is a youth-led charity run by a group of active local young people from Tower Hamlets. We were set up in 2009 by a group of young adults who wanted to improve their local services. We have a variety of creative learning programmes aimed to empower young people in leadership and governance. The programmes run throughout the year and are free for all young people.

Legacy Youth Zone is part of a network of similar independent youth organisations that all share the same principles developed by the charity OnSide Youth Zones, which is developing 21st century youth facilities across the UK.

Young people need our help now more than ever before and in Croydon this is no different. Our young people deserve a world-class place to go that is inspiring, safe and affordable. Croydon Youth Zone, is part of a network of established Youth Zones with over 25,000 members in Wirral (The Hive), Wolverhampton Youth Zone (The Way), Manchester (The Factory), Oldham (Mahdlo), Wigan, Carlisle, Blackburn and Bolton. OnSide also expects to open Chorley (Inspire) in 2018 and Preston Youth Zone in 2018 as well as Barking and Dagenham, Barnet and, of course, Legacy.

What Makes Legacy Youth Zone?

As an OnSide Youth Zone, Legacy will be built on the following foundations:

• A private sector-led board, heading up an independent local charity

• A sustainable funding model

• A four-way partnership between the private sector, local authority, young people and the community

• A function, inspirational building design based on how young people engage, socialise and participate

Academic research confirms that community engagement in schools is a very important facet of the educational process. If we are to steer our children away from crime, and involvement in violence and drug offending, we need present them with alternatives and the confidence to explore them, then this must start in schools from a young age. This website engages the work and aspirations of over 190 schools, including many in the Greater London area. If you’re an individual or organisation… Do you want to partner with, donate to or volunteer at a local school? Then simply create an account and search for local schools in your area. Every LetsLocalise partner school has its own page on which you’ll be able to see the various ways you can help out.  Be assured that LetsLocalise is a trust-enabled platform, meaning we you’ll have to verify your identity before pledging but schools can be confident everyone using the system is authentic.  

If you represent a corporation –  Do you want your CSR programmes to be added to our database of corporate social responsibility initiatives? E-mail us directly at info@letslocalise.co.uk.

If you’re a head teacher, Teacher or PTA – Refer to our ‘For Schools’ page. There, you’ll see a list of all the different LetsLocalise services you and your school can use to enhance pupil learning.

Based In Nottingham, we are a Charity who have various resources for children and young adults which cover aspects such as Knife Crime, Hate Crime, Drugs and Alcohol and Internet safety. We can deliver programmes into schools or can supply the materials so they can be lead by a professional such as a teacher, youth worker, care home manager, etc.... really anyone who has influence and connections with children.

Our mission is to bring to young people, from disadvantaged backgrounds, a network that is usually only afforded to middle class young people. LVN helps to build the networks of vulnerable young people, by asking adults to donate one hour of their time to help inspire the hopes of the next generation – We call this  ‘The Power of an Hour’.

We have worked with educationalists and behaviour scientists to create a series of engagement programmes that maximise on the power of an hour. LVN help young people build networks by offering both a signposting app to ensure young people are aware of all the support available and, that enables them to build industry insight and knowhow.

As a charity, we work in partnership with the media and creative industry to give marginalised groups a stronger voice. We do this by promoting capacity building for charities and skills-based volunteering by the media and creative sector, empowering young people from diverse backgrounds to work in the industry, and facilitating constructive multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration. By bridging the gap between the media and creative industry and charities and under-represented communities we are contributing to a more responsible, representative and connected media sector and ultimately, a more socially cohesive Britain.

Inspiring Youth Leadership - We support the development of balanced well-being and inspire young leadership, with focus on: Giving youths a voice and empowering them to be better prepared for adulthood – we are aware of the many challenges facing youths today. Situated in South London, we have responded in recent years to the prevalent issues of violence, anti-social behaviour and knife crime. Our workshops and outreach programs are reactive, and explore growing issues such as mental health, self-esteem, and safeguarding, to name a few. We help connect young people to local and national services to maximise their opportunities, encourage responsibility and development of respected citizens, and foster community relationships. We have strong, support and collaboration with the Metropolitan Police, MPs, local councillors, voluntary groups, and schools.

Nutmeg Community is an award winning charity working with young people to promote self-reliant, sustainable, cohesive and prosperous communities. Our slogan ‘Get a Piece of da Peace’ encourages young people to recognise that they are a piece of the jigsaw and play a part in bringing peace to their communities.

We deliver an array of highly effective projects engaging with hard to reach young people across the London Borough of Barnet, particularly in areas of high need (Grahame Park, West Hendon, Burnt Oak, and Edgware). Projects have included providing mentoring, organising community cohesion events, delivering workshops and promoting volunteering opportunities.

Oxygen is a well established youth work charity in Kingston upon Thames set up by local young people and supported by local churches.

Oxygen's tagline is Believing in Young People. All of Oxygen's work seeks to empower young people to develop to their full mental, physical, emotional and spiritual capacities and enable them to realise their potential.

Oxygen undertakes a range of youth work initiatives in Kingston upon Thames and surrounding areas. We engage young people of all faiths in our projects which include open youth work sessions such as after school clubs and youth clubs as well as more targeted interventions around specific issues including Knife Crime, Employment and Education, Leadership Skills and Mentoring. Oxygen also manages delivery of Kingston Street Pastors whose mission is to care, listen and help people in Kingston's night time economy (this includes regular engagement with the homeless).

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A real bridge builder                                                                                                                                                               

• Connect - We’re connecting everyone who cares about young people in London - bringing together organisations, local and regional government, and young people themselves.

• Develop - We’re developing and sharing knowledge and skills – equipping others to help young people in London access the support they need.

• Influence - We’re influencing policy and practice – generating the new ideas that will help young Londoners thrive.

They have recently received £30,000 to deliver the ‘BootCamp’ program to young people identified as being at higher risk of serious youth violence. They are a Community Interest Company specialising in behavioural education for young people. They were founded in 2010 to help young people improve their social, emotional, physical and behavioural development.

"Our team does more than just meet and engage with young people within the confines of the centre. We have been advocates for our children and teens with school, the police, and other authorities.  We meet with parents and their peers to help mediate conflicts, and accompany them to meetings or important appointments to provide support. If we feel their voices are not being heard, we speak up, and encourage them to do the same. We listen when they need us to, and signpost them to other organisations where necessary. Our team and volunteers build lasting, meaningful relationships with the young people who come to us. We let them be themselves and engage in positive activities designed to promote and stimulate healthy bodies and healthy minds."

This organisation runs a youth club in West Norwood and operates on many levels in the community. It holds the London Youth Quality Mark. It also highlights the work of other groups.

ReachOut2All was started  in 2013, hosting events for young people and running youth initiatives ages 13-30 years old. Our youth led services include mentoring, facilitated workshops, enrichment trips, and training programmes. Our mission is to advocate for young people. We continue to work in partnership with young people, youth organizations, schools and others to promote the importance of valuing young people's voices and giving them opportunities to transform their lives.

ReachOut2All Youth Organization is known for supporting young people and helping them realize that their voice matters and that they can be that change they want to see today. Our aim is to continue to invest in our youth-centered ideas, advocate for systems changes that meet young people's needs, as to give young people a voice through their talents.

Among their wide range of project work, The Youth Inclusion and Community Safety Project is a community engagement focused project aimed at Haringey’s young people. The project develops existing and new routes for engaging with alienated and at-risk youths providing them with first-hand accounts of self-improvement. The project deters and diverts young people from anti-social behaviour and youth violence and motivates them towards personal development and community inclusion.  

£10,140 was recently awarded to deliver a community safety project predominantly aimed at Haringey’s young Somali community, including mentoring, workshops, awareness raising and a one-day summit reaching 300 people overall, in order to reduce knife crime in Wood Green and surrounding areas.

SkyWay works with some of the most vulnerable young people in our society. We offer practical and emotional support through our core projects. Our services are available to young people aged between 8 – 25 years old. We are community focused and deliver a wide range of activities and programmes in youth clubs, local sports centres, parks, housing estates and on the streets. All these services are FREE at the point of access.

We focus on the transitional stages young people go through as they move from childhood to young adulthood. We support them to develop the skills, confidence and resilience to address the challenges many of them face, helping them to form a positive sense of identity and increasing aspiration.

The Slipstreamers were formed in 1998.  The founder's aim was to encourage more young people into the sport of cycling , making it fun whilst teaching them how to ride and race correctly and safely. That aim continues today. For more information about Hillingdon Cycle Circuit see https://hillingdoncyclecircuit.org.uk/home/

The club started with approximately 20 children, and it was the members who chose the name “ Slipstreamers”, as their coaches were always telling them to slipstream each other. In 2004 the Hillingdon Slipstreamers became part of British Cycling’s “Go-Ride” scheme and in 2006 the club gained Sport England’s prestigious Clubmark status. Do you want to have fun? Learn some basic skills? Hone your jumps as mountain biker? Become a national champion? Go for gold at the Olympics?

Within Slipstreamers, we have a balanced programme that meets our British Cycling commitment by delivering sessions that have a focus starting with 70% skills and 30% physical in our Bronze Group, rising to 50% skills and 50% performance development when you reach the Gold Group. We will help you develop a strong foundation in skills that you develop and perfect at Slipstreamers, and help you as you progress through to very high performance levels. We are committed to ensuring that you get the right level of coaching to aid your improvement as a rider. And each year, as we grow, the archives of our history book becomes richer with the amazing achievements of our riders and the incredible dedication of our volunteer workforce, many of whom have won numerous awards over the years.

All you need to do when you get started with us is tell us your goals, and we will help you as best we can.

Sound Connections exists to create change.  We believe that every child and young person should be able to access and enjoy high quality music, and progress musically should they wish to. We’re working to help bring down barriers to access. We work across the music community to achieve inclusion, equity and social justice with young people.

We focus on four strands of work

1.       Youth Voice and Participation

2.       Training and professional development

3.       Advocacy

4.       Consultancy

Together, these strands ensure that all children and young people age 0 to 25 can access music opportunities and progression routes.

Our Charity is a Specialist Youth Provision supporting young people aged 12 years and upwards through our four interlinking services. Detached youth work, intensive mentoring, therapeutic support and personal develop interventions. Our services provide wrap-around support for young people to enable them to develop their skills, capabilities and propel them towards achieving their aspirations and goals. Alongside mentoring, listening and parenting, they offer a service providing a tailored diversionary program for young people who are at the early stages of entering the Criminal Justice System, creating a personalised package around an individual’s needs. This program reduces the risk taking behaviour and offending, increases an individual’s confidence, value and self-esteem.

The Centre for Youth Impact is committed to working collaboratively to progress thinking and practice in evaluation, learning, and continuous improvement in youth work and provision for young people. Our vision is for all young people to have access to high quality programmes and services that support them to thrive. We work in collaboration with others to develop, test, learn and build momentum for shared evaluation approaches, across a wide range of organisations working with young people.

JAGS is an Acronym of James Andre Godfrey Smartt-Ford, and a youth focused organisation, set up by James' mother, Tracey Ford, following his tragic murder.

James was attending a friend's birthday party inside Streatham Ice-skating Rink, on a busy Saturday evening, when he was shot in front of over 300 people. He did not live to see his 18th birthday.

Through the delivery of co-educational and life skills training for young people in local communities, JAGS works across neighbouring South London Boroughs including Croydon, Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth to raise awareness and build resilience of parents and children through community cohesion.

Barry Mizen MBE writes:

“Following the murder of our son Jimmy in May 2008, we as a family have been determined that we will not be beaten by his death and that something good will come from it. We believe that the issues of anger, confrontation and violence in our communities will not be altered by ever harsher punishment and retributive action. We cannot expect the government or the police service to bring change by itself. We will only achieve safer and more cohesive communities by working together and understanding the root causes of the issues we are seeking to rectify. This involves early intervention, education and engagement with young people and their communities. The behaviour and actions of the communities that we live in are the direct responsibility of each one of us. If we want a more peaceful society it starts with the individual. Long term, deep-rooted change can only happen if the thinking is changed first and we develop a more positive narrative concerning our young people. We believe that young people respond best when they are part of any decisions affecting their lives. We are witnessing the impact on the lives of young people who have been affirmed and encouraged to help change the communities they live in. Our young people are precious and many live in fear of confrontation and anger from the few who cause the problems. The role of leading change is infectious and is best led by young people themselves; alongside the support of all of us.”  We need to look at what is happening when our young people are getting involved in violence. We need to understand them in order to find out why those who hurt others do what they do.”  “About Jimmy” has recently been awarded £25,000 to deliver the ‘Safe Havens’ Program in three schools in Deptford.

Transform UK runs a number of school, community, education and enterprise programs to transform the lives of young people in the area.

“Unique Talent CIC offers three interrelated services, through three interconnected departments offering: gang prevention, mediation, mentoring, coaching and music production as a foundation. Through these services, we seek to offer positive alternatives and diversion to young people involved with or at risk of involvement in gangs and serious youth violence. Prior to engagement in our programs, we conduct extensive street-based outreach work, which allows us to establish links with young people and local communities. We gain knowledge of specific local issues and any potential conflicts. Where appropriate, we can offer an adaptable conflict resolution and mediation services, aimed at reducing or redressing tensions when they arise.

Core Services:

1) Youth Engagement – youth work delivery on the streets of London. Prevention and intervention work covering gangs, youth violence, weapons, county lines, drugs, prison, joint enterprise and more. We deliver this work in schools, people referral units, youth clubs, Youth Offending services, probation and community hubs.

2) Peer Profession Service – upskilling teachers and professionals working with young people in the community. Sharing our first-hand experiences to enable/equip and empower professionals to deal with a variety of issues faced by the youth of London today.

3) Parents/Community Engagement – providing information, advice and guidance to parents and guardians of the young people who are at risk or involved with gangs and serious youth violence. We offer a 24/7 advice line where parents can call in to discuss issues within the home or extended family home.  Awarded £22,000 to deliver a series of workshops and peer mentoring to young BAME men aged 24 and under engaged in or at risk of knife crime, along with training sessions to teachers, professionals and parents to raise awareness of risks in Merton.”

XLP’s mission statement is:

‘To engage in long-term relationships that empower young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to complete their education, avoid anti-social behaviour and ultimately become independent and confident contributors within their communities.’

XLP stands for ‘The eXceL Project’. In 1996, in response to a stabbing in a school playground, the school’s headmaster asked Patrick Regan, who was then a local church-based youth worker, to come into the school, work with their students and teachers and help with difficult behavioural issues. XLP now operates across nine inner-city boroughs around London, working with over 1,600 young people through education, mentoring, sport and the arts.

We’re leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever the challenges. We’re here to make sure they get the best possible mental health support and have the resilience to overcome life’s difficulties.

The crisis in children and young people’s mental health is real and it is urgent. More children and young people than ever before are reaching out for help with their mental health. But for those who take that brave step, help is much too hard to find. Together, we are changing this. We’re fighting for young people’s mental health. Join our fight.

Young People Insight was launched as a physical platform in January 2016, and registered as a Community Interest Company (CIC) in January 2019, to empower the voices of young people, aged 16-26, giving them the opportunity to make their voices heard by speaking out on topics that are important to them and sharing their stories to inspire others.

Through involvement in this youth-led platform, young people are able to develop their confidence and communication skills, as well as build self-esteem and respect for each other.  Young individuals from all walks of life are welcomed and treated as equal, forming a community where they are loved and encouraged to expand their mindset.

A key element of Young People Insight is also to increase community engagement and be the change we want to see.  If we want to see any sort of change in a society that would prefer to ignore us and hold us down, then we need to shout as loud as we can, ensure that our voice is heard and make a positive difference, otherwise things will continue to stay the same.

This insight into young people will provide wider society with a deeper understanding of who we are as individuals, rather than labeling us on what we've done or what we do.  There is great potential in all of us, which needs to tap into, because we can make a genuine difference.  Our mission is to create a safe and loving community, giving young people the space to express themselves freely, tap into their full potential, learn from others and be the change they want to see.