Associates
Arc Sound
Arc Sound, specialists in Live Music, Entertainment and Corporate Event Production. Proudly supports the Spirit of London Awards, and the Damilola Taylor Trust.
A-Star Global
A-Star is the brainchild of Fitz Hall, Andy Johnson, Ken Bonsu and Ronnie Wilson, and was set up with the aim of encouraging young people to express themselves in a positive manner and to make it possible to be around role models who do not glamorize crime, guns or drugs.
Bright Ideas Trust
Bright Ideas Trust provides an innovative package of business support services to 16-30 year olds who are looking to start their own business.
We are a charity that helps young people in London who aren't in employment, education or training or who haven't had the same chances as the rest of society to start their own companies and learn business skills that will stay with them for life.
Ballerz League
Ballerz League provides a platform for young individuals to get discovered through their sporting achievements. This is done through our competitive 6 a side football, and leisure leagues.
We believe through focusing on and awarding positive individuals and teams it detracts from the negative connotations usually linked with today's young people. Rather than denunciating the bad behaviour we award good behaviour and have a variety of things in place to achieve this.
Our 6 a side football leagues gives young people a platform to develop their skills and also reinforce the importance of being a team player.
Ben Kinsella
The foundation has been set up to strive to make the community a better place to grow up in.
Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers is the independent crime-fighting charity. It runs the 0800 555 111 phone number, allowing people to call 24/7 completely anonymously to pass on information about crime. People can also pass on information anonymously via a secure online information form on their website. Callers don't have to give their name or any personal information and calls cannot be traced.
Charlton Athletic Community Trust
Charlton Athletic Community Trust has worked with young people in the community for 17 years and engages with over 7,500 young people each week many of those are in groups most at risk of social exclusion, on a vast array of projects in Bexley, Greenwich and Kent. Our programmes are delivered in schools, estates, youth and community centres, parks, prisons, pupil referral units and young offender's institutions. The power of football, sport, and increasingly the arts are used to engage young people in activities that then leads to reducing crime, improving health, raising educational attainment and increasing pathways to employment. Charlton Athletic Community Trust launched the Street Violence Ruins Lives project on 23 August 2008 with an awareness campaign warning of the dangers of street violence at a live game that was covered by Sky TV and continues to work closely with Colin and Sally Knox, parents of Rob Knox, following the tragic death of their son after he was stabbed in Sidcup in May 2008.
The Damilola Taylor Trust
The Trust was set up as a memorial to Damilola, so that it might lead to his legacy being one of positive change in inner city communities. Now more than ever these changes are required so that the young people in these communities can live their lives free of fear and violence with renewed optimism in the future where options and opportunity can be made available to them.
This is the vision and while the trust may not be able to defend the entire world as Damilola dreamed of doing, but if we can defend the young people of our inner city communities then the quest will be a worthy one.
Enfuse Youth
Enfuse Youth is a social enterprise providing youth education and further consultancy services and to 13-25 year olds,with a special focus on 13-19 year olds. We are dedicated to making young people enthusiastic about the possible career options available to them by providing clear, comprehensive and impartial guidance, training and opportunities to access employment,self employment or pursue post-secondary education.
We provide engaging and fun programmes, especially tailored to young people's needs. Our professional trainers and mentors ensure young people excel during our sessions and are able to learn from young entrepreneurs and business professionals. Enfuse Youth believes the younger generation are the future and therefore deserve to have access to the best practical knowledge and advice in their pursuit of their chosen career path.
To find out more about our programmes and other services, go to activities or email us: info@enfuseyouth.com
Families Utd
Families Utd aims to be a conduit to many different support and advice mechanisms, all designed to put forward and support the whole issue of Youth Violence in this country from the perspective of people who have had to deal with it first hand - the victims' families.
This places us in a unique position having experienced the Criminal Justice System at first hand, as well as the intense trauma surrounding the pointless death of a loved one. We want to use our experiences, opinions and drive to make a difference - to help support others that will inevitably go through this and to affect public opinion and government policy.
This site will provide a continual focal point for our thoughts, opinions and activities - and we urge you to bookmark this site, spread the word and get involved.
From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation
The From Boyhood to Manhood Foundation in the London Borough of Southwark was founded in 1996 by Decima Francis and Uanu Seshmi, following concern within the community about the number of young black boys being excluded from school and becoming involved with gangs, drugs and violence. Since it began in 1996, FBMF has helped over 11,000 young people: some have returned to school or college, many have gained academic qualifications, all have re-assessed their attitudes, behaviour and direction in life.
It Doesn't Have To Happen
We recognise the importance of local campaigning and all the time and hard work you are devoting to tackling knife crime in your communities. That's why the Home Office will be offering you the opportunity to order free IDHTH materials and merchandise to support your local campaigning from the end of this month. These materials help convey the punitive messages of carrying a knife and range from peer-to-peer materials, to posters and stickers.
Jimmy Mizen Foundation
The aim of The Jimmy Mizen Foundation is to advance in life and help young people through:
- Acting as a resource for young people, up to the age of 18, by providing assistance and organizing apprenticeship placements.
- Providing support to different youth organizations that are committed to developing young people, to enable them to participate within the community as independent and responsible individuals.
Kickz
Using the power of football and the appeal of professional clubs, the Kickz programme targets some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. Kickz offers 12-18 year olds the chance to take part in positive activity three nights a week, 48 weeks of the year. Our programme vision is to create safer, stronger, more respectful communities through the development of young people's potential.
Kids Company
Kids Company is a charity founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996 in order to provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people. We believe that every child deserves a childhood.
The Laureus Foundation
Fight for Peace is an innovative project which focuses on young people growing up in communities plagued by crime, gangs and knife and gun violence in multi-cultural inner-city areas within the East End of London. Through its focus on boxing and martial arts, the project aims to engage at-risk young people within the community and offer real alternatives to crime. The project is open to all boys and girls in Newham between the ages of 12–21, with the target of integrating young people of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Website: www.fightforpeace.net
Blog: www.fightforpeace.net/blog.php
My Generation
MyGeneration is a registered charity based within the diverse and multi-cultural area of North Kensington, West London. Our aim is to address social and economic problems that affect young people and their families within our local and neighbouring areas, by encouraging informal social interaction with a nurturing but disciplined approach. We aim to steer a new generation of disenfranchised young people away from a life of crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour to a life of employment, self-reliance, education and social responsibility. We believe sustainable change must be driven from within and teach our beneficiaries to help themselves.
Peace on the Streets
Choice FM's Peace on the Streets campaign was brought about to educate and inspire London's future generations. Initially started, in 2004, as a reaction to the growing number of young fatalities happening in London.
Often the local community cannot have their opinions heard, Choice FM acknowledged this and has presented them with a platform where they could have their say. Choice FM have invested deeply to the commitment of Peace on the streets by embarking on several school tours aimed at educating and motivating young people, as well as having informative seminars and debates surrounding these issues.
The Prince's Trust
The Trust supported 40,000 young people last year.
- 11,500 through xl clubs
- Almost 8,000 through Team
- 9,300 through the Business Programme
- 3,200 with cash awards to help develop employability
- 2,300 with funding to set up a community project
Rio Ferdinand 'Live the Dream' Foundation
The Rio Ferdianad Live the Dream Foundation will provide education, training and employment opportunities for young people to achieve and fulfill their ambitions in the fields of sport, the arts and cultural activity.
Rob Knox Memorial Fund
The Rob Knox Memorial Fund has been set up to raise money that will used to help campaign against street violence + knife & gun crime. The funds are also there to help good causes.
True Tube
CTVC's TrueTube has been out on the road this summer and autumn to reach groups of young people less able to gain access to equipment and expertise in making short films, and to create a new generation of politically and morally aware citizens.
TrueTube's aim is to offer 1000 disadvantaged young people (aged between 16-25 years) an opportunity to become involved in social and community action, using film as a tool of engagement.
The project culminates in a large scale event at the British Film Institute in London on Saturday 28th November 2009 where the films produced during the project will be showcased and will also include debating, voting, volunteering and campaigning. The event will have a number of guest speakers including film and documentary makers, leading politicians, celebrities and campaigners as well as the young film makers!
The project is funded by V and the Rank Foundation. TrueTube is a project of CTVC Ltd – a registered charity. www.ctvc.co.uk
Working Links
Once upon a time some likeminded individuals got together to see if they could help people who had been out of work for a long time. And then one day they came up with a brilliant idea. "Hey, you know what?" one of the guys said, "with our private sector expertise and your public sector values, we could really help change people's lives."
But what they didn't realise was not only was this simple idea one of their best yet, there were also lots more individuals out there who wanted to get involved. In April 2000 Working Links was born and we were the first public, private, voluntary partnership in the UK. By working closely with employers, providers and many other partner organisations we now help one person get back into work every eight minutes. But we're not stopping there. As the market that we operate in changes, we're evolving too. We're tackling big issues and reaching more people. While our role as a leading welfare to work organisation strengthens, we are forging ahead in other sectors too
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