young people

Redthreadruns a Youth Violence Intervention Programme project based in A&E departments in London. It embeds specialist youth workers in the emergency departments of major trauma centres to break the cycle of violence.

The Challenge describes itself as “the UK’s leading charity for building a more integrated society”. They create and deliver programmes bringing people together including NCS (National Citizens Service), HeadStart (keeping NCS graduates aged 16-19 involved with volunteering) and HeadStart Action (for young people 14-18 who are at risk of becoming NEET).

RECLAIM is a youth leadership and social change organisation set up in Moss Side in 2007 to identify and support young leaders from the community. They run intensive leadership programmes for 12-15 year olds from working class communities and co-design with their young people a range of pilot projects and campaigns on issues that affect working class communities.  

The Access Project runs a programme of in-school mentoring and academic tuition by volunteers for 14-18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them secure university places.

You wouldn’t normally associate skiing and inner-city deprivation. Or using snowsports as a tool for social change. Think again! Charity Snow-Camp uses snowsports to inspire deprived inner-city youngsters, teaching them life skills and helping them gain qualifications.

Leap Confronting Conflict has over 30 years’ experience providing conflict management training and support for young people and the adults who work with them, including those who’ve been in prison, involved with gangs, in care, excluded from school or with difficult home lives.

Playing Out is a social enterprise that enables residents to make playing out in the street happen where they live. This means children are free and safe to use the street space to play, make friends and build a sense of belonging to their street and neighbourhood, while adult neighbours can meet and build trust.

Kumon Y'all is a West Yorkshire charity that's working to bring people together across communities. Projects have included a successful befriending project connecting young Muslims with older, non-Muslims, getting teenagers tidying up the grounds at a residential home for elderly people to getting young people helping West Yorkshire Policein delivering crime prevention leaflets 

Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union runs Think Care Help, a homelessness support project in collaboration with various homelessness services in Sheffield.

SASH brings together young people in North and East Yorkshire at risk of becoming homeless with a volunteer host who has a spare room.

Royal Free Charity, Young Volunteer Programme offers a selection of roles for younger people, whether they want to pursue a career in healthcareor want to give back to their local hospital.  They currently have 250 young volunteers split between the Royal Free (150) and Barnet & Chase Farm (100) hospitals.

Street League uses football and other sports to engage with young people and support them into a sustainable career. Most of the young people they work with did not succeed in traditional education, but using the power of football, fitness and dance they can engage with them to teach them the life and work skills needed to move into work.