A summary of our programmes

Whoever the young person, whatever their background, situation or interests, we have the programme they need to help them be the best they can be...

Our Youth Action team encourage and enable young people to design, lead and learn from their own initiatives. Our programme, Athan 31, not only engages young people who would not normally get involved, but also aims to promote a culture of youth action in our youth clubs. Other Youth Action programmes focus on inter-generational work.

Our Youth Leadership initiative provides a practical next step for young people ready to step up into a leadership role in their local youth club or community.

We get young people involved at every stage of our own governance and decision-making – from staff recruitment to the Trustee Board through our Youth Advisory Board, DareLondon.

Our Career-ability project helps young people to gain the skills to feel confident in starting a career. This builds on our experience of delivering the Future Jobs Fund, where we created 130 six month placements, with 55% of the young people securing permanent work within a month of finishing the programme.

 We are also very keen on environmental work. Our initiative Urban Nature runs environmental projects in our member clubs, and has won a Sustainable Cities Award.

Our Training Team deliver affordable, nationally accredited, courses for staff and volunteers.

The London Youth Quality Mark helps youth clubs achieve long lasting improvements to their practice and management. Every single organisation that has been awarded a Quality Mark would recommend getting involved.

Positive Change continues to work in Lambeth, providing alternative pathways to young people involved in or on the periphery of gang activity

Getting Ready for the Games and Beyond is our sports participation programme. Almost 5,000 young people have taken up regular sporting activity at a result of Getting Ready, and 50% of them were not previously involved in any sport.

At our two residential centres, we work with 13,000 young people every year, away from their normal environment with a profound effect on personal and social development. At the end of an overgrown lane, deep in the Chiltern Hills Woodrow High House is an extraordinary space...

...and high in the Ashdown Forest, Hindleap Warren Outdoor Education Centre creates opportunities for personal and social development that are second to none.

Activenture is our specialist disability initiative, providing week-long residential adventures for young people with disabilities, plus incredible volunteering opportunities for same-age helpers and much needed respite for mums and dads and brothers and sisters. 

We think our ability to support young people in such a wide variety of ways is a key feature of our work.

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