What we've funded: Violence Reduction Small Grant
We have funded 11 community organisations in and around the Notting Dale and St Helen’s wards. These organisations will provide safe and secure spaces for young people to discuss issues surrounding youth violence, improve their mental health and partake in positive programmes.
Take a look at the organisations and the projects they’re delivering to find out more.
In weekly workshops, Baraka will have debates, activities and conversations around some of the issues faced by young people in our community by local staff members with lived experience. Young people have led the design of the workshops to focus on topics they feel are important to them and have affected their community through violence and gang crime.
Taking place afterschool on Mondays and Wednesdays at Hazelwood Blue Pitch, Chelsea FC Foundation will be hosting a football inclusion session for 8-18 year olds. These inclusive sessions will not only give young people football skills, but a safe space with community Met Police officers to raise awareness on signs of grooming in gangs, prevent youth violence and similar topics.
Dalgarno have got a brand new after school club for over 16s to practise boxing in a safe environment. Boxing teaches us discipline and respect, qualities which can be key in managing conflict and finding resolutions. The after school club works across North Kensington to bring together young people in a managed environment, where they can work together, build new relationships and experience more than before.
Restarting their well-loved summer programme, Fit For Life Youth are bringing together over 14’s with a Tuesday fitness session at FFLY HQ and Thursday football session at Westway Sports Centre. Young people get to build their fitness and see the fruits of their labour in weekly football sessions whilst having the support of local young youth workers to help with advice and mentoring
Taking place at Kensington Aldridge Academy, Football Journeys will be working with a group of year 9’s to create a short film about their community. The film allows young people to explore their local area, understand their history and feel proud of their community. After the creation of the film, students from KAA will share their film with a partner school in a different area.
In addition to their existing youth sessions, LCAT will provide 10 workshops for 11-21 year olds in the Henry Dickens Community Centre to explore issues centred around youth safety. These sessions will be lead by local youth workers, the Met Police and RBKC Community Safety team. Young people will take part in a trip at the end of 6 months as a celebration for their ideas and participation.
Partnering with Kensington Aldridge Academy, All Saints Catholic College and Catch 22 Pupil Partnership, Let Me Know will deliver 10 workshops across each of the sites for young people to learn signs of abusive relationships. Sessions will teach young people how to foster healthy relationships in small groups.
Led by a well experienced youth worker, Mo1Youths will be working 11+’s at Lancaster Youth Hub to provide a safe active space for young people to grow relationships. Open conversations allow young people to share their experiences in their local community and find solutions to deal with some of the problems they face.
St Mary’s Ukrainian School will develop a Saturday programme for recently displaced Ukrainian young people to learn English and financial literacy. The programme allows for young people to develop financial skills which will assist them to adapt to life in the UK.
Tackling education inequality, Progressay provides free tutoring by qualified and experienced teachers for children and young people in North Kensington. “Progress Boost” not only equips young people with additional education they need but provides a weekly football session at Westway Sports Centre
“Building a Better Future” works with a group of young girls to identify healthy relationships and signs of exploration through a series of workshops. The weekly sessions teach young girls how to be engaged in positive activities whilst providing a safe space for discussions and mentoring
