The Future is Creative
“We are not about ‘jobs’ we are about ‘careers’” – Melissa’s story After a difficult year of restrictions and more lows than highs for young people, Melissa* was looking forward to pursuing her career again. She had always wanted to become a radio host and work in marketing. But she was unsure of how to […]
Building the confidence of girls
With lockdown restrictions starting to lift, community groups like Prospex are now able to conduct face-to-face sessions with their young people. Prospex help improve the opportunities and experiences of at-risk young people in Islington. The girls’ group received funding from the Young Grant-Makers 2020, and provides a space for 11 to 14 year-old girls to […]
Easing the way out of lockdown
Dynamic Autism is a local group founded in 2011 by a group of parents who were frustrated that there were not enough resources and activities for young people with autism to learn new skills. Since then they have succeeded in running dynamic, carefully designed projects which have created a small, vibrant community as a result. Nevin Penny is the project coordinator […]
Building confidence of young people as we come out of lockdown
Our local partners at Brandon Centre have been working to support mental wellbeing of young people in Islington for more than 50 years. We worked with them and with Arsenal in the Community to establish Brandon Connect, led by Programme Director Geoffrey Baruch, a targeted programme working to support 16 to 25 year olds with […]
New London’s Giving Report
Celebrating a growing movement – sharing what we’ve learnt so far London’s Giving have just published a new report called ‘Celebrating a Growing Movement‘ , with numbers that summarise the impact of schemes supported by London’s Giving for the financial year 2019/2020 and the total value generated by London’s Giving schemes since 2017. Giving schemes […]
Shop healthy while supporting local causes
We have partnered with a local green grocers Avoman on Upper Street! Avoman sell a mix of high-quality British vegetables, and specialise in Spanish avocados and mangoes, and as well as having their shop, they deliver their fresh products around Islington and neighbouring boroughs! For every home delivery placed through their website, people are invited […]