“Learning new skills and meeting new people is really nice”
One of the local projects that your giving will support is YES Outdoors. Founded by a community police officer, they run bicycle maintenance schemes – bringing young people together to learn skills and socialise. They also offer free homework clubs and boxing sessions. Lockdown last year made it much harder to support some of our […]
New call for more support for children and young people in Islington
The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown restrictions have had a devastating effect on the daily lives and overall mental health of many young people in the UK, and in our own borough. Many feel like their whole futures are at risk. To respond to the increasing needs, we are reaching out to individuals and businesses […]
Laptops for young people to take part on creative online projects
Amberliegh is an inclusive creative arts, drum and dance music project for children and young people in Islington. During the pandemic they are running classes online, but some children and young people are missing the much needed social interaction as some families lack the necessary equipment to get online, or have to share one device […]
Inspiring words from women in Islington
Whether founders or frontline workers, carers or activists, students or retired neighbours, Islington is home to inspiring women, leading the way in all they do for their community. Every day we are proud to connect and work with some incredible women in the borough. Happy International Women’s Day 2021! Short version: Long version: Read More about #IWD2021: More inequality in times […]
CoRe Programme Impact Report 2020
Our partners the BIG (Businesses for Islington Giving) Alliance just released the latest CoRe (Community Resourcing) Impact Report Now in its 12th year, the CoRe programme harnesses the skills, knowledge and expertise of corporate employees and embeds these within non-profit sector organisations in and around Islington over a six month period. Delivered during […]
A safe space for children to learn how to make good decisions
Founded by a community police officer, YES Outdoors run bicycle maintenance schemes – bringing young people together to learn skills and socialise. They also offer free homework clubs and boxing sessions. Lockdown last year made it much harder to support some of our borough’s most vulnerable young people, but the team ploughed on. YES Outdoors […]