Stories & Partners
Discover how your support is making a difference. Read inspiring, heart-warming stories of local people, groups and organisations working to bring communities together and tackle inequalities in Islington.

Sports Psychologist, Osiro Imoedemhe, shares the impact of psychoeducation on the Arsenal Girls Kicks Programme
“My involvement with the Arsenal Girls Kicks Programme aims to provide holistic wellbeing support to young girls between the ages of 8 and 17, in

#LetsConnect: How Brandon Connect supports young men with multi-complex needs
Brandon Connect in partnership with Arsenal in the Community, is a service co-funded by Islington Giving. The service provides vital therapeutic support to young people,

Project Clinician, Geoffrey Baruch on the positive impact of Brandon Connect on young people’s mental health
Brandon Connect is a service funded by Islington Giving which provides outreach therapeutic support to 17–25-year-old males, whose progression in education, training or employment is

‘Our Generation’ – a poem inspired by ‘Lost Generation’
To mark the International Day Of The Older Person and National Poetry Day in October 2020, All Change’s Well-Versed company of older people with associate

Ann and Lorraine
Ann shares how she persuaded Lorraine to start using her computer during the first lockdown as a way to connect when meeting in person was

“Many of the women we work with don’t have access to smart device”
International Women’s Day 2021 #IWD2021 Story by women of Pause Pause works with women who have experienced, or are at risk of, repeated