[Now closed] đź“ŁBecome a Young Grant Maker!
17-24? Live in Islington? Want to gain skills, earn money and make change in your community? Become a Young Grant Maker!  “Young Grant Makers gives us the power and a voice to provide life-changing opportunities. I’ve seen it happen myself!” Each year the Young Grant Makers programme gives 12 young people the power to fund the […]
The positive impact of Brandon Connect on young people’s anxiety ~ Mental Health Awareness Week
Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Week, a time dedicated to shining a spotlight on and raising awareness about the significance of mental wellbeing. This year’s theme is anxiety, and we’ll be sharing some stories and experiences from young people in Islington who are benefitting from transformative local programmes. Here, we caught up with Alexander,* a […]
Catching up with Global Generation’s Floating Garden
Exciting update alert! As some of you may remember, our 2021 group of Young Grant Makers funded a Global Generation project to create a floating garden, created by young people. Tamanna Ali and Lisa Robinson recently met with Nadire and Martina from Global Generation on the Floating Garden to find out how they have been […]
Arsenal in the Community on our collaboration to promote positive mental health among young people
This type of partnership approach to supporting the community is invaluable and, in our experience, the most effective programmes have been those with like-minded organisations coming together to support a local need. For this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re highlighting our collaboration with Brandon Centre and Arsenal in the Community to promote positive mental health […]
“Body & Soul have been a lifeline to me & my mental health through the pandemic”
Carys works for an Islington-based animal welfare charity and is an active member of the Body & Soul community, supporting their work with young people and mental health. We caught up with Carys following her incredible wild camping trip along the Jurassic Coast, which was made possible with funding from the Islington Giving Young Catalyst grant. […]
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 the form of workshops, group and one-to-one support.” This Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke to Sports Psychologist, Osiro Imoedemhe, who delivers the programme through the Brandon Centre funded by […]
