There are a lot of people and organisations claiming to do something and making changes, but are they really? If they are supported/liked by the establishment then you can bet they are not. Just ask young people, ask families...

Just for transparency I have this beautiful violin reserved for another amazing child… supporting their talents is the best investment!

If there’s a Black child out there under 16 yrs of age, UK based - who wants to learn a musical instrument or needs music lessons then someone holla at me (we have another donation pending - limited budget).

‘Hard to reach’ imagine what we could change if we viewed it as working with children who struggle with a wide variety of mental health/emotional wellbeing challenges… especially trauma!

In February we took 21 young people to The Gambia. A very special thanks to Winston Goode who sponsored one of our young people to attend! It meant a lot to the family to have the sponsorship! Check out the YPs vlog of the trip!

Reflecting on yesterday with Dr Ron Dodzro as we travelled from North to South West trying to understand the challenges that Black boys face. Most importantly, we approach them as teenagers before ‘gang member’ as there is often confusion from society about who they really are!

Great half term visit with young people The Winch We finally got to see #ForBlackBoys at the Garrick thanks to Nimax Theatres

Lots of good conversations on the tube home about the music, dancing, staging, actors & the issues it tries to address!

#FridayFeeling
#WeekendVibes

We're still accepting applications for our Senior Researcher role. The deadline is next Monday 22 April 2024 - there's still time to apply! 😀 whatsthebige.com/senior-researc…

Youth workers/practitioners are a lifeline for young people too, losing them would mean losing a critical support system too!

Feedback: a great read and resource, it definitely provided me with in depth understanding where most of us know too little in this subject matter.

👋 This week AYJ says farewell to Pippa Goodfellow who has been our Chief Executive for the past 5 years.

We thank Pippa for her excellent leadership & wish her all the best in her new role at The Children's Society 🙌

We look forward to welcoming Jessica Mullen who joins us in May!

Thanks to whoever sent this to us, extremely grateful and a timely resource to add to our collection… we know Dr Ron Dodzro has recommended this! #TraumaInformedHealthCare

Agreed, but we need to do more than just talk about knife crime… why are we so fixated on this!!!

Our latest valuing youth diversion toolkit is now on our website.

This revised & enlarged edition is for any practitioner who is involved in, or considering creating, a diversion scheme for children in contact with the youth justice system.

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1st Floor, just ask for us…

“If we are going to reduce the violence in our devastated inner cities, we need to understand its causes too…” #GeoffreyCanada

One of our members The Real Aisha Peters is offering
a pathway to healing sudden bereavement and grief through Mindfulness Art!🖤
It's FREE!

Dates, times and venue information on Eventbrite link!
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Following 5 years of strategic development of AYJ, I couldn’t be happier that we have achieved charitable status in recognition of the public benefit of the work we do💫

Huge thanks to all who have been involved in working together on this process 🙏🙏🙏

Imagine a child just saying what sounds ‘right’, in order to avoid judgement and correction from professionals who are there to support you… where did we go wrong?

GFC partners with #grassroots organizations working with #children and #youth and fills a gap in #philanthropy by providing small organizations with #flexible , long-term support.

Our approach goes beyond financial support. Learn more here about it here ~ bit.ly/3ujtrFs