What We Do

From Youth Development Projects, including:

A Homeschooling Hub
An After School & Holiday SEND Clubs
A Youth Council - promoting business, cultural & political insights
Residential & European Trips

We offer young people a range of mainly free services to improve upon their social, education & employability skills/knowledge of the world in which they live.

Our Community Work

We offer a range of services designed to empower all families:

Youth Development & Leadership (YDL)

These mentoring and leadership programmes include hands-on life skills, through outdoor adventure camps, volunteering as playworkers, creative arts and sports activities, career & employability skills workshops, and an innovative social-therapy club for autistic young girls: 'Odd Girls In'.

Home schooling Hub

Our Hub allows vulnerable, school-refusers & home schooled children to grow in a small, nurturing environment. We provide up to 15 hours of schooling weekly, by qualified teachers and 1-2-1 therapeutic mentors.
We offer a safe space, nurture guidance, providing meals, education and therapy

After School Clubs

Young people gain valuable work experience, with primary-school aged children who need this special, space to support their special needs (SEND or SEMH),

(HAF)Holiday Clubs

Every Summer (since 2019), as well as winter and Easter, we provide free holiday activities and food (HAF) clubs, meals and activities for children (ages 5-11 Years) from low-income families in Croydon. We help children & parents to eat more healthily, be more active, stay safe & have greater knowledge of health & nutrition, to tackle childhood obesity.

Tutors, Mentors & Therapists

We support children needing academic booster & catch-up lessons in 1-2-1 & small groups. Whilst therapeutic mentors focus on students well-being & reaching their full potential.

Parent Workshops

We regularly host parent consultation & workshop events, as well as talks hosted by our founder. Let us know if you would like to explore hosting an event with us, or invite our CEO to give a keynote speech.

Our Youth Development & leadership programmes focuses on promoting life & employability skills; whilst organising culturally enriching trips for SEND children who often may not experience extra-curriculum excursions.

In the summer, we have built a strong YDL Work and Education Programme to underpin the success of the (HAF) Holiday Club initiative. Our youth playworkers and leaders (aged 12-to 19 -SEND to 25) gain an invaluable insight to the world of work (caring for just under 500 primary-school aged places), whilst making friends and earning pocket money. At our biggest annual YDL initiative, our youth volunteers gain valuable work experience, exposure to inspirational employability and life skills workshops, trips to cultural spaces and innovative businesses for invaluable hands-on experiences

Odd Girl In

The 'Odd Girls In' initiative supports up to 25 neurodivergent, care-experienced, or socially anxious young women. Through a social-therapy club, we provide a safe, non-judgmental space to connect, build confidence, and explore new opportunities.

Young women have enjoyed enriching experiences such as, the Sky Up film writing, acting. directing and producing experience; a trip to Kings Cross, Everyman Canal for an outdoor cinema experience; and a series of inspiring creative, art-based workshops and one-to-one therapeutic mentors. Feedback showed that these young adults felt more optimistic about their futures, valued the practical tools for personal growth. They appreciated the inclusive environment where they could freely express themselves. Workshop guest-led sessions and trips broadened horizons, sparking new ambitions and friendships.

Youth Council

Our Youth Council offers 12–19s (up to 25 for SEND) political opportunities with the APPG, European trips, theatre and dance visits. Enjoy business insight days and fun cultural activities, whilst making new, life-long connections. Join our Youth Council, to lead and explore!

Grass-2-Grades

An innovative experimental sports and maths program, ran in partnership with Cre8 football, for primary school-aged boys in Croydon and Lambeth. The club aims to increase confidence, enjoyment, and academic achievement in boys in KS Year 4 and 5 by providing maths tutoring before each football session.
The program helps the progression of young footballers at a crucial time in their learning, ahead of their transition into secondary school.

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Holiday Social & Employability Workshops

From learning better productivity skills to career talks - including creating professional LinkedIn profiles and preparing to secure the dream job.

Our young people acquire the soft skills needed to succeed in life.

Other Youth Development Programmes - Changing A Generation !

We are creating a movement for change.

Young people, especially with special needs and disabilities (visible & invisible) need to be seen & treated with respect.

We passionately believe, if given the right support and guidance, they can provide 'creative' solutions to our broken world.

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Our YDL Summer Camps: In-house Work Experience, Development Workshops, Mentors

Inspiring Future Writers

We specialise in hosts writing workshops to forge the next generation of great communicators. Whether persuasive or creative, we develop the love of writing in young people.

COMMUNITY PROJECT

Historic White House Visit (USA):
Meeting Mrs Michelle Obama

Managed by Karen Bryson, this project saw 10 London, secondary school children, who entered an essay-writing contest, from schools across Islington, travel to Washington D.C. to meet Michelle Obama (First Lady 2008-2016) at her then home, at The iconic White House.

COMMUNITY PROJECT

Raising Hope: Strengthening the next generation of leaders

This initiative aimed to bring out the potential for leadership in a group of despondent, Ks4 students. Purposeless Croydon students, found inspiration and hope in this weekly Saturday programme. All pupils earned an invitation to a networking day of inspirational speakers, meeting captain’s of British industry, at The Aleto Foundation’s, National Leadership Programme for graduates at BT’s headquarters in Central London.

BUILDING CONNECTIONS

COMMUNITY PROJECT

International Summer Schools

Pre-Covid and England leaving the EU, this London based international youth exchange programme, took place for 10 years (2009-2019), for one week, each summer. Danish teenagers (Koge Youth Centre, Denmark), supported by British student ambassadors, spent their mornings in Central London, learning English language, history & culture.

Afternoons were spent touring London’s iconic landmarks & places of interest (museums, galleries and libraries). Both student groups bonded, whilst sharing cultural conversations on hobbies, interests & popular culture (music, film, literature & art). With are still organising student exchanges. Get in-touch, if you wish to learn more.

BUILDING LOVE

COMMUNITY PROJECT

Additional Learning Support for (SEND & Dyslexia)

We provide affordable Maths, English and science support for school-aged children and their parents. We aim to support neurodiverse members of the local community. This includes working with adult dyslexic care-workers, from local nursing homes.

BUILDING RESILIENCE

COMMUNITY PROJECT

Psychotherapy Group

In partnership with Vjosa Rizaj (trained psychotherapist) we offer opportunities for mothers/carers to partake in FREE group therapy. This initiative provided women, with a much needed safe space to gain emotional support. The programme involved collaborating with Archbishop Tension school, St Matthew’s Church and was supported by Croydon Commitment.

Reach Society FREE Careers Conferences

Since April 2019, Mrs Bryson, has been arranging for a large number of Year 9,-11students, to visit the annual Careers Conference organised by the Reach Society. The group is run by leading BAME male and female professionals and entrepreneurs who provide guidance and opportunity for students to grow and prepare for their future careers.

Exhibitors have included: Alpha BSE Training, Brunel, HS2 & The RAF Supporters: Deloitte, Durham University, Glasgow University, HarperCollins, HS2, Jesus College Oxford, Kilburn & Strode LLP, Met Police, Network Rail, Open University, Zurich Insurance, Amos Bursary, Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, RAFFA.

Keynote Career Talks

This is the way we do education. We are aspirational for our young people and seek to make connections with role models that have a heart for our children and the work we do in the community. Here are some of the professionals who have partnered with us, to help inspire and prepare our children for a range of career field: