London
Brathay in the community
Brathay’s London team are working with young people who have become disengaged with education and generally have a lack of aspiration and motivation. They may have become involved with gang members, in gang activity, anti-social behaviour or criminal behaviour.
We are currently working with communities in Lambeth, Islington, Merton, Camden & Hammersmith and Fullham to address these issues.
Some of our current projects
New: Photography for young people!
Brathay in partnership with London’s largest independent photography resource centre are launching a high quality photography project for young people aged 16 – 24 years. Tutored by top photographers a three month course for one full day a week will lead to participants obtaining a Youth Arts Qualification and a chance to exhibit their work. See details of the Open Day on 14th January 2010 on the right.
The Osiris Programme
Run in the boroughs of Camden & Merton on behalf of London and Quadrant Housing Trust, the Osiris Programme is focussed on gang intervention. In Camden the work is predominantly with Somali gang affected young people, whilst in Merton it is used to diffuse tension between black and white gangs.
Over the next two years there will be four, year long programmes culminating in a youth conference in year 3. Residentials, group work, partnership work and volunteering opportunities with agencies involved in the Criminal Justice System are all part of the programme.
Islington Hard to Reach Programme
In partnership with Islington Youth Service detached team, Brathay are working with hard to reach young people on the streets who are not involved in mainstream youth provision. The detached youth work programme involves group work and three residentials as well as a number of accredited community challenges.
Youth of Today
Over the next two years Future Foundations, Change Makers and Brathay will be working in South and North London with two diverse groups of young people, aged between 13 – 19 years. From a range of backgrounds, these young people have all been identified as displaying ‘leadership skills’.
Following a residential to bring both groups together and develop their leadership skills, the young people will design community action based projects.
For further information contact Julia Wolton