The bad news …
4children has published a report today saying
‘New statistics show that as schools prepare to break up for the holidays, over 1 million teenagers could be wandering the streets because there is nowhere else to go.’
The Make Space Youth Review report was launched by Lily Allen and presented to Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Launching the report today, youth icon Lily Allen said: “I want to see a new start for teenagers in communities where they have nothing to do, nowhere to go and nowhere to call their own."
The Good News ….
Yesterday I was presented with a cheque for 40,000 by the Master of the Worshipful company of Grocers. The money will go towards the building of a space for young people within St Stephen’s church hall’s. Young people will be able to drop in and get advice, chill out, take part in focused group work looking at issues such as anger management and sexual health and do their homework using a new Mac computer suite.
I have been blown away by the generosity of the members of St Stephen’s church who have given over £40,000 and the Grocers and Clothworkers companies who have supported our vision to provide local young people with somewhere to go and something to do. The grocers company in fact gave us more than we asked for as they want us to increase the specification for the furnishing and equipping of the space.
We won’t be open this summer but from September young people will have a ‘home’ in the local community.
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