Youth

Our community-based youth projects provide safe spaces for growth, fostering leadership skills and self-esteem among the young people we serve. By involving young people in meaningful activities, we aim to deter negative behaviours and empower active citizenship. These projects bridge generational gaps, fostering understanding and empathy. At Equal Communities we aim to create networks and mentorship opportunities that pave the way for future success and contribute to the overall prosperity and cohesion of our communities.

• Specialist youth ‘keyworker’ support offering one-to-one guidance around education, employment and training
• Access to reformed ex-offender ‘Peer Mentorship’ programmes for young people at risk of criminal activities
• Fitness clubs
  
• Community arts programmes.
• Volunteering activities
• ‘Community Bridging’ groups integrate young people and elderly people around discussions of their often very separate ‘worlds’ and ‘lived experiences’. Group participants act as mentors to one another by sharing experiences and skills that may help impact and benefit their day-to-day lives. This innovative intergenerational mentorship programme is designed to pass on skills, explore perspectives and help bring communities better together