Young Camden Foundation

Wishing all of our members and supporters a great festive season and a happy New Year! Thank you for all your support in 2024. Today is our last day in the office. We will be back on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. (We will be contactable between 27th-31st December for HAF related enquires only)

Thank you to the amazing organisations who donated to our Winter appeals 🎉 Your kindness has brightened the Winter holidays for thousands of Camden's children and families! 💫 Handmade decorations designed by talented students at British Academy of Jewellery, raised a brilliant £200 💫 The YCF team have been busy delivering 175 x £20 Tesco vouchers thanks to Groundwork's Stronger Starts funding 💫 Thank you to businesses and employees, who kindly donated to our annual toy appeal, including Bailey Partnership 💫 Bookmark Reading Charity gifted 700 Story Corner magazines, supporting our HAF programme and Supplementary Schools If you'd like to organise a fundraiser or donation drive in 2025, get in touch with us 😊 #socialvalue #camden #communitypartnership

Great to hear from our outstanding youth panel at our Winter Gathering last week, excellently chaired by YCF star, Alev 🌟 Thank you to Impact Hub London for supporting with your beautiful event space!

Our Small & Mighty fund, powered by John Lyon's Charity, awarded £59,841 to support 10 smaller charities and CICs within our membership to thrive. Read all about the brilliant organisations supported in our 23/24 impact report: https://lnkd.in/eYDAcXaQ The Small & Mighty fund will reopen for applications in February 2025, please see our website for full details.

We were so excited to finally share our new film with you: ‘An Ode to Youth Work.’ 📽️ This film was created as part of the Media Trust Film programme funded by John Lyon's Charity. The programme aims to amplify the voice of charities and raise awareness of their work. Our film celebrates the vital role of youth work in Camden. Featuring YCF members HvH ARTS, CASTLEHAVEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, and Kentish Town City Farm, the film highlights the impact of youth provision across the London Borough of Camden. Set to a powerful spoken word piece by former YCF Young Ambassador and all-round star, Aya Elgool, this film is a tribute to the resilience, creativity, and community that youth work fosters. We have also been nominated for a Smiley Award! Please vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/g7bHbUnF Thank you to everyone involved including director Rob Ball and producer, Tolu Stedford 💫

This Summer, we awarded £36,235 to 16 incredible charities and CICs supporting 918 children and young people across Camden with exciting activities and trips 🌞 Check out our 2024 Summer Opportunities Fund Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/eJiTMRd3 Thank you to Derwent London and LabTech London Limited for generously donating to the total pot! If you're a business in the Borough of Camden interested in learning more about our partnership offer, let's connect!

Thank you Derwent London for your continued support of Camden's children and young people! A great afternoon connecting with exceptional charities and community members ✨

Last week, we attended London Funders inspiring Autumn Conference! It centred around putting communities in the driving seat, to build wealth, power and leadership, paving the way for a better future. Our 3 key takeaways from the brilliant panel talks: ✨ Communities know best what communities need ✨ Mathu Jeyaloganathan discussed exciting social impact initiatives happening right here in Camden to redistribute wealth, build inclusive economies and reduce inequalities, such as Camden's visionary £30m Community Wealth Fund. ✨ The power of the collective ✨ Jane Elizabeth Dawe rightly highlighted that we can achieve more together, by harnessing the power of our collective voice. ✨ Putting people first ✨ Beatrice Animashaun discussed the importance of building trusted relationships with grantees, and reframing growth to mean more than scale, but deeper relationships and deeper impact. At YCF, we share London Funders mission, working in solidarity with the communities we support.

We’re excited to be taking part in The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge this #GivingTuesday! Every donation made to our campaign from 3-10 December will be doubled, doubling the difference you can make for Camden's children and young people this Winter! Donate here: https://lnkd.in/eqUjd8qW 📸 taken at CASTLEHAVEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, YCF member

Last week, we hosted a 3-hour training on 'Understanding Autism' with Ambitious about Autism. We wanted to say a huge thank you to Justin Penney for delivering such an engaging, insightful, and informative session for youth workers and practitioners from the Young Camden Foundation network. The feedback was outstanding, with one participant sharing: "This was one of the best trainings I have attended. So engaging, so informative, and so much passion. I would highly recommend it to other professionals and individuals interested in learning more." If you are interested in coming to any of our trainings and events, you must first be a member. You can find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ee7-avMr