Representatives of successful Acton based project at House of Lords

Former young offenders from an Acton based project have been speaking at the House of Lords.

The event  celebrated the work of Beyond Youth Custody, the Big Lottery Funded Youth in Focus and the young people they have supported to succeed and achieve, highlighting the important role that voluntary sector organisations play in transforming young people’s lives.

The 2 young people from Action West London spoke on a platform which included  Dr Phillip Lee, Minister with responsibility for youth justice, Lord Dholakia, Lord McNally  and over 150 youth justice  partners Peers and  MPs.

They are now both at University and are also being offered occasional paid consultancy roles at London and national events

John Blackmore, Chief Executive of Action West London said: 

'' The young people from the YTN project  were excellent ambassadors for Action West London  and really made an impact. They clearly demonstrated how offenders' lives can be turned completely around if they are given the right support and encouraged to take responsibility for their future. We would like to thank Big Lottery for funding the project.  We hope that further support from various funders  will be available for this type of work to continue'

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26th April 2017