WELCOME TO STEP UP YOUTH
Life and career paths for young people can be confusing and stressful, particularly within the Black and Minority ethnic communities. With continued exposure to social and economic injustice, as well as structural barriers to progress in education, employment and enterprise, this leaves no hope for young people of ethnic heritage to succeed.
We at Step Up Youth, provide platforms and programs to engage young people and equip them with the right tools to excel. Employing holistic approaches, we ensure that our youth and partners have bespoke solutions tailored to their individual and collective needs.
We are breaking through the barriers, building an inclusive society with diversity at the heart of everything we do, addressing inequalities and creating powerful communities where every young person can succeed and prosper in spite of their background.
Why Step Up Youth
Our environments are fun yet conducive to learning
We employ innovative and modern learning techniques
Our workshops and programmes are culturally intelligent, catering to the bespoke needs of our young people
Diversity and inclusion protocols ensure that all our young people are catered to equally and without discrimination
Our Services
Education
Through Non Formal Learning techniques, young people are able to engage in dynamic and innovative learning solutions that make up for gaps in academic challenges. Our programs complement the traditional models, offering unique learning experiences for relevant credentials in their chosen fields. We also help in getting scholarships for our young people and work with partner universities and colleges to ensure access to top quality education.
Employment
Our skills training in CV writing, Career guidance and practical Job clinics help to build up confidence in interviews for that all important job. In order to sustain their jobs and add competitive advantage, we train our young people with soft skills encompassing: Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Adaptability and Cognitive Flexibility in order to employ critical techniques as quickly as new problems and situations emerge in the ever changing world
Enterprise
Through our Entrepreneurship think tank, we offer start up support to young people who would like to start their own businesses, providing innovative solutions to modern challenges. This includes: idea generation, business planning, customer segmentation, strategy, branding, marketing and digital literacy. In partnership with service providers and corporations, we advise and signpost those who are ready to scale up their existing businesses.
Our Programmes
Leadership
Our Leadership programs empower young people with soft skills required to foster personal and civic duty responsibilities whilst building capacities to become responsible leaders and
Community
Having a keen focus on youth and community development, we empower youth engagement and active citizenship with an aim to cultivate individual and collective resilience in our
Creative Arts
We believe in providing spaces for creative expression for our young people, therefore we deliver fun and engaging workshops that help prevent social isolation, develop new skills
Cultural Heritage
Our society needs to become more cohesive and inclusive, allowing young people to play an active role in democratic life. Education, training, youth work and sports are key
Social Activities
Being at a vulnerable age, we address young people’s psychosocial needs by providing resources and fun activities that promote their emotional, physical and mental well being
Testimonials
Sam Poulter
Such a privilege to be part of Step Up Youth and make a difference in our communities
Hashim Bhatti
It's good to see our young people bloom and Step up Youth provides an excellent platform
Shwetal Shah
I enjoy mentoring with Step Up Youth
Laura Tanner
Step Up Youth has enabled me to pursue my dreams
Upcoming Events
We did it!!! Ran and completed the 5K Cayman Island Sundowner Saturday night in beautiful Richmond. Ran, Got the medals & T-shirts to prove it & we enjoyed ourselves! Was fun to meet up with JCI members for such a good cause to support disadvantaged informal carers and refugees in our community. Exhausted but elated. Well done and thank you to all who participated and supported. So far we have raised £300 towards our project. Thank you. Our donation link is still active so please continue to support us here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/stepupyouth-london?utm_term=rrgPVY8Eb
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