In July we gathered our community to celebrate together the incredible achievements of Peer Power Youth’s Young Partners during the past year, and there was A LOT to celebrate 🎉

Happy #InternationalYouthDay ! 💚 Young people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are so grateful for our wonderful Peer Power Youth community 🫂 Stay up to date with our work by signing up to our newsletter: bit.ly/46uGfaT

Last month Peer Power Youth were one of the many youth organisations involved in the @ukyouth.bsky.social residential, where Young Partners shared experiences and skills relating to education, training and trauma-informed practices🙌

It's been a huge year of co-creation and delivery at Peer Power Youth 🙌 None of this is possible without the incredible support from our community! Thank you! 💚 Learn more in our recent annual report: bit.ly/3J19zOo

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our strategy for the next 4 years! 💚 At Peer Power Youth, empathy isn’t an add-on, it’s our foundation. It’s how we show up, how we lead and how we build with young people 🫂 Learn more here: bit.ly/4mqyFEJ

In July, the Peer Power Youth community celebrated its Annual Awards celebration, highlighting the achievements of young people across the organisation 🌟 Stay tuned to learn more about the event 💚

We are pleased to announce the launch of Peer Power Youth’s Annual Report 2024-2025! 🥳 See the full report here: bit.ly/3J19zOo

The Peer Power Youth community have participated in a variety of team building activities in order to connect with one another and form meaningful relationships 🌟 “It was the relationships that made the difference. That’s how I built trust, and now I’m leading change” 💪

Thank you to Beatriz and the team at Leonardo Hotels for hosting our most recent team day! The lovely space made it possible for the Peer Power Youth team to connect with each other, reflect on our work and celebrate all the amazing things coming for our charity 🙌💚

What a wonderful time connecting as a team whilst pottery painting🎨 Thank you to Paint Pots, Brighton for hosting us and teaching us the ropes before we relaxed into this mindful activity! We can't wait to see our finished items 💚

🚨 New blog post! This week is Men's Health Week, a time to heighten awareness of men's physical and mental health, aiming to give men and boys the access to information, services and treatment to maintain their health.

🚨 New blog post! 🌈 This Pride Month we are picking up on the themes of a previous Pride Month blog post to explain how trans people face system inequalities in the Youth Justice System, and how we might better support trans youth. 🔗Please read with care, here: www.peerpower.org.uk/pride-month-...

Our latest newsletter is out 🚀 Featuring news from us including our supporting lived experience resource with @peerpoweryouth.bsky.social and @placematters.bsky.social and lots of news you may have missed from the sector. 👉 esmeefairbairnfoundation.createsend1.com/t/t-e-gydkth...

🚨New article! Thank you to Children and Young People Now for publishing this piece on how we involve young people in commissioning! 🔗Read the full article here: www.cypnow.co.uk/content/best...

🚨 New blog post! A summary of a recent project, commissioned by MOPAC, which consisted of a series of co-created workshops, offering a space for young people to share experiences and perspectives on the youth justice system in London. 🔗 Read the post here: www.peerpower.org.uk/changing-the...

Sign up to Peer Power Youth's monthly newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest projects, events and more! Mays issue will be sent out tomorrow, so don't miss out! 💚 peerpower.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Launched today by @peerpoweryouth.bsky.social with @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social & @placematters.bsky.social - a valuable new resource to shape ethical practice in lived experience employment. It contains ‘Calls to Action’ for employers, for funders and for the sector as a whole to learn from. 👏

A new visual resource demonstrates the learning journey of working with and supporting employees with lived experience 🎨 This project aims to shine a light on the strengths that lived experience employees can bring to organisations 💪 Read more here: www.peerpower.org.uk/supporting-e...

Together with @peerpoweryouth.bsky.social and @placematters.bsky.social , we're pleased to share a report, Supporting Employees with Lived Experience, with learning from 24 social impact organisations as part of a peer learning group on lived experience. esmeefairbairn.org.uk/supporting-e...

Almost forgot that co-creating with young people for better services was the whole point✨ Meet Kloé: our Youth Engagement & Partnerships Manager💚 Find out more about the team here: www.peerpower.org.uk/the-team/

Peer Power Youth’s Young Partners are co-creating a series of Ethical Storytelling resources, including training for the Peer Power Youth community and external partners 🙌 By the end of this project we will have an animated film and training package, ready for delivery 🎬

Last week was #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek so Senior Youth Engagement Coordinator at Peer Power Youth, Jack, spoke about his experience of how communities can support our mental health 🌟💚 Read the full post here: www.peerpower.org.uk/building-sup...

What an inspiring evening at The Funding Network Spring Connector, seeing 3 incredible charities reaching their target and fundraising over £10,000 each! 🙌🌟 A huge congrats to Spencer Lynx, PORA Zimbabwe and The Zahid Mubarek Trust 💚

Winners!🏆 During our last team day, we took part in an activity that saw us looking at Peer Power Youth’s partners and funders 💚 Find out more about the team here: bit.ly/3GwGTeY

Peer Power Youth helps to support young people in in their journey, to improve the youth justice and care services they were once in for the benefit of other young peers 🙌

Peer Power Youth’s Young Partners are bringing their stories to life and capturing authentic experiences in a safe and supportive environment 📝

Looking at how we can support each other in youth engagement 💭 “Thousands of organisations across the UK share these values and deliver life-changing interventions, but the barriers to collaboration within the charity sector keep us siloed...

The Youth Engagement Team met for a development day to enhance training within Peer Power Youth 💚 The day included looking forward in the youth engagement session calendar, a refresher on LGBTQIA+ inclusive language, and planning the next annual awards ceremony 🌟

Peer Power Youth are currently co-creating a short film with the aim to demonstrate what love looks like within care and justice systems 🎥 Young Partners want to show how empathy and love can make a positive change to supporting young people to succeed 🫂 #youthvoice #youthled #youngpeople

Our monthly Chill N Skill sessions are a space where Young Partners come together to contribute to shared decision-making and strengthen connections with one another🫂

MOPAC have commissioned Peer Power Youth to co-create a series of workshops that offer a space for children and young people to share their experiences and perspectives on the youth justice system in London 🙌

We are thrilled to announce that television personality, chef and musician Big Zuu has joined Peer Power Youth as an Ambassador!⠀ ⠀ Read the full press release here: www.peerpower.org.uk/big-zuu-join...

Peer Power Youth partnered with NHSE and @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social to facilitate a workshop for South East youth justice practitioners 🙌 #systemchange #socialjusticecharity #youthwork #youthengagement #justicesettings #youthjustice

New blog post!🚨 Youth Engagement & Partnerships Manager at Peer Power Youth, Kloé, discusses how true co-production and youth-led work can implement individual and system change 🌟💚 Read more here: bit.ly/43PvK2B #youthengagement #youthworker #socialjusticecharity #londoncharity #systemchange

Hey Bluesky, nice to meet you 👋 Peer Power Youth connects with young people who the are most under-supported and unheard voices in our society. As a social justice charity we want to change this, as despite their circumstances, we see their power and potential ⚡️💪💚 #youthcharity #socialjustice