Anne-Marie Douglas a Founder and Co-CEO at Peer Power Youth, received a prestigious Churchill Fellowship medallion after having successfully completed her research into exploring empathy development in youth justice, education and social care. Anne-Marie was one of 122 people being honoured at an Award Ceremony held in Methodist Central Hall, London on 3rd September 2024. […]
Anonymous poem from a Young Partner Alt Text When the world becomes too much Please, I ask, try not to judge The way I act is how I express All the overwhelm and stress My mind will spin and my vision blur It’s kind of hard to form actual words And I won’t know […]
Lucia has been a Young Partner for over a year. She is an intelligent, caring and passionate member of our community and a great example of our Peer to Professional work. Since joining Peer Power Youth, Lucia has started working in the community working as a Peer Support Worker and we are very proud of […]
In July, Peer Power Youth hosted the ‘Voices of Resilience’ event aimed to showcase findings on our recent project to address the growing concerns around youth violence, gang grooming, knife crime, and exploitation in Sussex at AudioActive, Worthing. Peer Power Youth, is a national charity, that works alongside young people to solve young people’s issues, […]
According to the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office, there was a 20% increase in reported cases of children and young people being exploited by gangs for drug trafficking and other criminal activities in Sussex in the past year. In a recent peer led research report, conducted by Peer Power Youth, a national charity, that […]
Megan joined us as a Young Partner in September 2022. Right from the start she established herself as a core member of the team, always supporting the wider young partner group, and being a positive role model for others through empathy and kindness. She is quick to welcome new members in and stands up for […]
Over the last month Peer Power Youth’s Peer Leader, Alexys, has been leading on our social media channels, and bringing in creative ideas to help improve our content, most notably on our recently launched TikTok. Alexys’ passion and enthusiasm towards content creation has improved our online presence by expanding on our video content and Alexys […]
By Jesse, Digital Communications Coordinator Content warning: The works of this article explores the themes of anti-LGBTQ+ violence and discrimination, which some readers may be sensitive to and find distressing. Please read with care. Why Pride Month? Celebrated in June, Pride Month is about acceptance, equality and celebrating LGBTQ+ people. Awareness traditionally takes place in the […]
Peer Power Youth are spotlighting Tanvir as his time as a Peer Leader comes to an end. Tanvir always sparks great ideas and has been an excellent communicator, delivering Peer Power Youth’s key messages. He has been instrumental in key external meetings showcasing the Peer Leader role and describing our methods and principles. Tanvir […]
Peer Power Youth are delighted to announce that the first episode of Peer Power Youth’s Podcast, “Let’s Talk NHS”, is available to listen to online. In Late 2022 and early 2023, Peer Power Youth collaborated with Barra Fitzgibbon at The Bloomsbury Institute to provide Peer Power Youth’s Young Partners with podcast production skills training to […]
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