River Christian Centre (RCC) in partnership with youth charity XLP, have renovated a disused launderette to transform it into a youth and community space. The aim is to provide a safe and engaging place for young people to relax and socialize while they try out activities and learn new skills. The centre also features a sound studio, which it is hoped will provide arts-based mentoring for young people. Read more
You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. Gandhi
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore Roosevelt
Everything is hard before it is easy. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Government figures show the number of people sleeping rough in England has increased by a third since 2010. In London alone, 6,437 people slept rough during 2012-13, a 62% rise in two years. Campaigners say there is a risk this trend could continue, given youth unemployment, the economic downturn and the pressures on low income families, combined with changes within welfare reform, reduction of public services and the general squeezing of housing supply and affordability of accommodation. The official figures do
