Activities
Building Young Brixton partners offer a variety of activities for children and young people on a on a regular basis. These include: free play, mentoring, coaching, employment support and holiday programmes.
You can find all of them listed below, with the option to filter to suit your specific needs. To sign up for an activity please contact the partner organisation.
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Dexters Adventure Playground is open every Saturday and on weekdays during school holidays, 11am – 2pm. Under 8s need a parent/carer to supervise.
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Long-term, intensive support for young adults with complex and entrenched needs, including those in or leaving the criminal justice system. Long-term intensive support for young adults who present with complex and multiple needs, including involvement in the criminal justice system, exposure to community violence, exploitation, trauma and long-standing social exclusion.
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The Lambeth Vanguard Programme is a targeted, multi-agency intervention designed to support young people who are at heightened risk of community violence, exploitation, trauma and involvement in the criminal justice system. Delivered in partnership with statutory and community organisations, Vanguard provides intensive, personalised support to those identified through local safeguarding and violence reduction frameworks.
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The SAFE (Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed) Taskforce programme supports 10–14 year olds in mainstream schools at risk of crime, violence, or school exclusion. Our primary focus is mentoring, plus supporting children and young people’s mental health support, via evidence-based interventions to improve engagement and safety.
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Baytree’s Arrive & Thrive programme facilitates the transition of newly arrived girls into the UK education system. It offers support to secondary school-aged girls who have recently arrived in the UK and who don’t have a place in a school or college.
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The Life Skills Project creates safe and supportive spaces for girls and young women of secondary school to build confidence, learn positive habits and skills, and jump into new opportunities. Sessions are discussion and activity based, allowing for young women to have their voices heard.