REACH UP YOUTH

Reach Up Youth is a charitable start-up in one of the most deprived parts of Sheffield that runs early intervention programmes to tackle street violence and violence against girls. They use sports, street games and other physical activities as a ....more

Reach Up Youth is a charitable start-up in one of the most deprived parts of Sheffield that runs early intervention programmes to tackle street violence and violence against girls. They use sports, street games and other physical activities as a hook to start the conversations, and subsequently provide training, mental health support, self-development and awareness programmes. The organisation was founded by Safiya Saeed, a British-Somali woman who has direct experience of violence and the cultural pressures of the community. Reach Up Youth is using funding from The Fore to cover core costs for a new programme, the Violence Against Girls project (in partnership with StreetGames), which will empower and educate girls about their rights around consent, forced marriages, honour killings, domestic abuse, grooming, conflict, FGM, mental health and social media.

This charity provides support for Somalis and other communities in the Burngreave area of Sheffield. They will use a grant to continue to provide after school support and activities, and employment advice.