Education & Young People Community & Social Justice 2025
The Avenues Youth Project

The Avenues Youth Project Annual Report 2024–2025

The Avenues Youth Project is a West London charity delivering open access youth work from its centre in North Paddington, serving young people aged 8–18. In 2024–25 it worked with 1,155 young people across 13,658 session attendances, running after-school clubs, holiday programmes, girls-only sessions, senior evenings, music studios, vocational courses and a 39-week Youth Work Level 1 programme. The charity received the London Youth Gold Award for outstanding provision and plays an active role in the North Paddington Serious Youth Violence Taskforce.

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Open access after-school clubs and holiday programmes for ages 8–18; girls-only sessions; senior sessions for ages 13–18; music production and industry pathways (Mic Drop, Releasement); vocational Kickstart Careers courses; Youth Work Level 1 accredited training; one-to-one mentoring; homework club; food at all sessions; community outreach and youth violence response Custom geography from upload: North Paddington, West London, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,155 children and young people worked with over the year Key Metric 1
13,658 total session attendances over 12 months Key Metric 2
90% of young people reported that Avenues helps them stay active and healthy Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 82% of young people said attending helps them feel more comfortable in their own skin
  • 94% of young people attending a vocational course wished to further develop their new skill
  • 59 young people gained SEG Awards Level 1 Certificate in Exploring Youth Work

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