Community & Social Justice Health & Wellbeing 2024
Young Roots

Young Roots Impact Report 2004–2024

Young Roots is a London-based charity supporting young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11–25, most of whom are unaccompanied, across Brent, Croydon and King's Cross. This 20-year anniversary report covers 2004–2024, with detailed impact from the 2021–2024 strategic period. Over that period it supported 2,178 young people in total, with 988 through intensive one-to-one casework, 1,807 through youthwork activities, and 709 through its Youth Welfare programme reaching young people in asylum hotels. Key outcomes include 136 young people kept from homelessness, 98% reporting improved emotional wellbeing through casework, and 82% feeling less lonely through youthwork.

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One-to-one casework and advocacy; weekly youth clubs and sporting activities; Advice & Support Hubs integrating youth work, casework, legal advice and mental health support; Youth Welfare outreach to young people in asylum hotels; English language learning; policy influencing and campaigning Custom geography from upload: London (Brent, Croydon, King's Cross), UK

📊Key Metrics

2,178 young refugees supported since April 2021 Key Metric 1
988 young people supported through one-to-one Casework (2021–2024) Key Metric 2
709 young people supported through Youth Welfare programme in asylum hotels Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 136 young people prevented from homelessness or supported into suitable accommodation
  • 98% of young people in casework reported feeling happier, calmer or less stressed
  • 82% of young people in youthwork reported feeling less lonely

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