I have been attending the Young Women’s Project for over a year. I would say that when I started I was an angry person who got myself into a lot of trouble. I have been through a lot in my life and feel this was the reason I was so angry – I bottled it […]

The G family are a large family who have had years of difficulties and multi-professional involvement. They first became known to us when their eldest child started secondary school – he was withdrawn and struggled socially. The YBP worked with him and the school to increase his confidence and self- esteem. He excelled at school […]

Across the Borough of Hounslow, there are many families struggling to make ends meet. The Robinson family is one of them. They rely on benefits, have very few belongings and hardy any furniture. They are living hand to mouth with just the bare basics to get by. Thankfully though, the family have received support from […]

When single-parent, Emma first started receiving support from the Youth Bonds Project youth workers, she was feeling helpless . Despite behaving well at school, her eight-year old son, Ricky, was volatile at home.  He swore and physically lashed out at his mother, refusing to listen to anything she said. All Ricky wanted to do was play computer […]

Living with violence at home can have such a devastating impact on a young person’s life.  And no one knows that more than Simon and his mum. Simon’s family were involved with Social Care because of domestic violence. This young lad had no contact with his father and his mum was heavily pregnant.  Struggling to […]