In the winter of 2014, Sally came home and witnessed her father having a Stroke. Sally was at his bedside in the hospital when he died. Sally was now orphaned. Her mother had passed away the previous year from cancer. Sally came to the Centre and broke down and was in a lot pain and […]

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 […]

Christopher and Anthony are two siblings aged 11 and 12 years. They were referred to YBP for various issues during last October half term, but, as the YBP sessions are term time only, management suggested they attend Action Adventure Club at the Hanworth Centre in the meantime. Both young boys were able to involve themselves in activities […]

Laura and Rebecca are both 7 years old and attend the FunZone club twice a week. Whilst both girls engage in a majority of the activities, if they felt over shown by a different young person they would display disorderly behaviour and seek attention from staff. The other young people would find this behaviour disruptive […]

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 They first became known to us when their eldest child started secondary school – he was withdrawn and struggled socially.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 […]

Although most of the time Hayley was a pleasant young woman to be around, she sometimes struggled to control her anger. She was benefiting from participating in The Jam at the Hanworth Centre and often popped in to discuss problems she was facing when she wanted some guidance and support. In 2009, Hayley took part […]

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 […]

When 13 year old Nathan first came into contact with the Hanworth Centre, he was a very troubled young lad. He had been showing persistent anti-social and aggressive behaviour, including criminal damage, vandalism, verbal abuse and street robbery. He was known to the police and the local safer neighbourhood team and regularly failed to turn […]

When nine year old Rachel started having problems at school, she felt frustrated and angry which had a negative impact on her behaviour and attainment. Her mother was regularly called into school to discuss her daughter’s behaviour with the teacher.  But, rather than find a way to resolve the problem, the teacher and her mum […]