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If interventions are to make a meaningful difference, it's important to understand the factors that can affect whether young people are able to engage with them in the first place. In this blog, we explore some of the barriers that can limit access to support and consider how they can be addressed.

In this guest blog, Anna Waldie and John Hitchin from Stories of Change outline what they learned about measurement when evaluating our group mentoring programme Power2 Thrive.

New independent evaluation of Power2 Thrive finds strong evidence of improvements in confidence, communication and engagement with education – and offers new insight into what makes the programme so impactful.

Growing up in care can be tough. Many of the care-experienced young people we work with feel forgotten about, left behind and disconnected from society.

On Friday 5th June 2026, Angela Rayner MP visited our Head Office in Ashton-under-Lyne to see the impact the Cat’s Wardrobe project is having on care-experienced young people in her constituency.

We’re pleased to announce that Mike Francies has been appointed as our new Chair.

In this blog, we outline the therapeutic benefits of play for teenagers, especially those that have experienced early childhood trauma.

With the release of the new RootED evaluation report, our CEO Julie Randles highlights the key insights from the intervention, including how our work establishes protective factors for children and young people who are at risk of school exclusion.

In this blog, we reflect on a recent visit to a Teens and Toddlers session and look at the importance of play for young people and what a difference a couple of hours makes.

On World Environment Day, we’re declaring our commitment to reducing our impact on the planet and achieving net zero by 2050. And we’re already well on our way! In this blog, our Head of Operations, Jennifer Smith, outlines what we’ve implemented so far and our future plans.

Earlier this year we hosted our Industry Showcase series which brought together Power2 Aspire participants with professionals working across nine industries who shared their experience and expertise. In this blog, we cover some of the highlights.

With the launch of our new Power2 Energise programme, Christina Cain, Programme Development Manager at Power2, blogs about creating the programme with children and young people.

In this blog, our Corporate Partnerships Manager, Jessie Bradley, reflects on what makes a successful partnership for both businesses and charities.

It’s been a year of significant growth for Power2, with more programmes delivered, more partnership working, and – most importantly – more children and young people reached through our life-changing interventions. Read about the highlights of our last year.

The CSJ Awards exist to ensure that the voices of those working to tackle poverty around the country are heard by decision-makers in Westminster.

In this blog, our CEO Julie Randles shares some of our plans for mentoring this year.

Reflecting on our Fair Education ‘Intrapreneur’ Innovation Award in 2020, and how it still benefits us and our young people today.

We're thrilled to have been awarded Action Together's 'Quality in Action Award'!

In the second part of our co-construction blog series, Head of Fundraising Sam Broderick shares how youth voice has played an integral role in the development of our new Power2 Thrive programme.

Power2 appointed as local delivery partner for new innovative pilot model 'RootED', in partnership with Social Finance, Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Head of Fundraising Sam Broderick reflects on how, at Power2, we involve young people at every stage of project planning and delivery.

Dr Louise Ashley from Royal Holloway, University of London, talks to four young people from Power2 programmes about their thoughts on the ‘Power2 Be Me At Work’

The trustees of Power2 are pleased to announce they have appointed Julie Randles as the charity’s new CEO. Julie Randles replaces Joanne Hay who stepped down late last year after 5 years as CEO.

Power2 is thrilled to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Economic disadvantage is a barrier to far too many and we want to do our bit. Find out more here...

Power2 launches a new film showing the impact of the Teens and Toddlers programme.

Power2 launches a new film showing the impact of the Teens and Toddlers programme.