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#CloseTheChasm

Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, but our society is not equal. Depending on where you grew up, the income your household has, and the external challenges you have, will directly impact your experience of childhood.

New research shows that the mental wellbeing of poorer pupils has failed to bounce back from pandemic lows at the same rate as others (Fair Education Alliance, 2022).

Local services just don’t have the money or the capacity to provide these young people with help before things get more serious. Since 2010, council spending on early intervention children’s services has been cut in half and schools tell us time and time again that they just don’t have the time to work intensively on young people’s wellbeing, in the way that Power2 does.

We work with over 1,000 children and young people every year, helping them to develop their wellbeing, re-engage with school, and access opportunities.

What we do is transformative, but we need your help. We’re asking you to help us #CloseTheChasm by supporting more of these young people, now, when they need it. Not when it’s too late.

Get behind Power2 and help us work with more vulnerable children and young people so that they can thrive.

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Our impact

"Lucy is a leader amongst her peers now, and she interacts with them without needing any support."

Lucy, 13, has grown in confidence and is attending school regularly after being supported by Power2. Read more

Published: 22nd November, 2022

Updated: 7th December, 2022

Author: Danielle Garwood

"The Power2 team is the primary reason we want to continue and grow this. They get us and haven’t given up."

We caught up with Katherine Kilbane, Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion & Safeguarding Lead at Denton Community College, a school receiving Power2 support. Read more

Published: 22nd November, 2022

Updated: 7th December, 2022

Author: Danielle Garwood

"I’m more open now. I used to be more of a closed book, I never used to share anything really. I’m proud because my behaviour is better."

Luca, 12, Power2 Rediscover Graduate, Lambeth. Read more

Published: 14th June, 2022

Updated: 7th December, 2022

Author: Danielle Garwood

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    Julie Wilson

    Programme Manager – Skills & Employability

  • "I am not doing as much worrying about school the night before anymore.”

    Our work unleashes the power within children and young people so they can build happy and fulfilling lives. But it’s not just about what’s delivered during the programme, it’s also about what happens before and after those sessions. For some children, our work with them begins at the school gates. This was true for Mia.

  • "It’s an honour to oversee such an important charity and the work it does so that a lot more people can benefit from Power2’s support in the way that I have."

    Amira participated in the Teens and Toddlers programme in 2011 and has stayed in touch with Power2 ever since. We caught up with Amira to talk about her entire journey with Power2 and the reflections she’s had since completing the programme in 2011.

  • “I was provided a space where I could be myself and grow as a young person into the strong ambitious woman I am today.”

    “I was provided a space where I could be myself and grow as a young person into the strong ambitious woman I am today.”

    Lucy participated in our Teens and Toddlers programme and over a decade later she rejoined Power2 on a 5-month university student placement.

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  • Teens and Toddlers

    Teens and Toddlers

    Find out more about Power2's Teens and Toddlers programme where young people mentor nursery aged children.

  • What we do

    What we do

    Power2 is a leading children and young people's charity. We believe there is no greater cost to society than unfulfilled potential. Help us give children and young people the power to build a better future.

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  • Power2 Rediscover

    Power2 Rediscover

    Power2 Rediscover is a new programme that has been developed directly in response to the COVID-19 crisis, offering intensive 1-1 to support to young people who need it most, to support positive transitions back into education.

  • Where we Deliver

    Where we Deliver

    Power2 delivers youth programmes primarily in London, the North West and the Midlands.

  • Executive Team

    Executive Team

    Our Executive Team.

  • Our History

    Our History

    Our origins, our founding in 2001 and where we are today.

  • Trusts and foundations

  • Corporate partnerships

  • Why we're different

    Why we're different

    Power2 is a unique organisation that supports young people, building care, compassion and a sense of responsibility that underpins affirmative decision making.

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Power2 is a registered charity in England and Wales, no. 1099782.

   

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