Digital Inclusion for young women
Teen Action has been selected as a UK Youth and Osborne Clarke grantee. We are set to receive multi-year funding from national charity UK Youth and international legal practice Osborne Clarke to improve digital skills and access for young people in the area. UK Youth and Osborne Clarke have teamed up to tackle ‘digital poverty’, […]
Innovation – our added value
The pandemic has highlighted massive inequalities and taught us that what worked in the past may not always be suitable and/or effective in the present. We feel that the world has been moving at a faster pace than it has in years. The climate keeps on changing and we must ensure we are responsive to […]
Our Annual Report is out
We are pleased to share our annual report for the year ended 31 January 2022. Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, we are proud to share the impact we made to 235 individuals across multiple provisions. With more than 2000 hours of delivery during the period, there is plenty to read about and […]
Mentoring for Mental Health
We believe that as the landscape changes, so does the need; and most importantly, this must be reflected in the intervention too. Since the pandemic, and its devastating effects on mental health, Teen Action has put a strong focus on supporting the mental health & well-being of underprivileged young women. We introduced mentoring and psychotherapy […]
The end of an era
It is with great sorrow that we join the nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our condolences to His Majesty The King and the Royal Family during this period of mourning. Her Majesty was a true champion of the voluntary sector and was at the forefront of creating […]
Forever committed to quality
In December 2017, Teen Action first achieved the London Youth Gold Quality Mark, a programme accredited by City & Guilds and, ‘a badge of excellence for youth organisations that are committed to continuous improvement through the involvement of young people in their organisational development (London youth).’ With our Gold quality mark expiring just over a […]
Help us win £1,000
Update July 2022: Thank you to all our supporters who took the time to nominate Teen Action. We are pleased to report that we are one of 250 charities to receive a £1000 grant from the Movement for Good, thanks to all of you! Teen Action is calling for nominations to win a £1,000 […]
Mental health reflections
The pandemic has negatively impacted mental health worldwide. Though very few were spared, children and young people, in particular, bore the brunt of this. Many were forced to endure physical, social, and mental hardships at a very tender age; ill-equipped to deal with the level of stress, anxiety, and insecurity that grew to new proportions. […]
‘Get a Job’ is good to go
We are delighted to announce that we’ve secured a grant of £3000 from The London City Airport Community Fund towards our spring-summer ‘Get a Job’ employability training program which will launch in April 2022. London City Airport has announced the successful applicants to its latest round of 2022 grants from the airport’s £75,000 Community Fund. […]
The Women & Girls Match Fund campaign has launched
We are raising £20,000 in matched donations to provide psychotherapy and/or mentoring support to 80 BAME young women. Teen Action has been awarded match funding by the DCMS through the Big Give, for their Women and Girls Match Fund campaign, which is live from today, 8th March 2022 at midday, until midday on the 15th […]
