Haringey’s young people could see their lives transformed by the Haringey Community Gold project, which was officially launched in March. Haringey has been awarded £1.5 million from the Mayor of London's Young Londoners Fund – the highest amount of funding across the London boroughs. The scheme, that will run for the next three years, is designed to support local young people and will include a network of detached youth work and community programmes to help those at risk of exclusion to fulfil their potential and avoid getting caught up in crime. Nine programmes have been set up in Haringey and will range from sport provision, employment support and a future leaders programme to mental health support and a BAME careers service.
Exodus project
The Exodus project is one of the programmes and focuses on knife crime and gangs. This is a 12-week rolling programme for 12 to 21-year olds. Over 30 youngsters attended the big launch at Tottenham Enterprise Centre to ask questions and hear from individuals who have been affected by criminalit, including one teenager who has seen his life transformed after going through the Exodus programme.
Adrian Osei Adams, organiser of the Exodus group, said:
“This is our opportunity to demonstrate how Exodus can make a significant difference to people’s lives. We now have the resources to help youngsters in the local community directly.”
