KFC Youth Foundation

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Partner visits in London

Recently, we went to visit three of our partner organisations for the day in London. 

First off, we met up Hope For The Young (pictured), which is a small London-based charity that believes in a world where all young refugees and asylum-seekers in the UK are given every opportunity to access education and reach their full potential. They support them in doing so by removing the obstacles to their education and well-being through mentoring, advocacy, and financial support.

We then got to meet Good Nugget, who support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and have very limited access to careers in the creative industries; which results in a lack of representation, cultural deficit and unconscious bias on our screens, stages and pages. The core of their work is inspiring and championing young people into creative roles. 

Finally, we stopped off at Survivors Can Shine. Their aim is to reduce the number of young people at risk of abuse, inside & outside the home, in Camden & surrounding London Boroughs. The young people they support say their voices aren’t heard and want to use the arts to express difficult emotions and create change. 

We absolutely love getting to go out and catch up with the incredible organisations that the Foundation supports and seeing their inspiring work in action. Thank you everyone for having us!

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Dublin Marathon

KFC's Kat Smart is running the Dublin Marathon for the KFC Youth Foundation in October 2024. You can support by donating to her Just Giving Page here. 

A huge thank you to Kat for taking on this gigantic challenge!

"When I finished London Marathon in 2022 I did say to myself "that's me done with full marathons"... but here I am doing another one! Older and wiser, maybe not so much, but definitely grit and determination to complete the Dublin Marathon on the 27th Oct, 2024."

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Our trip to Manchester

In January, travelled to Manchester and got the chance to visit some of our partner organisations, Contact Hostel and Innit For Young People Charity who have both recently received a grant from the Foundation.

Contact Hostel supports vulnerable and homeless young females from challenging circumstances by providing safe accommodation, vital life skills and support in return to education, employment or training. You can find out more about their vital work here.

I4YPC provide training and education to young people to break the negative cycle of exclusion, by inspiring and encouraging young people to engage in and acquire their education, build themselves a sense of self-worth and achievement, and be dissuaded and prevented from entering into the Criminal Justice System. You can find out more about their incredible work here.

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Big Boro Big Eats

We popped up our Big Boro Big Eats Summer Programme in July 2023 in partnership with Linx Youth Project and Youth Focus: North East in Middlesbrough. The programme we have delivered with Linx has given young people the chance to work with a youth worker (Amy) and a professional chef (Chef Michelle) to learn how to create a balanced and nutritious meal, supporting them to make healthy choices, learning food preparation techniques, how to budget and the opportunity to discover foods they might otherwise have not.

The programme was delivered out of a gazebo in the hearts of the local community with the young people serving their community with their home cooked recipes including fajitas, tuna pasta and corned beef stew.

The young people have built confidence, learned food skills, made friends and had tasting experiences. If you want to download the recipes, you can do so here.

“Your cooking is way better than my schools”.

“You are the best chef I know”

Kentucky Club goes LIVE!

KFC and Bauer Academy have come together to support the professional and personal development of 16-24 year olds from all backgrounds to enable them to be ready for the world of work.

There are opportunities coming up in Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham but don't worry if that's not where you are, there are plenty of online workshops too!

For more info, click here!

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Southampton 10k

KFC's Jimmy is running the Southampton 10k for the KFC Youth Foundation in April 2024. You can support by donating to his Just Giving Page here.

You're going to smash it Jimmy!

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Grant Round

In our Autumn grant round, 68 organisations were chosen to receive a £2,500 community grant from the Foundation. We love that the young service users of organisations who’ve previously received a KFC Youth Foundation grant get stuck in to helping us decide who will benefit in a future round, having their voice as part of the process is incredible. Huge thanks to all the organisations who took part in this, if it’s something your organisation might be interested in taking part in get in touch.

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Visiting our partners in Wales

In January, we hopped in the car and drove 240 miles to visit one of our amazing partner organisations, Youth Shedz, who have just received their third grant from the Foundation. It was truly inspiring to finally get to see their amazing work in person. Youth Shedz Cymru is dedicated to fostering a nurturing and inclusive community where young minds are inspired, skills are honed, and potential is unleashed. Through collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on experiences, they aim to provide a supportive space where young people can grow, learn, and thrive as they embark on their unique journeys toward personal and collective success. You can find out more about them here.

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London to Brighton Bike Ride

In September 2023, 6 brave people took to the roads to ride the London to Brighton to raise funds for the KFC Youth Foundation. Collectively they raised nearly £5,000, those fabulous donations allow us to make two community grants. Thanks to Simon, Ben, Jaime, Alistair, Terry and Ollie, for putting themselves through it and raising a stack of cash!

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