Our Aims and Objectives
Young K&C is a charity dedicated to supporting and resourcing opportunities and provision for children and young people in Kensington and Chelsea.
Our vision is that all children and young people in Kensington & Chelsea are able to access outstanding opportunities and services, supported by thriving local voluntary organisations.
Our
aims
- Ensure that all local children and young people can access high quality opportunities
- Develop and fund a thriving voluntary and community sector (VCS)
- Reduce inequalities
What we do
Our small team works with partners to support local voluntary organisations that work with children and young people by:
- Raising and distributing funds
- Developing training, advice and partnerships
- Empowering children and young people as decision makers
- Advocating for and with local young people and voluntary organisations
We target support for most underrepresented and under-resourced groups in our community including smaller, Global Majority-led organisations, disabled children and young people, girls, young women and LBGT+ young people and children eligible for free school meals.
RBKC is a great place to work because of Young K&C!
– Hornimans Adventure Playground
Charities and community interest companies become members of Young K&C. It is free to join and any voluntary organisation that works with local children and young people can become a member.
Members are eligible to apply to our funding programmes, attend training and networking meetings, receive membership offers and participate in the Young K&C Achievement Awards.
Young K&C works with public sector partners, arts organisations, and companies to provide funding, donations, in-kind support, free and reduced price offers for our members and for the children and young people that they work with.
Our work is guided by the experience of the local voluntary and community sector and by children and young people in the local area.
Our small team brings together lived experience of many of the issues affecting local children, young people and families, along with professional experience and qualifications in managing and delivering services for children and young people in the voluntary sector.
The
difference
Young K&C
makes
Young K&C’s work makes a difference in the lives of local children and young people by developing:
- More and better opportunities for children and young people
- More equitable and inclusive supportt
- Higher quality services and support
- Better resourced and more sustainable local voluntary organisations