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WHO IS FYA? - By Angela Wathoni
Formed in 2016 (as Ransom
Social) by 12 young people who
were out of education and not at
work, FYA has become a highly
effective group in attracting and
engaging young people seeking
to turn their lives around. Since
then, 3 of the founder members
have joined university, 4 have
joined college and 2 have found
employment. In addition to
the support by these 12-young
people, FYA has recruited more
new members and developed
sound partnerships thereby
supporting over 18 young
people to engage with training,
skills development, music and
digital contents production and
organising and managing events.
We continue to support our
young people through active
engagement, supporting them
to refrain from youth and gang
violence, tackling knife crime,
helping reduce their link with
offending or anti-social behaviour,
better relationship with the police
and statutory bodied. Our work also
involves working in partnership
with Nottinghamshire Police, local
community groups and education
institutions to facilitate positive
relationships between, mainly
young people from BME, refugees
and asylum seekers and the new
and emerging communities and
the Nottinghamshire Police.
Aim
The aim of FYA is to provide
mentoring for young people in
the Nottingham area by creating
a safe space where we recruit
members, sustain our momentum
and growth, train members and
other young people functional
skills on digital media training
programs, administrative skills,
management, recording and social
skills and increased ways of sharing
and accessing information locally
and in ways that is best suited for
youths and young people.
Vision
To
make
young
people
knowledgeable about the dangers
of Knife Crime.
Our Services
• Events Organising & Management
• Tackling Knife Crime and Gang Violence
• Counselling & 1-1 Support
• Training & Skills Development
Digital media Courses
• Photography and photo editing
• Video Recording & Editing
• Radio presentation & Interviewing skills
• Music Engineering & Production.
• Social Media
• Photoshop.
Mission
The mission of FYA is the pursuit of
the following principles:
• Commitment: FYA wants to
inspire pro-social friendships,
strong interpersonal skills, and
instil a sense of hope in the
future.
• Responsibility: The focus of
FYA is to empower youth in
establishing goals and following
through on commitments.
• Possibility: FYA wants to expand
the perspective of young people
to make them aware of life’s
possibilities.
• Support: An individual is
dramatically influenced by their
support system. FYA wants
to surround young people in
a caring, inclusive learning
environment.