News - Camden Rise

Young people, youth workers and organisations who support young people came together at Camden Town Hall on Tuesday 7 November to celebrate Youth Work Week 2023. Stalls showcasing the amazing variety of youth organisations and youth work in Camden were set up on the civic floor of the Town Hall before an event in the Council Chamber, chaired by local young people, which comprised a quiz,...

Camden's youth service has been helping to empower young people from Camden and across London through ambitious international volunteering programmes. The Camden Youth Early Help Team, in collaboration with other youth service providers, embarked on two life-changing international volunteering programmes in South Africa and Morocco this year. These initiatives expanded horizons and nurtured a...

The Independent Living Hub, based at Camden’s Greenwood Centre, has been relaunched with an exciting new activity programme for young people aged 14 to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities. Designed by and for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the pilot programme includes a range of activities - from CV writing, fitness, creating lyrics and music,...

By Farjana Khan, aged 17 I interviewed three members of Camden Youth Council (CYC), two of whom are our current Youth MPs. I asked them each questions about what it’s like being part of the CYC and the benefits.  Aya, 17, is one of Camden’s Youth MPs. She said she joined CYC because she has “always been interested and passionate about social justice” and also because she wanted to be...

Adults born between 1998 and 2004 are less likely to be vaccinated against measles because of a 1998 study that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism. This study has been disproven – there is no link between MMR and autism. However, measles cases are increasing in London and, if you’re not fully vaccinated, measles can make you seriously unwell. It can lead to...