News - Camden Rise

Camden Council and the Young Camden Foundation have launched a new government-funded programme of Holiday Activities and Food for children and young people aged five to 16 years who are eligible for free school meals.  All of the activities can be accessed at a range of local providers for free by any child who receives free school meals at their Camden school (including local...

Come to our free webinar, which is for up and coming young entrepreneurs, including young people and young adults, who are either thinking of setting up their own business or have a business idea but may not be sure how to get it off the ground.  Join Kayy, Sam and Mubarak, who are three local innovative entrepreneurs, at their online event on Thursday, 1 April, from 7.30 to...

Articles and a poem from 'virtual' (online) reparations sessions held for young people aged 10 to 18 by Camden Youth Offending Service:  Dealing with racism If someone is saying racist stuff or posting racist videos online, if it is online you just have to record it for proof then report it. If it ain’t to you, you can’t really comment on it and start an argument because that makes...

Camden Youth Safety Fortnight (25 June to 9 July 2021) - Secondary Schools’ Multimedia Creative Competition Up to £500 per school is available for each selected entry by Camden secondary schools The money would be used by selected schools to develop multimedia projects on a range of themes related to youth safety (see themes below) Schools need to submit a brief expression of...

On Thursday (18 February), 30 past and current members of Camden Youth Council came together for our first virtual Youth MP election - with Anes Bouzouina being chosen as the borough's new Youth MP. Andrea Giró-Adeleye and Anya Nedungadi are Camden's new Deputy Youth MPs. The election was originally due to take place borough-wide in March 2020. However, the first week...