Youth clubs and projects - Camden Rise

Camden youth centres and projects
Find out more about what the borough's youth centres and projects have to offer below.
You can also find after-school and holiday sports and physical activities here.
For education, careers and training advice, please continue to contact our Careers and Connexions service.
Council youth centres
Camden Council runs three main youth centres where young people aged 13 to 19 (25 if you have a learning disability) can get support, meet other young people and get involved in activities, including:
- sports
- games
- trips out
- art
- cooking
- volunteering
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Somers Town Youth Centre
Address: 134 Chalton Street, NW1 1RX
Tel: 020 7974 8256 or 020 7974 4957
Email: anthony.edwards@camden.gov.uk or joanne.peet@camden.gov.uk
Open: Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm by appointment or come along Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 6.30 to 9pm – but please check before turning up.
Fresh Youth Academy @ Ingestre Road and Maitland Park Youth Project
Address: Ingestre Road Community Centre, Ingestre Road, NW5 1UX
Tel: 020 7974 2723 / 2079
Email: mukith.miah@camden.gov.uk or cat.phillips@camden.gov.uk
Open: Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm by appointment or come along Monday to Thursday, 6-9pm – but please check before turning up.
Netherwood Youth and Family Hub
Address: 5 Netherwood Street, NW6 2QU
Tel: 020 7974 5003 / 1534
Email: vanessa.simon@camden.gov.uk or aaron.pownell@camden.gov.uk
Open: We are open to young people and families Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm, by appointment. Youth club sessions run Monday to Thursday, 5.30 to 8.30pm and Friday, 4.30 to 7.30pm – please check before turning up.
Youth Early Help - helping young people to succeed
If you're aged 11 to 19 (up to 25 with learning difficulties and disabilities), you can contact us or drop in to one of our centres. Parents or carers can also contact us.
Read or download our flyer below to find out more:
- Youth Early Help flyer (PDF)
Camden Detached Youth Team
The Detached Youth Team (DYT) is a mobile, street-based team of youth workers who engage with young people on local estates, in parks or other community spaces. Email: DYT@camden.gov.uk
The Avalon Project
The Avalon Project is a multi-skills project, open to young people aged 13 to 19 years old (up to 25 years old for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) in Camden and surrounding boroughs. Now in new premises in Euston, the Avalon Project offers unique opportunities for those looking for practical skills in motorcycle mechanics and off-road riding experiences. Visit their new website, email neil.monaghan@camden.gov.uk or call 020 7974 2392. You can also follow @1avalonproject on Instagram.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Camden
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award web page
- Camden DofE on Instagram
- Email: autumn.elbourn@camden.gov.uk
- Tel: 07970 908975
Youth projects for disabled young people
- Count Me In web page
- Email: catherine.andrews@camden.gov.uk
- Tel: 07497 801 338.
Community youth and play projects
There are lots of other youth clubs and play schemes in Camden run by community organisations and charities.
- Castlehaven Community Centre
- Coram's Fields Youth Centre
- Fitzrovia Youth in Action
- The Hive Camden
- Kentish Town Community Centre Youth Project
- King's Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association (KCBNA) Youth Project
- The Pirate Castle, Camden Town - boating and outdoor activities
- Maiden Lane Community Centre
- New Horizon Youth Centre
- The Dome - Queen's Crescent Community Association Youth Services
- GOAL Youth Club (Gospel Oak Action Link)
- ARC Youth Club at SHAK (South Hampstead and Kilburn Community Partnership)
- Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre
- Sidings Youth Project
- Somers Town Community Centre
- Somali Youth Development and Resource Centre (SYDRC) and N1C Centre
- WAC Arts
- The Winch Youth Club and Youth Activities
- NW5 Project
- Community play schemes
- Young Camden Foundation - projects
Sport and physical activities
Find out how to get involved in sport and physical activities, including swimming, dance and after-school sports clubs, as well as holiday activities, including Multi-Sport Camps, Girls Get Moving Mondays and football sessions.
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