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The Avenues Youth Project Annual Report 2024–2025

The Avenues Youth Project is a West London charity delivering open access youth work from its centre in North Paddington, serving young people aged 8–18. In 2024–25 it worked with 1,155 young people across 13,658 session attendances, running after-school clubs, holiday programmes, girls-only sessions, senior evenings, music studios, vocational courses and a 39-week Youth Work Level 1 programme. The charity received the London Youth Gold Award for outstanding provision and plays an active role in the North Paddington Serious Youth Violence Taskforce.

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📋About

Open access after-school clubs and holiday programmes for ages 8–18; girls-only sessions; senior sessions for ages 13–18; music production and industry pathways (Mic Drop, Releasement); vocational Kickstart Careers courses; Youth Work Level 1 accredited training; one-to-one mentoring; homework club; food at all sessions; community outreach and youth violence response Custom geography from upload: North Paddington, West London, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,155 children and young people worked with over the year Key Metric 1
13,658 total session attendances over 12 months Key Metric 2
90% of young people reported that Avenues helps them stay active and healthy Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 82% of young people said attending helps them feel more comfortable in their own skin
  • 94% of young people attending a vocational course wished to further develop their new skill
  • 59 young people gained SEG Awards Level 1 Certificate in Exploring Youth Work

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2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
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45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
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95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
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191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025 Free

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
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Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
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Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy