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The Feathers Association Impact Report 2021–2022

The Feathers Association has delivered community youth work in Marylebone, Westminster since 1934, operating from its Youth and Community Club just 8 minutes on foot from Church Street — one of the most deprived wards in London. In 2021/22 it worked with 668 club members from 56 nationalities across 20 programmes, delivering 1,147 learning hours and 52 nationally recognised accreditations. The Traineeship Programme supported 10 young people into employment pathways. A standout moment was trainee youth worker Serena exhibiting her artwork at the Saatchi Gallery, championed by the club's youth workers.

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About

Centre-based open access youth work Monday to Friday at Marylebone Youth and Community Club; Traineeship Programme for employability and life skills; junior volunteer programme; holiday activity schemes; 20 programmes across informal education, sport, culture and recreation; partnerships with local councillors, Westminster MP, Metropolitan Police, North East Westminster Family Hub and 20 community partners Custom geography from upload: Marylebone, City of Westminster, UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 668 club members from 56 nationalities; 95% Westminster residents; 20 programmes delivered
Key Metric 2 1,147 learning hours delivered; 10.2 weeks of holiday activities; 52 nationally recognised accreditations achieved
Key Metric 3 10 trainees supported within the Traineeship Programme; 5 junior volunteers; 2 university placements

Key Outcomes

  • Trainee youth worker Serena exhibited her own artwork at the Saatchi Gallery — a direct outcome of youth worker advocacy and support for her creative ambitions
  • Young people from one of Westminster's most deprived wards (Church Street — within the 10% most deprived nationally) provided a safe space and structured support outside school hours
  • The club serves the Church Street ward where 33% of children receive free school meals, 28% of the population has no qualifications, and knife crime with injury offences increased 8% in the past year

Geography

London, Other

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
Key Metric 2
27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
Key Metric 3
94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni