October 2021 Newsletter
Summer 2021
The brutal killing of George Floyd in the USA on 25th May 2020 caused global grief and anger. It impacted us here in the UK and on a local level in the city of Leicester. We have reflected on the ongoing racial injustice, intolerance and inequality the horrific event has shone a light on. For…
Mason became involved with Focus at the age of 16. He was referred by a local community agency in Saffron Lane to our Inspire Project (a year-long personal development project for 14-16 year olds). He threw himself into the project..
We met Abdiqani for the first time at De Montfort University “PAVE in 2017” event.
To the outside world I was a bright, confident, ambitious young woman. With the advantage of coming from a stable home with a private school education – destined for Oxford University and a successful career.