Summer is approaching, which can only mean one thing: FOCUS Does Summer is back! For the third year in a row, we will be delivering our majorly successful, FREE two-week Summer Scheme between Monday 14th – Thursday 24th July. This summer scheme is an amazing opportunity for young people to be engaged in something positive…
During the October Half-Term break, our Inspire project held its annual half-term scheme. The project’s young people – including some new faces – took part in four memorable days of activities. To make it even better, this year saw the return of the Inspire Residential at Beaumanor Hall. Led by a team of dedicated adult…
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We’re delighted to bring you our Impact Report for 2023-24! Read how the generosity and support of all our donors, funders and fundraisers have helped us to support nearly 300 young people throughout the last financial year. Impact Report 2023-24 (Final) Back to News and Events
For the past 4 years, we have been hugely fortunate to have been members of a local networking group called BNI Foxes (https://www.leicesternetworking.co.uk). Meeting every Tuesday morning, they support one another’s businesses, and that includes FOCUS. They are a fantastic group and are great supporters of our charity. Each year they’ve raised significant funds (up…
Facing the Future (FtF), FOCUS’ latest project, hosted their first community event last month – and what a success it was! ‘Why Don’t You?’ was held at the Haymarket Shopping Centre on Saturday 22nd of June. FtF’s volunteer mental-health first-aiders coordinated the event, alongside both established and new partners. The youth event aimed to highlight…
Summer is approaching, which only means one thing: FOCUS Does Summer is BACK! Once again FOCUS will be delivering a free two-week Summer Scheme between Monday 15th July 2024 – Thursday 25th July 2024. View PDF The scheme is an amazing opportunity for young people to have fun, create new friendships, and be engaged in something positive…
At FOCUS, we consider diversity, inclusion and a sense of belonging for all stakeholders as integral to achieving a fairer space, where all can thrive. Exploring the way we recognise, approach and deal with issues of oppression has been an exciting journey. In 2020, we formed an Anti-Oppressive Practice group to help us review, challenge and change, if necessary, the way we work.…
2023-2024 was a non-stop year for the young people of our Leicestival project. Getting involved with Leicester’s diverse range of festivals and events, they’ve been developing their events- and heritage-skills. Alongside them, the FOCUS TV sub-group have compiled their knowledge and research into a series of mini-documentaries. To round up all the hard work they’d…
Be part of our new team of volunteer mental health ambassadors, and support young people in mental health crises across Leicestershire. It is well-documented that young people’s mental health has been hugely impacted by a range of recent factors. The isolation and loss of education created by the recent pandemic, and the unchecked rise of…