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Battersea Summer Scheme

Young People

We want to provide a programme of fun, educational and constructive day trips and outings for disadvantaged young people in the Borough.

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About this cause

Battersea Crime Prevention Panel aims to make Wandsworth a better and safer place to live, work & play. Focusing on Battersea and Balham, areas which suffer from unemployment, overcrowding & households lacking in amenities which are some of the worst in the country. There is severe deprivation with poor statistics for health, educational achievement, crime (particularly drug use and abuse) and ‘at risk’ children in the borough. The Panel works closely with the Metropolitan Police and various Council Services to target those most in need of support and funding. The main project, Battersea Summer Scheme has been delivering trips and activities within the Borough for 25 years working closely with local youth groups giving them a successful programme of after school & summer activities.

How this cause brings people in the community together

The root cause of many of our problems in the Borough is youth boredom. By providing an attractive programme of different activities and outings they learn to interact better with each other and their local community. They are occupied and experiencing opportunities they would not normally have access to which broadens their horizons so giving them ambitions for the future.