We're an award-winning charity that supports children, young adults and those who face adversity to make positive, productive life choices
Since 2006, our community-inspired black led initiative has worked across London and Kent  to help young people to navigate key aspects of life to reduce and prevent the risk of offending.
36822
Young people and
adults reached.
adults reached.
646
Adults trained through
our training program.
our training program.
90
of young people desisted
from reoffending.
from reoffending.
75
of young people move into
Employment or Education.
Employment or Education.
Our Impact
Our vision keeps us focused on making a difference; last year alone we worked with over 2,600 young people through our services.
Find out more about our services and the difference they make to the young people of London, Kent and Bucks on our Impact page.
Enhanced Prevention
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Casework mentoring
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Detached
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Counselling
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Education, Training & Employment
Support
Last year 40 young people lost their lives to knife crime in England and Wales.
One life lost is too many. We are actively working to change that number through our Intervention services.
We support young people who are involved in or on the periphery of becoming involved in the criminal justice system, including those affected by violence. We mentor our young people with a therapeutic approach to help them live safer and happier lives.
Early Prevention
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1-1 mentoring
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group mentoring
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assemblies
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1-1 counselling
Last year 10,900 children were permanently excluded from school.
Our prevention programmes are delivered in schools and communities with the aim of reducing that number and helping young people to strive for safe and happy lives.
We work with mainstream schools and Pupil Referral Units to deliver these programmes for children and young people who are at risk of exclusion or have experience of involvement in the criminal justice system.
Training
& Advocacy
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Parent Champion
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Aqa accredited wholistic mentoring training
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Trauma awareness training
To create lasting change, we need to ensure all young people are cared for by adults who are trauma-informed, and systems that are responsive to their social and emotional needs.
As part of this, we work with parents/carers, professionals and volunteers to ensure that they are well equipped, so that young people can receive the support they need.
Our Youth Panel
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Empower young people's voices
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Keeps our work culturally competent
Our work is informed by the voices of the young people we work with
Our work would not have the impact it does on our young people's lives if we did not listen to them. That's why we rely on the voices of our youth panel to shape and inform the work that we do.
What people say about us
We work with lots of professionals within our young people's networks, from family members to professionals, we can work together to help our young people thrive.
"Spark2Life has done an outstanding job supporting [Family Name]. They consistently went above and beyond to help the family during tough times, showing genuine care and dedication."
- Social Worker who referred a young person
"Their [Spark2Life] work goes beyond just behavioural support—it empowers young people to take control of their lives and become leaders in their own right."
- Enfield’s Secondary Behaviour Support Service (SBSS)
"They [Spark2Life] genuinely care about our situation offering support. It’s comforting to have someone who truly cares."
- Parent who received mentoring support
Our supporters & Partners
Accreditations & Awards