what our work has achieved
Since 2007, Spark2Life has reached and supported over 36,822 young people across London, Kent and Buckinghamshire.
In the last year alone we supported 5,503 young people through our programmes and services.
prevention
young people were mentored in schools
Through group and 1:1 mentoring
young people attended the Spark2Life awareness sessions in schools
Through assemblies and group mentoring
intervention
young people were supported through our mentoring and casework programmes in the community
young people were reached on the streets through our Detached programme
We provided 130 parents and carers with training in how to provide peer support; trauma-awareness; stop and search practices.
We were involved in 31 system influencing activities, such as: Stop and Search roundtables and consultations, such as: Independent Office for Police Conduct; New Scotland Yard); Police Engagement Panel and MOPAC's Transition to Adulthood pilot; The Mayor of London’s New Deal for Young People
In 2023-24 our workers have achieved high engagement rates with young people who are otherwise labelled as "hard to reach" by statutory services.
The 70% of our young people who engaged with our workers for longer than 6 months achieved the follow outcomes:
- 75% improved their wellbeing
- 90% desisted from reoffending
- 65% engaged with employment, training and education opportunities
- 70% improved relationships with others
