Youth Echo

Welcome to Youth Echo

Youth Echo is a three-year programme funded by the City Bridge Foundation through the Propel Grant, designed to put young people at the heart of change in Haringey. The programme aims to empower young people to lead system change actions to tackle roots causes of racial inequity and interrelated poverty and violence through targeted actions

Working in partnership with North London Partnership Consortium and the Godwin Lawson Foundation, Youth Echo amplifies the voices of young people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, supporting them to influence the systems and services that shape their lives. From health and education to employment and community safety, we create spaces where young people are not just heard, but actively shape solutions.

Through social action projects, mentoring, and pathways into employment, we equip young people with the skills, confidence, and opportunities to lead. The result is a growing movement of empowered young people driving meaningful change across their communities; their voices are not only valued, but impossible to ignore.

"I feel Youth Echo is an amazing approach in Haringey and one that is very unique in terms of how young people can be referred and offered support. I have found the team extremely kind, open, and transparent about what the goals are... Your team listens to the real concerns of young people in the community." 

Funded by

Putting Black Communities at the Heart of Research

Diabetes, prostate cancer, and cardiovascular disease disproportionately affect Black African and Black Caribbean communities, who often experience severe health inequalities. In health research, Black African and Black Caribbean people have not been and are still not adequately represented.

Over the last three years, our North Central London Research Engagement Network, in partnership with Edmonton Community Partnership and North Central London Integrated Care Board, has been working to make health research more equitable and representative with the aim of improving health outcomes, care, and support for the Black communities.

So far in Year 3, we have:

recruited 39 residents into health research
engaged with over 200 residents in conversations around research

We are working closely with Community Research Champions and research partners - Black Health Legacy, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and North Central London Research Office (NoCLoR) - to build strong and meaningful relationships between researchers and communities. Through this collaboration, we have brought research directly into the community by delivering health checks and sharing information about current studies and how local residents can get involved.

Our Research Engagement Network has been crucial in developing trust and relationships between researchers and Black African and Black Caribbean communities in North Central London. This work is ongoing and vital to help shift the dial on health outcomes in Black African and Black Caribbean communities.

Find out more: Research Engagement Network | The Bridge Renewal Trust

Join us for our Black Health Research Fair on Thursday, 16 April.