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." 

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Putting Young People at the Centre

Youth Echo and the Co-Production Project Bridge team joined forces to deliver a ‘Coproduction with Young People' workshop as part of their Haringey Youth Organisation Network initiative.

Elliot, the Bridge's Co-Production Programme Coordinator, opened the workshop with an engaging session on what co-production is —and what it isn’t. Drawing on his experience working with community organisations and health services, he challenged common misconceptions and highlighted how co-production can support organisations to better respond to the needs of young people. Through interactive discussion, the group shared community insights, tested assumptions, and developed a clearer understanding that co-production is not an all-or-nothing approach but a flexible way of working that can be strengthened over time. For many, the session provided a strong foundation for rethinking power, voice, and decision-making in their work with young people.

The feedback on the session was very positive, with 100% of participants reporting a greater understanding of coproduction and feeling more confident in delivering it with young people.

“Brilliant workshop. Came, not understanding what co-production was, but now clearer about it and more confident about it.”

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Following the session, Youth Echo will develop resources on co-production, including a checklist for incorporating co-production into funding applications. These resources will be available to all members of the Haringey Community Youth Network (HYON), which is free to join and provides members with free one-to-one capacity-building support.

Join HYON today