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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Youth Echo Delivers VCS May Forum

Last week Youth Echo partnered with the Haringey Community Collaborative to co-deliver a VCS forum on young people’s mental health. The session brought together expert local organisations from across the borough. The Coproduction and Engagement Team within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) shared how they are creating meaningful opportunities for young people to influence how mental health services are shaped, ensuring that care is responsive, person-centred, and that the voices and experiences of young people are embedded across service design, delivery, and improvement.

Ruth the CEO of Open Door, part of the Home Cooked Consortium, then spoke about their offer of free psychological therapies for young people aged 12-24 who live in Haringey, reminding the audience of the importance of not avoiding the subject of suicide with people struggling with their mental health.

The Engine Room, the host for the event, shared about the success of their youth programme COMPACT which aims to empower young people in the community.

A key takeaway from the workshop was the importance of remembering we are not experts and that our job is not to diagnose but instead to encourage a young person we are concerned about to access professional support.