Young people experiencing CSE

The Blagrave Trust was part of a funders’ alliance supporting a range of voluntary sector partners to provide support to young people who were affected by child sexual exploitation. The voluntary sector agencies also provided training and support to other...

Proud to celebrate Youth Voice stars!

The Blagrave Trust was proud to present the ‘Best Campaign’ award at the first ever Youth Voice Star Awards recently. The awards celebrate the breadth and diversity of local work happening across the UK to promote young people’s voices. The ceremony was a...

The Blagrave Trust is looking for Young Trustees!

The Blagrave Trustees have decided to recruit two additional young adult trustees to the Board. Because we are focused on young people, it is both important and appropriate that our own decision making is informed by young people’s perspectives and is equally valued...

So much to give – UK Youth Parliament

This morning I had the great privilege of attending the House of Commons to listen to the member of the UK Youth parliament debating the top issues of importance to 11 – 18 year olds.   And what an inspiring few hours it was!   The topics up for debate were the...

‘The World Outside is Beautiful…’

One of our charity partners supports children experiencing a bereavement. This quote was reported to me by their youth worker who had recently finished a youth session. The young person they were supporting had been so caught up in dealing with the challenges they...