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We are the Mayor’s Fund for London, a charity that champions opportunities for young Londoners facing the biggest barriers across the capital.
This morning we've also been joined by Cllr Claire Holland, Chair of London Councils & Leader of Lambeth Council to discuss the work happening in London to create growth and opportunities for all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Noah, a MFL Youth Board member, addresses the room:

"Don’t see the young people here as a token in your conversation, see us as a partner".

Alongside Jim Minton, MFL Chief Executive, he set the scene on why we need a #YoungLondonersSummit
March 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Alison McGovern MP, Minister for Employment kicks off the Summit. Opening with a keynote speech on the national agenda for growth and creating opportunities for young people.
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today is our #YoungLondonersSummit 🙌

We're hosted by our long term partner Bloomberg.

The Summit is the first significant opportunity to bring together young people with business, funders, policymakers, educators & communities to support the Growth Plan to deliver inclusive opportunity. 🤝
March 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's nearly #InternationalWomen'sDay!

At MFL, we provide young Londoners:

📈Skills for life

🗣️Youth voice for social change

💚Community cohesion

Recognizing girls are often excluded from these opportunities.

🎧 This #IWD, listen to our Youth Board's podcast on 'Girls in STEM': spoti.fi/43te7oN
March 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s #NationalCareersWeek 💼

We provide industry insights and work experience to build skills that springboard young Londoners to explore careers they thought were unattainable. 📈

We hosted our own work experience students this half term.💚

Here’s what they have to say about their experience!📢
March 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
What an action-packed February half-term for young Londoners across the city!

Here's a few things they have done with us:

📈Work experience placements
🗣️Youth consultations
⚽Physical and mental wellbeing activities
💡Life skills sessions
💼Career education workshops 🍽️Food boxes & recipe kits
February 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🍽️Our Assistant Food Project Manager, Belle has been busy in the test kitchen creating new healthy and culturally inclusive meals for our recipe kits and meals boxes.

💚We're excited to be working across London, throughout February half-term providing food as a foundation and skills as a springboard.
February 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It’s #NationalApprenticeshipWeek!

💚This week brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate the benefits they bring.

🤔Over 18 and have been through an MFL programme? Sign up now and discover a range of apprenticeships! What are you waiting for?

👉 bit.ly/4hRX1Vz
February 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Throughout the lifetime of a young Londoner, we’re here for them – providing:

🍽️Food as a foundation.

🎯Skills as a springboard.

📢Platforms as a bridge to power.

Our new four-year strategy, launched last week, sets out how we will do this, from now through to 2028.

Learn more: bit.ly/3WMYfJX
February 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚀 Today we launch our new strategy! 🚀

We are a charity that champions opportunities for young Londoners facing the biggest barriers. Our new four-year strategy sets out how we will do this, from now through to 2028.

🎥 Hear from our MFL Youth Board 👇

Read the strategy here 👉 bit.ly/3WDLalR
January 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Lessons for young Londoners, that you won’t get in school! 📚

Season 2 of our youth-led podcast, The Intersect, was packed with top tips. From how young people can become financially literate to how they can stay safe on the streets of London.💡

Listen now🎧:
bit.ly/40mSiUS
January 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This year, we created 119 engagement opportunities in policy influencing, campaigning, fundraising, programmatic and creative activities for young Londoners. 🙌

Last week, we had the chance to celebrate these achievements! 🥳

We are looking forward to more exciting opportunities in 2025!💚
December 23, 2024 at 1:05 PM
We’re celebrating our partnership with @alstom.bsky.social 🙌

As part of our Numbers @ Work programme we delivered a series of real-world maths workshops, at Alstom's Old Oak Common depot. Working with young people who are at risk of exclusion or studying in alternative provision.

bit.ly/3VCuPNY
December 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Young people we work with tell us how they often feel unsafe in London.

Here are some tips for young Londoners to stay safe.💡

Listen to episode 6 of The Intersect on 'Street Awareness' with our amazing guest Jerome Harvey-Agyei🙌.

Link🎧: bit.ly/3ZbHVT4

#london #violence #safety #youngpeople
December 5, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Violence in London impacts young people in many ways, from physical harm to the anxiety walking to school. In the latest episode of our youth-led podcast, host Ya'Eesh and Jerome Harvey-Agyei discuss the importance of safe spaces and collective action to reduce violence.

Listen 👉 bit.ly/3ZbHVT4
November 27, 2024 at 5:25 PM
It was great to be joined by our Patron @london.gov.uk and deputy mayor @debbieweekesb.bsky.social to help pack our Create and Make food boxes as part of #MitzvahDay💚
November 25, 2024 at 2:41 PM
People from working class backgrounds make up just 17% of professional jobs in London. We're working to change this, providing young Londoners with skills as a springboard.

Find out about our Employability and Skills work: bit.ly/3Z0EXRl
November 22, 2024 at 5:22 PM
The Intersect is an exciting podcast created by our Youth Board. We invite special guests to have conversations about topics impacting the lives of young people, which they felt they weren’t taught at school.

Check out Season 2 and hear all about “What School Didn’t teach us”!

spoti.fi/4eFghnu
November 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
We are the largest provider of holiday food and activities in the capital, working with community partners in every borough. With 13 weeks away from school each year, we’re the bridge between term times that keeps young Londoners growing.

We start with food as the foundation.
November 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Hey BlueSky 👋

We are the Mayor’s Fund for London, a charity that champions opportunities for young Londoners facing the biggest barriers across the capital.

You can find us here 👉 bit.ly/3YXw6zQ
November 18, 2024 at 3:38 PM