Young Roots
@weareyoungroots.bsky.social
Supporting young refugees in London.
www.youngroots.org.uk
www.youngroots.org.uk
“When I play, I forget everything and have a smile on my face.” ⚽🏏🎱🏓
Our sports sessions at Young Roots do exactly that—young people tell us they feel happy, fantastic, and better in themselves when they play. These sessions are essential for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Our sports sessions at Young Roots do exactly that—young people tell us they feel happy, fantastic, and better in themselves when they play. These sessions are essential for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
“When I play, I forget everything and have a smile on my face.” ⚽🏏🎱🏓
Our sports sessions at Young Roots do exactly that—young people tell us they feel happy, fantastic, and better in themselves when they play. These sessions are essential for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Our sports sessions at Young Roots do exactly that—young people tell us they feel happy, fantastic, and better in themselves when they play. These sessions are essential for young people’s mental health and wellbeing.
“Without my friends, community and support I have received, my journey would be more difficult. Because of this, I make sure I bring all my friends to the Hub who are in similar situations”
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Without my friends, community and support I have received, my journey would be more difficult. Because of this, I make sure I bring all my friends to the Hub who are in similar situations”
This is where the journey begins for so many young people arriving alone in the UK, confused, shut out by language barriers, and unsure where to turn. Youthwork spaces give young people a safe place to start again.
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is where the journey begins for so many young people arriving alone in the UK, confused, shut out by language barriers, and unsure where to turn. Youthwork spaces give young people a safe place to start again.
The young people we work with say it best.
🎥 Hear their voices.
🧡 Help us keep this community going.
This week, your support can help keep these spaces alive. Every donation is doubled through The Big Give. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🎥 Hear their voices.
🧡 Help us keep this community going.
This week, your support can help keep these spaces alive. Every donation is doubled through The Big Give. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The young people we work with say it best.
🎥 Hear their voices.
🧡 Help us keep this community going.
This week, your support can help keep these spaces alive. Every donation is doubled through The Big Give. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🎥 Hear their voices.
🧡 Help us keep this community going.
This week, your support can help keep these spaces alive. Every donation is doubled through The Big Give. donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Things are tough for the young people we work with right now. Some are living in places where protests happen just outside their doors. The news is full of policies that make life even harder. It’s a lot to carry, especially when you’re here alone. That’s why youthwork matters.
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Things are tough for the young people we work with right now. Some are living in places where protests happen just outside their doors. The news is full of policies that make life even harder. It’s a lot to carry, especially when you’re here alone. That’s why youthwork matters.
Youthwork is where healing begins. For one week only, every donation is doubled through the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Help us reach £5,000 to support young people seeking safety in the UK. 👉 Donate today: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#BigGiveChristmasChallenge #ChristmasChallenge
#BigGiveChristmasChallenge #ChristmasChallenge
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Youthwork is where healing begins. For one week only, every donation is doubled through the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Help us reach £5,000 to support young people seeking safety in the UK. 👉 Donate today: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
#BigGiveChristmasChallenge #ChristmasChallenge
#BigGiveChristmasChallenge #ChristmasChallenge
M’s journey shows the challenges young refugees face when starting over in the UK — from navigating a new language to finding safe accommodation and building community.
Throughout it all, his caseworker was a constant source of support.
Throughout it all, his caseworker was a constant source of support.
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
M’s journey shows the challenges young refugees face when starting over in the UK — from navigating a new language to finding safe accommodation and building community.
Throughout it all, his caseworker was a constant source of support.
Throughout it all, his caseworker was a constant source of support.
At our hub, some of the young people came together to cook a meal for everyone to share and enjoy. Sharing meals builds community, celebrates culture, and reminds us how important it is to come together. 🧡🍲
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
At our hub, some of the young people came together to cook a meal for everyone to share and enjoy. Sharing meals builds community, celebrates culture, and reminds us how important it is to come together. 🧡🍲
At our young women’s group, we have been doing yoga sessions to support wellbeing and confidence. During the first session, the group shared empowering quotes with one another.
“Respect each other – respect another person, respect yourself.” ✨
“Respect each other – respect another person, respect yourself.” ✨
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At our young women’s group, we have been doing yoga sessions to support wellbeing and confidence. During the first session, the group shared empowering quotes with one another.
“Respect each other – respect another person, respect yourself.” ✨
“Respect each other – respect another person, respect yourself.” ✨
The gov’s new asylum plans are the harshest yet.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The gov’s new asylum plans are the harshest yet.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
🛑 Just 30 months’ leave — no long-term security
🛑 Family reunion blocked — loved ones kept apart
🛑 No duty to support the destitute
🛑 Safe routes only for workers/students
We know what young people need to rebuild: stability, safety, belonging.
Save the Date: The Big Give is back from 2nd to 9th December! 📣
Right now, young refugees and asylum seekers are facing even greater barriers to safety. With current policies making it harder to find stability, your donation matters more than ever.
Right now, young refugees and asylum seekers are facing even greater barriers to safety. With current policies making it harder to find stability, your donation matters more than ever.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Save the Date: The Big Give is back from 2nd to 9th December! 📣
Right now, young refugees and asylum seekers are facing even greater barriers to safety. With current policies making it harder to find stability, your donation matters more than ever.
Right now, young refugees and asylum seekers are facing even greater barriers to safety. With current policies making it harder to find stability, your donation matters more than ever.
M faced some of the toughest challenges a young person can experience, from an age dispute to the threat of homelessness. It was, in his words, “one of the most difficult chapters in my life.”
He urgently needed legal support.
He urgently needed legal support.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
M faced some of the toughest challenges a young person can experience, from an age dispute to the threat of homelessness. It was, in his words, “one of the most difficult chapters in my life.”
He urgently needed legal support.
He urgently needed legal support.
Huge thanks to Baroness Lister for her amendment to the Border Security Bill on the need to reinstate the 56 day move-on period for all newly-granted refugees, and for sharing our evidence from our frontline teams and the views of young people in her speech!
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Huge thanks to Baroness Lister for her amendment to the Border Security Bill on the need to reinstate the 56 day move-on period for all newly-granted refugees, and for sharing our evidence from our frontline teams and the views of young people in her speech!
What an incredible day at Kazzum Arts' exhibition!
The exhibition featured painting, sculpture, and mixed media created by young artists from across London including young people who attend Young Roots.
@kazzumarts.bsky.social
The exhibition featured painting, sculpture, and mixed media created by young artists from across London including young people who attend Young Roots.
@kazzumarts.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What an incredible day at Kazzum Arts' exhibition!
The exhibition featured painting, sculpture, and mixed media created by young artists from across London including young people who attend Young Roots.
@kazzumarts.bsky.social
The exhibition featured painting, sculpture, and mixed media created by young artists from across London including young people who attend Young Roots.
@kazzumarts.bsky.social
Meet MA.
When he arrived in the UK, MA didn’t speak English. He felt completely alone, exhausted from a long, dangerous journey and overwhelmed by a city that felt nothing like home.
Things began to shift when another young person introduced him to Young Roots.
When he arrived in the UK, MA didn’t speak English. He felt completely alone, exhausted from a long, dangerous journey and overwhelmed by a city that felt nothing like home.
Things began to shift when another young person introduced him to Young Roots.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Meet MA.
When he arrived in the UK, MA didn’t speak English. He felt completely alone, exhausted from a long, dangerous journey and overwhelmed by a city that felt nothing like home.
Things began to shift when another young person introduced him to Young Roots.
When he arrived in the UK, MA didn’t speak English. He felt completely alone, exhausted from a long, dangerous journey and overwhelmed by a city that felt nothing like home.
Things began to shift when another young person introduced him to Young Roots.
Safe routes mean having a way to reach protection without risking your life. But for many young people, those routes are limited or don’t exist at all. Young Roots stands with young people calling for fair, accessible, and humane pathways to safety.
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Safe routes mean having a way to reach protection without risking your life. But for many young people, those routes are limited or don’t exist at all. Young Roots stands with young people calling for fair, accessible, and humane pathways to safety.
This #StressAwarenessWeek we're highlighting what stress really looks like for young people facing displacement.
It’s living with constant uncertainty, about where you’ll stay, who you can trust, and what comes next.
@helenbamber.bsky.social
It’s living with constant uncertainty, about where you’ll stay, who you can trust, and what comes next.
@helenbamber.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This #StressAwarenessWeek we're highlighting what stress really looks like for young people facing displacement.
It’s living with constant uncertainty, about where you’ll stay, who you can trust, and what comes next.
@helenbamber.bsky.social
It’s living with constant uncertainty, about where you’ll stay, who you can trust, and what comes next.
@helenbamber.bsky.social
Young people tell us what they’re worried about.
🛂 Uncertainty around their asylum claim
🏠 Being moved with little notice, unsure where they’ll sleep next
🌀 Feeling lost in systems they didn’t choose and don’t understand
These are the realities young people share with us every day.
🛂 Uncertainty around their asylum claim
🏠 Being moved with little notice, unsure where they’ll sleep next
🌀 Feeling lost in systems they didn’t choose and don’t understand
These are the realities young people share with us every day.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Young people tell us what they’re worried about.
🛂 Uncertainty around their asylum claim
🏠 Being moved with little notice, unsure where they’ll sleep next
🌀 Feeling lost in systems they didn’t choose and don’t understand
These are the realities young people share with us every day.
🛂 Uncertainty around their asylum claim
🏠 Being moved with little notice, unsure where they’ll sleep next
🌀 Feeling lost in systems they didn’t choose and don’t understand
These are the realities young people share with us every day.
Dodgeball, team games, and a whole lot of competitive energy. This session at one of our youth activities was packed with team spirit. 🏐⚽🏀
Young Roots activities are more than just fun. They’re a safe space where young people can be themselves, try new things, and connect with others.
Young Roots activities are more than just fun. They’re a safe space where young people can be themselves, try new things, and connect with others.
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dodgeball, team games, and a whole lot of competitive energy. This session at one of our youth activities was packed with team spirit. 🏐⚽🏀
Young Roots activities are more than just fun. They’re a safe space where young people can be themselves, try new things, and connect with others.
Young Roots activities are more than just fun. They’re a safe space where young people can be themselves, try new things, and connect with others.
We believe people seeking asylum should be housed in communities, not camps, barracks or barges. The inhumane living conditions at these sites cause lasting harm and have been described as ‘quasi-detention‘ by a parliamentary inquiry.
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We believe people seeking asylum should be housed in communities, not camps, barracks or barges. The inhumane living conditions at these sites cause lasting harm and have been described as ‘quasi-detention‘ by a parliamentary inquiry.
This December, Young Roots is taking part in the Big Give campaign. 🧡
It’s a chance to double your impact. Every pound raised during the campaign will be matched, helping us support even more young refugees with vital services and community.
We’re asking you to fundraise with us.
It’s a chance to double your impact. Every pound raised during the campaign will be matched, helping us support even more young refugees with vital services and community.
We’re asking you to fundraise with us.
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This December, Young Roots is taking part in the Big Give campaign. 🧡
It’s a chance to double your impact. Every pound raised during the campaign will be matched, helping us support even more young refugees with vital services and community.
We’re asking you to fundraise with us.
It’s a chance to double your impact. Every pound raised during the campaign will be matched, helping us support even more young refugees with vital services and community.
We’re asking you to fundraise with us.
At Young Roots O discovered a community that welcomed him and helped him connect. He went from feeling alone to building friendships and finding a sense of belonging.
“My emotions changed from lonely and isolated to being sociable with other people.”
This is the impact of belonging.
“My emotions changed from lonely and isolated to being sociable with other people.”
This is the impact of belonging.
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
At Young Roots O discovered a community that welcomed him and helped him connect. He went from feeling alone to building friendships and finding a sense of belonging.
“My emotions changed from lonely and isolated to being sociable with other people.”
This is the impact of belonging.
“My emotions changed from lonely and isolated to being sociable with other people.”
This is the impact of belonging.
The Shared Accommodation Rate is failing young people. It’s a lower amount of housing benefit that in theory under 35s can use to rent a room shared housing but in reality, it’s one of the biggest barriers to finding a safe place to live.
October 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Shared Accommodation Rate is failing young people. It’s a lower amount of housing benefit that in theory under 35s can use to rent a room shared housing but in reality, it’s one of the biggest barriers to finding a safe place to live.
On #WorldFoodDay we celebrate the way food brings people together.
At Young Roots, cooking meals from home countries is a chance to share culture, spark connection, and build friendships.
At Young Roots, cooking meals from home countries is a chance to share culture, spark connection, and build friendships.
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On #WorldFoodDay we celebrate the way food brings people together.
At Young Roots, cooking meals from home countries is a chance to share culture, spark connection, and build friendships.
At Young Roots, cooking meals from home countries is a chance to share culture, spark connection, and build friendships.
When O arrived in the UK, he was age disputed, a process that can be long, confusing, and emotionally draining. While his age was being questioned, everything else was put on hold.
The asylum system can take months, even years.
The asylum system can take months, even years.
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
When O arrived in the UK, he was age disputed, a process that can be long, confusing, and emotionally draining. While his age was being questioned, everything else was put on hold.
The asylum system can take months, even years.
The asylum system can take months, even years.