YOUTH VOICE

Group of young people sitting around a wooden table in a bright room with large windows, engaging in a discussion.

Youth voice sits at the heart of everything we do. Through our Young H&F Collective, Young H&F Grant Makers programme, we create spaces where young people can lead conversations, influence decisions, and shape the future of youth work in Hammersmith & Fulham. Our newest programme, Emerging Leaders, enables young people to build confidence, develop leadership and communication skills, and influence how opportunities for young people are shared across the borough.

Emerging Leaders

Young H&F Collective

A group of young people in a conference room with a large screen displaying a funding application. These are Young H&F Grant Makers who are sitting around a long table, some taking notes, with laptops, notebooks, and coffee mugs in front of them.

Young Grantmakers

Since 2019, our Young Grantmakers have been making funding decisions that directly impact the lives of young people in Hammersmith & Fulham.

Each year, a panel of young people aged 14–25 come together to decide how grants should be allocated to local youth projects. They review applications, discuss priorities, and distribute funding to the ideas they believe will make the biggest difference.

The programme gives young people genuine decision-making power - not just a seat at the table, but control of the purse strings.

Learn more about Young Grantmakers