About Us
Youth4Youth is a charitable organisation that provides services to young people aged 10-25 across the UK. Our primary service involves putting young people in contact with peers to provide peer-to-peer mentoring.
We are an organisation that is led with a youth focus which enables us to stay in touch with what young people need. This ensures we maintain focus on what’s important for the young people accessing our services.
Our Mission
“Our mission is to make sure that all young people have a safe space to reach out for support from their peers about anything that may be troubling them, especially those that struggle to speak with adults or professionals”
We aim to...
- Provide high-quality, peer led support services that are accessible to all those aged 25 and under
- Develop and harness the power within young people to allow them to thrive in life.
- Allow all young people, regardless of their background, to have opportunities to grow, ensuring that nobody is left behind
- Remain focussed on delivering the best support services possible to young people that continue to be led by young people
Our Core Values
Empathetic
- We listen to and understand the views of others
- We show care for others in everything that we do
- We seek to understand where others are coming from
- We are genuine and authentic in all of our interactions
Innovative
- We strive to be the best organisation that we can be
- We challenge our own norms and encourage new ideas
- We learn from our own experiences to evolve as needed
- We listen to the needs of those we support and adapt our services to meet those needs
Inclusive
- We build a strong, diverse and representative team
- We ensure that everybody feels safe and comfortable to express themselves as they desire
- We leverage everybody’s differences to ensure we are competitive and successful
Collaborative
- We work together, avoiding silos, to promote strong working relationships across the Charity
- We partner with others to promote greater wellbeing for young people
- We listen to, and learn from, others to grow and support more young people
Our Leadership Team
Executive Team
Joshua Towers
Chief Executive Officer, Founder & Trustee
Barney Harrison
Commercial Director & Trustee
Annelie Carver
Company Secretary, General Counsel & Trustee
Benjamin Hardiman
IT Director & Trustee
Cheryl Carr
Youth Services Director
Debbi Allen
Development Director
Grace Clarke
People Director
Gemma Thomas
Marketing & Communications Director
The Board
Rebecca Hunt
Trustee
Amy Bishoprick
Trustee
Maria Reji
Youth Advisory Committee Chairperson & Trustee
Thomas Dillon
Treasurer & Trustee
Simon Heath
Non-executive Director & Trustee
Amory Gonzalez
Non-executive Director & Trustee
Simon Abley
Non-executive Director & Trustee