After five years of dedicated service to our community by empowering young people who are at risk of school exclusion, we have made the difficult decision to shut our doors due to a significant shift in the landscape of the not-for-profit sector. The competition for funding and resources has become Read more…
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has committed to providing 2 million pounds towards significantly reducing exclusion rates in London schools. Why are exclusions becoming a ‘habit’ in schools? In an article published on the 6th of September 2022 on BBC News [1], the director of the Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit Read more…
We are really happy to announce that in the not-for-profit category, Acquisition International have awarded us ” Best Youth Personal Development Project” for the South East of England. “Acquisition International launched this year’s programme with the intent of highlighting those Non-Profit Organisations that have weathered innumerable challenges over the last Read more…
We are excited to announce that our founder and CEO Sabrina Jones has been nominated for a national diversity award. She has been nominated for the positive role model category which is sponsored by The Open University. The National Diversity Awards states ” the importance of having a role model Read more…
We are delighted, and humbled, to tell you that we have won a Stephen Lloyd award! Stephen spent the majority of his working life enabling charities and social enterprises to fulfil their potential. He joined Bates Wells Braithwaite, a commercial and charity law firm based in London, in 1980. Attracted by their slightly Read more…
Our young people are the future of, well, everything. We need to allow them to have a voice, a safe space in which to use that voice, and encourage and support them to reach their goals. Were you encouraged to have an open mindset as a child? Did your parents and Read more…
Hi my name’s Khadija and I’ve been a volunteer with Say It With Your Chest (SIWYC) since February 2021. I have over 10 years’ experience of working in Compliance and Risk Management within the Financial Services sector, however I decided to take a career break so that I could use my skills and Read more…
Tuesday 1st June – Monday 7th June 2021 is National Volunteers Week! Volunteering is a great way of making a fantastic contribution to a good cause and to the wider community. Volunteers Week is the time to celebrate volunteers and their contribution. Why should you volunteer? As well as helping others, volunteering has Read more…
We are excited to announce the launch of our new services thanks to funding from The Phoenix Fund. To celebrate the launch with you, we will be offering a discount of 10% on all services which are booked in April 2021. To be eligible for the discount the services have Read more…
We are excited to be launching new services in March thanks to funding from The Phoenix Fund. Public speaking – we can be a panelist for your event or deliver a talk or presentation that is tailored to your needs. All services can be delivered online or in person. Personal development Read more…
Earlier this week, we were thrilled to learn that we have been nominated as one of the most progressive organisations to work at. This award is known as the escape 100. The award is hosted by Escape The City. This year has been a hard year for everyone so this Read more…
It is important to us that we use our voice and platform to speak about how young people can be better supported. Therefore, we are delighted that our founder Sabrina was interviewed by BBC Politics London where she got to share some of our insights. Please see below a short snippet Read more…
We spoke at a serious violence collective about our work with young girls who are likely to be excluded and exposed to violence. We feel that it is important that we share what we have our learnt based on our work. So below you will see a short summary of Read more…
We are excited to announce that our founder Sabrina, has been awarded a Shackleton Leadership Award for her work with Say It With Your Chest. This award means that we have secured funding of £10,000 to expand our impact. We are really looking forward to working with more young people thanks Read more…
Our founder Sabrina has been attending a 10 week business development course to develop Say It With Your Chest. At the end of the course she had to pitch the concept behind Say It With Your Chest to a panel of judges. We are happy to announce that Sabrina was Read more…