What do you say to the young people who turned up to our bus project a few hundred yards from were Nedim was fatally stabbed the day before? How do you process that a young person you’ve worked with has become the latest tragic headline?

They say it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness but right now that’s pretty hard. We will be with the young people helping them work through their grief for as long as it takes. Because that’s what we do. Because that ’s what makes a difference.

Over the next few months, we’ll be hearing from our amazing students. To kick us off, here’s the wonderful Lizzie: ‘I never thought I could grow so much in so little time. Independence.… instagram.com/p/BteeLu_FISL/…

Mentor a young person #ImproveYourLifeIn4Words

GOOD NEWS: 7 out of 8 of our latest Ready to Work cohort are now in work! YAY :D And the eighth young person is doing a college course! 💯 #Employment #Education #ReadytoWork #WorkWorkWorkWork #Jobs #Success #PositiveFutures

Because you are alive, everything is possible Who do you know someone who needs to hear this today? It’s on the wall out side a school we’re working in #EverythingIsPossible #FridayFeeling #School #YoungPeople #Trust #Believe #Change #KnifeCrime

We live to celebrate young people, especially when doing things they love. Last Saturday, our East Team held their annual Arts Showcase, where they played host to an array of brilliant… instagram.com/p/Bt6HvpWBuxr/…

Drone’s eye view ⚽️⚽️⚽️ #FootballTournament #XLSports #London #YouthWork #HalfTerm

What a tournament! Huge shout out to everyone who made it possible! U16 winners were Abbeywood U14 winners were Frampton But the real winner was ⚽️⚽️⚽️ #Hackney #Greenwich #London #Youth #XLSports

This is Tia, and Tia is an absolute gem. Here’s what she had to say about the Experience Year: “Doing the XLP Experience gap year has given me countless amazing opportunities,… instagram.com/p/BuMWV7QhT1Y/…

O P E N D A Y - April 23rd, 2019 - Come spend a day going behind the scenes at XLP HQ, hanging out on one of our double decker buses, and seeing first hand what our community projects… instagram.com/p/BuT677vhzr-/…

Next week is #XLPStudentTakeover week A perfect chance to get a real insight to what it’s like to be XLP Experience Year student and spend a year serving the #YoungPeople of #London xlp.org.uk/experience #YouthWork #YearOut #InnerCity

Watch out, we’re taking over! From Monday, the Experience team will be taking control of XLP’s main social media pages to show you what a week in the life of a student looks like. You… instagram.com/p/BugIWrlBiIJ/…

Today, I'm in charge and I'm sharing why I don't have #MondayBlues thanks to the XLP Experience Year. Check out my blog about it: xlp.org.uk/about-us/blog/… Dougie, Islington Experience Student #MondayMotivation #YearOut #XLPStudentTakeover #Islington #London #GapYear #NCW2019 #YouthWork

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Imagine having to learn about photosynthesis in French or about earthquakes in Urdu. That’s the challenge that faces 70% of pupils this morning as I head in to support them as part of my year with XLP Experience Year Lizzie #Newham Student xlp.org.uk/about-us/blog/… #XLPStudentTakeover

Our Stratford Youth Hub is open 🎉🎉🎉 Come and say hello ⁦Stratford Centre⁩ #YouthWork

This is Dougie. Dougie is a legend. He says “This gap year has been a complete eye opener! It’s taught me how to become more independent, more mature, and most importantly how to give hope… instagram.com/p/BwB9mJzh2dI/…

This morning we are going to be meeting with Sadiq Khan Metropolitan Police at our new Stratford Centre Youth Hub! Great for our youth workers and young people to have the opportunity to share their thoughts on growing up in #London today #PositiveFutures

What an opportunity! #Hiring #CharityJob #Marketing xlp.org.uk/jobs Fresh, high quality comms is critical to XLP. Can you deliver? It’s essential for our work with #youngpeople, securing the necessary #youthwork resources & influencing decision makers