Are you working on or leading a community project or group in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland and would like to develop your leadership skills? Why not apply for a funded place on the next Community Leadership Programme?

Heads up! The 2024 Community Leadership Programme is back for its 4th round! 🌟 🗓️ Deadline: March 11

Big shout out to the awesome team at Violence Reduction Network LLR who have their 2nd Leicester Hope Hack today The work of our legacy project THE HOPE COLLECTIVE with founder members NCS Trust UK Youth Rio Ferdinand Foundation sees the 28th Hope Hack underway Thank you everyone involved! #LegacyOfHope

Our young people really enjoyed today! It’s great to see programmes like today giving young people the chance to voice their opinions and have them heard!.

Leicester Violence Reduction Network LLR smashed it today for their #HopeHackLLR24 some great discussions and solutions heard 🤩 The power of Hope was in the room today! 👊❣️THE HOPE COLLECTIVE Rio Ferdinand Foundation USMAN AHMED Once upon a time ⚖️ Yahye Abdi

Truly, a day overflowing with hope, valuable advice and positivity at the #Hopehack2024 in Leicester. A memorable experience, filled with inspirational speeches,entertainment workshops & a youth panel. Thanks to Lisa Violence Reduction Network LLR & Team.

Very proud of our young people !!

Yesterday we held our 2nd Hope Hack with over 130 young people from across LLR 🥳 The energy and positivity of the day was absoultely phenomenal!!! Thanks to LVT LVT and Yahye Yahye Abdi for being such fabulous hosts 🙌🙌🙌 THE HOPE COLLECTIVE EAVA FM 102.5 #DMUevents

A fantastic day at Hope Hack LLR. Our MVP mentors discussed key issues faced by young people today and offered solutions to key decision makers. A very inspiring event and our students were brilliant! THE HOPE COLLECTIVE EAVA FM 102.5 #DMUevents Violence Reduction Network LLR

Another incredible #HopeHack by Violence Reduction Network LLR & partners incl the amazing EAVA FM 102.5 & organised brilliantly by Lisa Wilkinson and team! Far too many highlights to name but my favourite? Our young people of course - full of hope, bursting with ideas & the brightest of stars ✨

I love developing MVP within schools. A programme delivered by young people but one often supported by wonderful teachers and youth workers. Important we recognise their efforts also. Well done Violence Reduction Network LLR for your work in shaping this work

Grace Strong Violence Reduction Network LLR EAVA FM 102.5 Lisa Wilkinson Congratulations to all involved. As we celebrate, let's remember: Children are our future. Let's shield them from societal toxicity and bureaucratic barriers. Their hearts hold the key to everything good. Violence Reduction Network LLR #homelessness #mentalhealth

‘Team FOCUS’ attended the Violence Reduction Network LLR Hope Hack event at @DMU’s The Venue. Young people contributed to youth-led workshops on Education, Employment, Environment and Mental Health. #FocusCharity #YoungPeople #HopeHackLLR2024

New paper - The Commercial Determinants of Violence: Identifying Opportunities for Violence Prevention through a Public Health-Based Framework Analysis. How commercial bodies and activities contribute to violence and what they could do to prevent it mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/3…

Do you live locally, and want to learn more about how different agencies work together to keep children safe? Come along to our Connecting Communities event on 17th April!

Hospital Team promoting our work with Leicester's Hospitals and signing clinical staff up to be VIP Champions!

THIS is a fantastic opportunity to ensure young people are centre-stage in the work of the Leicester Community Safety Partnership! And you get to work with the amazing Samantha Merry too! 😁

🎉🎉 The Community Leaders Network website is now LIVE! 🌐 Drive in now to connect, share, and find out more about the Community Leaders Network. Check us out ➡️ communityleaders.co.uk What do you think? Drop a comment! 🗨️#CommunityLeaders