We have a wide mandate in terms of the support we provide, however, we specialise in providing support to vulnerable families with children and young people who are gang-groomed into county lines and at risk of knife crime.
Our five main service areas.
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Tutoring, exam preparation, trips and mentoring for children and young people.
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A community hub for families, with practical help and someone on their side.
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Training, peer support and wellbeing sessions that help parents grow.
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Raising awareness and campaigning for the law to better protect young victims.
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Courses, certificates and work experience that open doors to employment.
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Positive Alternative – Minority Matters Enriched-Educational Programme:
Minority Matters has been working with children and young people groomed and criminally exploited into running county lines. Our work is focused on:
As a charity working with hard to reach communities, we have unique insights into the loopholes used to target children and young adults from these communities, in order to criminally exploit them. We not only work closely with parents, but advocate for them to ensure their voices are heard by decision-makers. Beyond that, we work hard to change professional misconceptions about CCE, which affect the way services are delivered to young victims.
We refuse to accept that children and young people want to be victimised, which is what the accepted narrative about CCE points to. No child or young person wants to be enslaved, hurt and criminally exploited.
A 16-week motivational course for Somali parents and children, covering:
