Impact Reports

This report reflects the powerful stories of resilience, creativity, and connection made possible by the outstanding work of our local delivery organisations, and by the unwavering support of our funding partners.

HAY Har­row 2025 Report amplifies children’s and teens’ voices, delivering clear insights on their health, identity, safety, aspirations, and the support they receive. New demographic layers—such as SEND status, caring duties, and first language—make the findings even more inclusive.

Overall, the HAF Programme 2025 successfully maximised capacity, strengthened inclusion and delivered meaningful outcomes for children and families across Harrow.

This Pilot programme focused on dispelling stigma and the fact that eating disorders affect people of every race, size, gender identity, sexual orientation and background. Young Harrow Foundation proposed two strands of funding for this Pilot programme: Early Intervention and Support Grants, and Community Campaign and Awareness Raising Grants.

This report presents key insights, learning and outcomes from the three-year delivery of the Harrow Young Adult Mental Health Partnership. The report highlights what worked well and where improvements can be made. These shared learnings aim to deepen our understanding of the diverse needs of young adults and inform more tailored, effective service delivery—helping to shape future support with greater impact.

We take great pride in delivering a high-quality, inclusive programme that offers a diverse range of activities while also securing additional funding to support young people facing economic hardship but not eligible for Free School Meals (FSM).

This impact report highlights the impressive results achieved by our service delivery organisations. Through tailored support, this programme has made a significant difference in the lives of young people.

The primary goal has been to transform this narrative by providing local children and teenagers with opportunities to engage in enriching artistic activities, fostering creativity, building confidence, and supporting personal growth.

The programmes delivered are showing how early intervention programmes are raising awareness, increasing knowledge and having a positive impact on the prevention of young people involved in substance misuse.

Over the past two years, YHF has collaborated with Harrow Council to explore new ways of providing diverse, appealing activities for children and young people in families eligible for Short Break care.

"This is Harrow" is a comprehensive report combining research, local professional insights, and youth interviews to portray growing up in Harrow. It informs service design, funding requests, and strategic planning for youth services in the borough.

The report for the Harrow Young Adult Mental Health Partnership pilot offers a comprehensive overview of the outcomes achieved by young people aged 16-25 who engaged with various mental health services. The programme aimed to enhace young people's mental health and overall wellbeing.

Young Harrow Foundation and Shaftesbury Enterprise have worked closely together since 2015 to improve the opportunities and outcomes for children and young people in Harrow. Through our partnership, we have been able to support targeted interventions for some of the most vulnerable young people - and making sure small local charities could continue their vital work locally.

Young Harrow Foundation and Shaftesbury Enterprise have worked closely together since 2015 to improve the opportunities and outcomes for children and young people in Harrow. Through our partnership, we have been able to support targeted interventions for some of the most vulnerable young people - and making sure small local charities could continue their vital work locally.

The Breathe Support Group, set up through the passion of a local parent with lived experience of supporting their child, supported by YHF, has been running monthly peer support sessions since 2017, using the premises and in-kind support of Christ Church Roxeth.

Harrow HAF has once again demonstrated our high standards and excellent providers but it was not without challenges. The HAF funding requires constant adaptation and innovation to secure success. This report provides a breakdown of the different holidays, achievements, and challenges we encountered.

Our vision through this programme was to involve all communities in arts and culture and to give those children and young people who are not engaging in the arts the voice and power to help shape local arts provision.

The CNWL Harrow Mental Health and Wellbeing pilot programme for 5-15 years old aimed to facilitate early interventions and provide children and young people with support in alternative settings, ultimately aiming to alleviate pressure on essential CAMHS teams and services.

The report for the Harrow Young Adult Mental Health Partnership pilot offers a comprehensive overview of the outcomes achieved by young people aged 16-25 who engaged with various mental health services. The report also covers a brief evaluation of how the partnership worked in its pilot year and the shared learning for service partners and deliverers.

The Build Back Better 2022-2023 Impact Report showcases the achievements and impact of our grants to 21 organisations that work to improve the lives of children and young people in Harrow.