Impact Reports

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.

Thanks to an £80,000 grant from John Lyon’s Charity over two years, and additional funding and venue support from Harrow School, 2,000 young people in Harrow have had the opportunity to participate in a range of exciting performing arts initiatives across the borough.

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.

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.

The main aim of this pilot was to establish a collaborative network of local projects involved in the advancement of health and saving lives through a range of preventative and specialist programmes around children and young people engaging in life limiting behaviours.

In total, we distributed over £467,000 in direct grants for the HAF Easter and Summer 2023 programme. Grants were awarded to 23 organisations offering a wide range of opportunities right across Harrow targeting a diverse range of children and young people, including Romanian, Iranian, Afghan and Tamil communities.

Looking back at our three Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes in 2022, we are extremely pleased with the high-quality provision and support offered to Harrow’s young people and families. Harrow, much like the rest of London, is still reeling from the pandemic's detrimental impact and under pressure due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Young Harrow Foundation (YHF) was commissioned by Harrow Council in March 2021 to deliver The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme in Harrow. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme is a Department for Education (DfE) funded programme of activities for children and young people from Reception to Year 11, during the school holidays (Winter, Easter, and Summer) eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), benefits related.

The Build Back Better Grant Programme, launched in December 2020, aimed to assist YHF member organizations in their recovery efforts for 2021. This initiative, made possible through fundraising proceeds donated by Harrow School, who continue to partner with YHF in supporting local charities for a positive and enduring impact on the lives of children and young people in Harrow.

The How Are You (HAY) Harrow survey report represents a comprehensive investigation of the health and well-being of young people studying and living in Harrow in 2021.