“Before joining Street League, I wasnt doing anything positive. The programme has helped me gain my qualifications and progess. Thank you to Street League for all your help."
Hafsah, Sheffield - Street League graduate. Since 2009, the media and government have hailed great successes in the reduction in the rate of young people out of work from the peak of 20% post-recession, now down to 13.4% (or 1 in 7). However, when you dig a bit deeper into the numbers it is clear that there is a huge regional disparity and that opportunity depends on where you live.
Our Street League academies are based in some of the most deprived areas of the country to ensure we’re helping those young people who need us the most.
We operate in the areas where young people need our help the most
De-mystifying Youth Unemployment
One of our roles is to raise awareness of the issue of youth unemployment and bust the myths surrounding what is a complex socio-economic issue. As illustrated bel...