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Programmes designed to support young people and provide them with the best opportunity to fulfil their potential (particularly those within settings where issues such as crime, etc are prevalent).

Our Goals

Education

To equip young people with the knowledge, skills and support necessary to succeed academically and pursue future opportunities.

Financial Resilience

To empower them with financial skills, including budgeting, saving and smart spending, while also creating pathways to employment.

Physical and Mental Wellbeing

To inspire young people to nurture their physical wellbeing and strengthen their resilience through movement and creative expression.

Safety and Security

To provide a safe, inclusive and productive environment that supports the positive development of young people.

Valuable Mentorship

To offer young people consistent, positive guidance that empowers their personal growth and helps them pursue their future goals.

Youth voice

To give young people the confidence, tools and platforms to speak up while ensuring diversity, inclusion and meaningful involvement in decision making.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN NUMBERS (2025)

participants (children and young people)

hours spent engaging with children and young people.

engagement activities organised.

children and young people engaged per week

What We Do

Access to Education

The programme offers young people access to specialist speakers to guide them.

Art & Creativity

Fostering self-expression and stimulating imagination and innovation.

Careers and Employability

We offer young people access to work experience and employment.

Engagement Activities

Weekly and non-term time activities for the children and young people.

Family & Parent Support

Working together to improve family dynamics.

Mentoring

Sessions to enable the young people in our community to reach their full potentials.

Physical & Mental Wellbeing

Weekly fitness sessions for children and young people in our community.

Youth Ambassadors

Working together on issues affecting young people in our communities and come up with ideas and solutions to support everyone.

Testimonials

URBOND Youth Club is absolutely brilliant, nothing like any other youth club around Portsmouth. It is supervised so well and I trust the staff implicitly with my kids. We are extremely lucky to have URBOND.

- Mother of participant

I was welcomed into the Youth Development Programme via basketball sessions, which helped me improve my CV and obtain employment. URBOND is the perfect organisation to solve most issues with the youth. I cannot thank them enough for helping me change my life around.

- 23-year-old participant

URBOND Community Engagement Activities have helped me build confidence, meet great friends, discover different cultures, and most importantly, given me purpose.

- 17-year-old participant

URBOND has always provided me with a community where I can have fun, stay out of trouble, and enjoy a whole new sport. Everyone is very welcoming and supportive.