LIVES NOT KNIVES

An innovative, award winning, youth-led charity.
LIVES NOT KNIVES
REGISTERED NAME
LIVES NOT KNIVES
REGISTERED NUMBER
1153634
ORGANISATION TYPE
Charity Commission England and Wales
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
2013
LOCATION
England: Greater London
Last Updated:
21.11.2022
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£157k

Turnover

10

Employees

25

Volunteers

Organisation Overview

Areas of Interest

  • Community
  • Crime & rehabilitation
  • Education
  • Children / Young people
  • Diversity & Inclusion

Our History

  • Lives Not Knives (LNK) was founded in 2007 when youth violence, gang culture and youth crime was extremely prevalent in the UK. LNK began as an awareness campaign to prevent young people from carrying knives, as well as to make parents and adults aware of the true statistics concerning knife crime. The campaign started with a simple T-shirt.

Areas of Operation

  • England: Greater London

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    We offer a unique strategy that centres around personal one-to-one mentoring with 9-14 year olds, educational school roadshows, a fun after school club and a free summer programme of activities.

Our Vision for a better future

  • The factors that lead to knife crime and youth violence are complex, deep-rooted and there is no single 'catch-all' solution. However we believe that by educating and supporting vulnerable young people and helping them to realise their potential, we can help to prevent crime and violence and consequently make the community safer for all.

Our goals to make a difference

  • Engage -To successfully engage as many young people as possible through: school Roadshows, workshops, referrals from schools & PRUs.

  • To use workshops, Roadshows, one-to-one mentoring and group mentoring to educate 9-18 year olds in schools and PRUs.

  • Empower - To empower young people and the wider community towards a more positive future by delivering training, offering mentorship and relationships advice.

  • To offer advice on concerns relating to family matters, relationships, careers and education, as well as issues relating to youth and knife crime.

  • Educate - To offer education on knife crime or direct one-on-one support to over 10,000 young people a year.

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