Fully Focused Productions is an independent production company established in 2010 to give young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to learn new skills, grow confidence, gain industry awareness and make content that feels truly representative. Founders of the Million Youth Media Training Academy and the Million Youth Media Youtube/social platforms (750k subscribers), it is supporting the next generation of filmmakers to produce award-winning, high-impact film, TV and online content that truly reflects the communities it serves.
Every commission enables young people to gain valuable experience, paid employment and transferable skills whilst simultaneously injecting every brief with an authentic youth voice. Its on and off- the-job training programme provides young people to explore key roles across every stage of production on their own projects and live commissions.
Working with Youth Futures
As part of our Evidence into Action programme, Future Focus intends to pilot two evidence-based vcational training programmes:
A three week training course in digital media content creation and management
Supporting young creatives to transition into high end TVFilm
Young Brent Foundation supports over 200 black and community-led organisations working with young people in Brent to develop capacity, collaboration and connection and effect positive change.
Young Brent Foundation is the lead partner for the Brent Connected Futures Partnership ‘Flourishing Futures’.
Right to Succeed is a charity seeking to promote collective solutions for young people by bringing together residents, professionals and decision-makers to co-design a programme that is bespoke to the needs of the local community.
Right to Succeed is the lead partner for the Blackpool Connected Futures Partnership.
North London Partnership Consortium Limited (NLPC Ltd), is a black-led, not-for-profit organisation committed to the regeneration and renewal of communities by unlocking the potential of local people through accredited training, employability support and enterprise development programmes.
NLPC is the lead partner for the Haringey Connected Futures Partnership.
The London Borough of Lewisham Council is made up of one Mayor, who is elected by the whole borough, and 54 ward councillors. Supported by a cabinet, the Mayor leads the community, develops policies and makes key decisions about local services.
Lewisham Council is the lead partner for the Lewisham Connected Futures partnership
The Amber Foundation
What Works: testing youth employment interventions ·
Amber supports young adults aged 18-30 who are facing complex problems and experiencing homelessness towards employment, education and training through 24/7 supported accommodation across four residential centres in Devon, Kent, Surrey, and Wiltshire.
It provides a full-time employability, health and well-being programme, comprised of group-based activities and individual case management. It takes a staged approach to addressing residents’ immediate needs and building their capabilities, and offers opportunities to connect to local communities.
Renaisi is the learning partner for the first phase of Connected Futures, a pioneering programme of local partnerships to support young people into good jobs.
From July 2022 Renaisi has supported the participating partnerships to:
build and develop innovative research approaches
reflect on local systems and learning
share skills and knowledge
Renaisi have also worked to understand common themes and share insights on place-based youth employment support with the wider sector.
WomenZone is a community centre based in Bradford dedicated to supporting and empowering women to achieve their full potential through new projects and services.
Hollings Youth Association is a non-profit organisation, working in the Manningham area of Bradford since March 2009, with the goal of supporting and developing young people through social interaction and offering a diverse set of activities
Bangladeshi Youth Organisation is a registered charity offering a wide range of activities and services for children, young people, women and girls, and local residents. Their work focuses on tackling educational underachievement, health inequalities, unemployment, and training needs, while also promoting community cohesion and addressing issues such as isolation and loneliness.
Junior Sports Hub is a dedicated community charity that has been supporting those in need since 2017. They focus on improving lives by addressing key challenges faced by youth and the wider community. Guided by a strong belief in the power of togetherness, they work with care and commitment to create lasting, positive change.
