Last month we were joined by Dee and colleagues, who work in central Wandsworth to support young people and families – bringing personal and professional experience to divert young people from criminal exploitation and harmful behaviours.

At our last RTK meeting, we remembered Lewis Elwin, who died, aged 20, in April 2016. It was moving to hear from some of his family members, and honour his life that ended too soon. We also heard from Hannah, from Fearless (part of Crimestoppers), who gave insight into what happens behind the scenes to help young people feel confident to report their concern for their friends.

Join us at our next RTK meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 7 April. In our remembrance time, we will focus on Lewis Elwin, who died, aged 20, in April 2016. We’ll also hear from Fearless, part of Crimestoppers, about their work and there will be an update on RTK’s latest project in a local PRU.

We met on Thursday 3 March, in person, and via Zoom. In a change to plans, in response to distressing social media videos of incidents in Wandsworth, Police Neighbourhoods Inspector, Jonathan Lloyd, joined us to talk about this and answer questions. We also heard from the amazing P4YE project in Croydon.

On Thursday 3 February via Zoom, we heard about a couple of projects that contribute to equipping children and young people for the challenges they face as they increase in independence. Dawn Gibbons, a local magistrate talked about her brand new project for primary schools, and JAGS Foundation explained their girls’ project.

On Thursday 2 December we remembered Jermaine Goupall, and heard about the Justice For Jermaine Foundation. Established following the loss of the life of Jermaine Goupall through knife crime, it works to positively impact the lives of young people and help prevent knife crime.