Research from the VRU finds that between 3pm and 10 pm on weekdays young people are particularly vulnerable to violence and exploitation involving criminal gangs.
Sadiq Khan’s latest round of funding for the VRU aims to reduce this risk by funding after-school opportunities through City Hall’s Stronger Futures Programme.
The investment will support 23 grassroots community groups to provide activities for 17,000 children across the capital.
It builds on the VRU's initial £1.3m investment in the programme, which supported 5,000 young people between 2021 and 2023.
Khan announced the funding during a visit to the Business Launchpad at Tooting Works, south London, one of a number of projects that will be delivering the after-school programmes.
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