The project started six months ago alongside work by the Commission on Young People And Safety in Islington, a group set up to examine youth crime in the borough. Both were created in response to the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Martin Dinnegan in June last year.
Islington Council and police from the borough subsequently set up a gang prevention strategy to target 60 young people from two wards identified as being at risk of falling into gangs.
It is now being rolled out across the borough with a cash boost of £200,000 from Islington Council to help 400 young people over the next three years.
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