How did you first meet?
Kirtis: "It was about a year ago but I didn't really start working closely with Jamie until a few weeks ago. I was already on the Kickz project when Jamie started working there. I got involved in the project about three years ago. At the time, I was doing bad things like hanging out on the streets and riding around in stolen cars. I was told about a local youth centre that did football so started to go along and that's when I found out about Kickz."
How often do you work together?
Jamie: "We run two nights of football each week and the there's an alternative night where the young people attend Pollards Hill Youth Centre in Merton. The youth centre is run in partnership with the youth service. The young people have to commit to coming along to all three sessions to be part of the programme."
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