Goals: To inspire young people to improve their local environment and address community issues through various projects, encourage a sense of ownership and discourage antisocial behaviour
Funding: The project costs 160,000 a year to run. Key funders include the Community Fund, Sports Relief, the Football Foundation, the Tudor Trust and the London Borough of Camden
The Warren, a young people's kickabout space, had been neglected and vandalised for years.
Residents living nearby suffered from noise, drug taking and fights between rival groups. In reaction to the deteriorating community and increasing division among residents, one group of young people formed Fitzrovia Youth in Action.
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