Goals: Raising self-esteem, building citizenship and encouraging young people to take ownership of their community
Funding: T-shirts and equipment for 300 young people cost 5,000. The funds came out of the city's annual 2.8m community wardens budget, supplied by the European Regional Development Fund, Hull City Council, Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
When a team of seven neighbourhood wardens took to the streets of Hull's Thornton Estate in 2000, they soon built a relationship with the young residents through a series of activities they set up, such as football matches.
The young people held the wardens in high esteem and soon began to emulate their activities out on the street.
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