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The media

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  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009
  • | CYP Now
If I were in charge of the media I would make sure that everyone who reads newspapers and watches news reports walks away feeling happy and secure, not unhappy, terrified and hateful towards others and their own surroundings.

Khalid Obeirne, 19, London

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  • Monday, March 21, 2011
  • | CYP Now
I had a difficult start in life; I was in foster care at the age of two, moved from family to family and grew up on estates where my only role models were people committing crime.

Starbucks Youth Action

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  • Tuesday, February 18, 2014
  • | CYP Now
What is it? Starbucks Youth Action is a global funding initiative from the coffee shop company designed to promote local youth activities and volunteering. Its UK fund is being run in partnership with UK Youth. The fund supports young people to bring to life projects that mean something to them, as well as offering training to young people on managing a budget, working with volunteers and project management. Now in its fourth year, the fund has supported more than 100 youth-led projects in 10 cities in the UK and Ireland.

My Life: Huzaifa Abhi, 21, London

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  • Monday, June 23, 2014
  • | CYP Now
I am a business administrator at the London Fire Brigade after starting as an apprentice. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work doing something I enjoy, although I am aware many young people are deprived of this advantage.

My Life: Marc Gorry, 19, Brighton

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  • Monday, August 18, 2014
  • | CYP Now
I first contacted Brighton and Hove City Council's youth employability service a few years ago, after I was excluded from college.