PIA Fundraiser
On 8 October 2026, BANG and PIA will bring partners and supporters together to support BANG’s programmes and help create real opportunities for young people to lead....
30 September, 2026
The BANG Ecosystem
Four connected entities. Distinct roles. One shared commitment to developing young people and stronger communities.
Our registered charity and place-based anchor in Brent, developing young people through leadership, learning, inclusion, creativity, work experience and community action.
Developing financial capability, enterprise skills and economic agency through practical learning and incubation.
Developing a social housing model that connects safe, stable homes with independent living, learning, employment, and enterprise.
Consultancy offering organisational development and project replication through values-aligned partnerships.
Impact in Action
Young people help identify priorities, shape programmes, carry out research, create content, organise events, develop enterprise ideas, and influence decisions.
Leadership grows through real responsibility.
27
years
Building leadership with young people and communities since 1999.
1000
+ youth voices
Contributed to BANG’s largest youth-led research exercise across more than 20 Brent postcode areas in 2025.
855
creative therapy sessions
Delivered through Create Change during 2023–24, reaching 70 young people against a target of 60.
97
% increased self-confidence
With 94% also showing strengthened emotional resilience through Create Change during 2023–24.
316
young people
Reached through six STACKS cohorts during 2025–26, including BANG’s largest-ever single cohort of 185 students at Newman Catholic College.
86
% enterprise confidence
Founders Lab students at Stanmore College who felt confident starting a business after one work-experience week, up from 58% in October 2025.
106
children with SEND
Reached through Dela Move & Drumming at Manor School over two years, including 59 during 2025–26
4
leadership pathways
Connecting young people to leadership, work experience, university internships and T-Level or supported placements, with 19 young people progressing through the pathways during 2025–26.
Leading FWD
A leadership, employment and enterprise platform connecting young people with practical skills, professional networks, mentors, employers, entrepreneurs and continuing opportunities.
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The Great Giveaway
BANG Young Leaders are helping to plan and deliver The Great Giveaway as part of the opportunities being created with Berkeley Group. Young people will take responsibility for planning, promotion, and delivery, putting their leadership into practice while creating something useful for the community....
30 September, 2026
