It all started in 2007, when our CEO & Founder, Leila Thomas, realised that children in her neighbourhood could see London’s financial district from their bedroom windows but few of them ever went on to build careers there.

Fast forward to today, and Urban Synergy is an award-winning youth empowerment and social mobility charity that has helped over 33,000 young people between 9-24 years of age reach their full potential. What problem are we solving? We’re giving young people the opportunity to be financially self-reliant, self confident and a credit to their communities. This reduces reliance on food banks, creates safer communities, and improves mental well being.

And, we’re helping companies become more diverse, giving their employees a chance to mentor and coach young people as volunteers, and introducing them to the talent of tomorrow.

It’s a win-grin situation. For almost 20 years, Urban Synergy has put a lot of smiles on a lot of faces.