Empowering young people in Hertfordshire to meet their fullest potential
Herts Young Leaders (HYL) is a youth development charity that is passionate and driven to support and empower young people to meet their fullest potential in life no matter what. We offer a safe and welcoming environment where young people can learn, create and develop their leadership and life skills in order to access future opportunities of education and work. We provide an inclusive space, open to children from all backgrounds, that promotes and creates equality and limitless ambitions. HYL will help our children to become the best versions of themselves. All children have the right to dream big and HYL is here to help them achieve those dreams.
Our story began when a group of like-minded individuals passionate about social change and equality, were brought together via a St Albans community Facebook Group. Our Founder – Leanne Monaghan – was so inspired by a London based youth charity where she spent several months volunteering and where she saw the life-changing impact an organisation like this could have for young people, it spurred her on to explore setting up something similar in her home county of Hertfordshire.
Leanne put a call out on the Facebook group for anyone who might be interested in helping her establish this charity and put together a dedicated team which now forms the board of trustees and who together set up Herts Young Leaders.
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of children in Hertfordshire live in extreme poverty
Listen to our founder Leanne Monaghan talk about what inspired her to create Herts Young Leaders.
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