Doesn't every young person
have a dream?
What if many of these dreams - a professional career, a place at university, a livelihood in sport or the arts - don't materialise? Not because of inability or inaptitude, but because of a postcode?
icanyoucantoo is a 100% volunteer-powered social enterprise who tackle social inequality head on. We are compelled to act based on what we see and hear from the non-privileged London communities we support.
+500
young people have completed our programme since 2016
+30,000
hot meals and other food items have been delivered to vulnerable families
+15,000
young people, parents, teachers & corporate professionals have been presented to
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Food items and essential household supplies provided
25,000
What We Do
We provide support under three operational initiatives:
For Young People
We run a coaching and mentoring programme for young people aged 16-21, to facilitate social mobility. We equip them with the skills and networks they need to access further education or employment.
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+500 young people have completed the programme since 2016;
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94% say that their aspirations have been raised as a result;
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Our latest cohort rated the programme 9.0/10
For Vulnerable Families
We provide vulnerable families with hot meals, essential supplies, and educational equipment. We provide these vital resources so that families are fed and can access education regardless of their circumstances. Since March 2020, we have provided:
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+35,000 hot meals and other food items;
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+2,000 vulnerable individuals with support;
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+650 volunteers with the opportunity to give their time to make these initiatives happen
For Society
Through 'Storytelling', we deliver education and awareness to start-ups through to FTSE-100 organisations. We share our learnings, opportunities to volunteer, and the chance to mentor our young people to affect change on ‘both sides.’
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+15,000 young people, parents, teachers and corporate professionals have been presented to;
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+5,000 volunteering hours have been created;
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+500 professionals volunteered their time in 2023/24
Alumni Outcomes
Our students have secured work experience, apprenticeships or will study for a university degree at the following establishments:
Alumni Stories
Click the images to read some of our Alumni's stories
How We Do It
All of icanyoucantoo’s activities and operations are volunteer- and donation-powered. We work with individuals and organisations who give their time, money, and resources to make a difference.
We also encourage the young people who take part in our coaching and mentoring programme to ‘pay it forward’. Upon completing the programme they are offered the opportunity to apply for a role as a Student Ambassador, and then a fully-fledged Core Team member.
We are proud of our sustainable operating model and focus on giving our young people active development opportunities.
Meet our Core Team:
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