Inspired Youth have produced a second film for JRF as a part of a wider media project called “A story like ours” which celebrates local people and aims to raise awareness about dementia and change attitudes, The film is a story about Peter, a father, a husband, an artist and a musician. There is a human… Read more »
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“I have dementia, dementia doesn’t have me”
This is not a story about dementia. This is a story about Liz. A moving film produced by Inspired Youth in partnership with Ian Donaghy, made in support of ‘a night to remember’, a magical event which raises money for the Alzheimer’s Society. The film was produced as part of https://astorylikeours.wordpress.com a JRF funded multi media #dementiafriendly… Read more »
Inspiring Lives Unlimited Series
Inspired Youth were delighted to team up with Lives Unlimited to create a series of powerful shorts to help promote their messages to the community. It was a humbling and inspiring experience and we were really happy with the results. Take a look at the series below.
Inspired Youth produces film for mental health charity
Inspired Youth recently produced a film for a fantastic organisation called Community Links. Watch the film below to see how their intermediate hostels are making a real difference to peoples lives.
The Retreat York
Inspired Youth had the pleasure of working with a small group of residents from The Retreat in York to create poetry and a film which would promote the amazing work they do. Through a series of workshops, service users worked with york based recording artist “Kritikal Powers” to create powerful poetry which was designed to be used… Read more »
Music4Care scoops National Kids Count Award
Inspired Youth & The Springboard Project joined Music4Care participants in Westminster London to attend the Kid’s Count Inspiration Awards 2014. In a high profile event held in the Houses Of Parliament, brothers Danny and Dean Innes, who were part of a team of care leavers who wrote “How To Fly” (a song about their care experiences), took to the stage to collect their… Read more »
YCR’s Sami Speaks at the Dinner of Dreams Ball
YCR founding member Sami recently attended The Cooperative’s Dinner of Dreams ball. The ball which was in aid of raising money for Young Adult Carers was attended by over 800 guests, including Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal. Read more about the incredible Young Carers Revolution and the work they have achieved here.
Music4Care Video Viral Launch
After months of dedication the music video was finally ready to share with the world! The video was tweeted by Sir Ken Robinson rap artist KKOKE and the world wide famous SEAL and has since been watched over 10,000 times on youtube in over 10 countries around the world. The video features care leavers who wrote the song as… Read more »
Tiny Treasures Tour Makes Big Impact
The Tiny Treasures school tour was a massive success! Inspired Youth in Partnership with Theatre Hullabaloo worked together to develop the content of a play commissioned by Young Carers Revolution (YCR) made such an impression in one school that an entire class from Greenfield School wrote letters about their ‘Tiny Treasures’ experience. To find out more about… Read more »
Care Leavers use professional Studio To Craft their song
Young people tell their stories using music! Music4Care brought care leavers together to write about their experiences in a professional setting. Inspired Youth & The Springboard Project partnered with York St John University, using their studios to write and record the track! Real experiences shaped the content in a hands on creative process. See more about the… Read more »