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www.fyaonline.com Fya Notts fya_notts FYA_Notts notts_fya WHO IS FYA? - By Angela Wathoni Formed in 2016 (as Ransom Social) by 12 young people who were out of education and not at work, FYA has become a highly effective group in attracting and engaging young people seeking to turn their lives around. Since then, 3 of the founder members have joined university, 4 have joined college and 2 have found employment. In addition to the support by these 12-young people, FYA has recruited more new members and developed sound partnerships thereby supporting over 18 young people to engage with training, skills development, music and digital contents production and organising and managing events. We continue to support our young people through active engagement, supporting them to refrain from youth and gang violence, tackling knife crime, helping reduce their link with offending or anti-social behaviour, better relationship with the police and statutory bodied. Our work also involves working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, local community groups and education institutions to facilitate positive relationships between, mainly young people from BME, refugees and asylum seekers and the new and emerging communities and the Nottinghamshire Police. Aim The aim of FYA is to provide mentoring for young people in the Nottingham area by creating a safe space where we recruit members, sustain our momentum and growth, train members and other young people functional skills on digital media training programs, administrative skills, management, recording and social skills and increased ways of sharing and accessing information locally and in ways that is best suited for youths and young people. Vision To make young people knowledgeable about the dangers of Knife Crime. Our Services • Events Organising & Management • Tackling Knife Crime and Gang Violence • Counselling & 1-1 Support • Training & Skills Development Digital media Courses • Photography and photo editing • Video Recording & Editing • Radio presentation & Interviewing skills • Music Engineering & Production. • Social Media • Photoshop. Mission The mission of FYA is the pursuit of the following principles: • Commitment: FYA wants to inspire pro-social friendships, strong interpersonal skills, and instil a sense of hope in the future. • Responsibility: The focus of FYA is to empower youth in establishing goals and following through on commitments. • Possibility: FYA wants to expand the perspective of young people to make them aware of life’s possibilities. • Support: An individual is dramatically influenced by their support system. FYA wants to surround young people in a caring, inclusive learning environment.