Joycelyn Dankwa

The National Parents and Youth Open Forum team are incredibly passionate about running these forums in order to educate parents, and to encourage the youth to avoid joining gangs to reduce the death rate of their young people, particularly in the Hackney community. The organisation aims to educate parents about signs to look out for and how to protect and safeguard their children by highlighting issues that our young people are facing in the City of London today. NYAPOF believes that the government can’t do it all, and neither can parents. But together, we can make a difference. It is fair to say that one may not be able to stop the gangs form functioning and stop the violence, but we can do something about minimising it to save the future generation.

A strong team, including Joycelyn Dankwa (the founder) working along with professionals, counsellors and local volunteers are constantly looking to find ways of fighting the growing epidemic of youth crime and reduce the death rate of our young people. It is Joycelyn's belief that the community at large can work together to end this violence.