Real change.
Measurableimpact.
Your role.
Whether you're a grant funder, a corporate partner, or someone who wants to give their time — this page is for you. Trash Gxng Academy exists because of people who believe in this work. Here's what we've done with that belief, and how you can be part of what comes next.
Grant Funders
The need is real.
Our response to it is too.
Why this work matters — and why now
In Lambeth and the surrounding South London boroughs, significant numbers of young people aged 16–25 are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Many face compounding disadvantages: disrupted schooling, mental health challenges, SEND needs, social isolation, and a lack of trusted adult relationships.
These are the young people who fall through the cracks of mainstream support — disengaged from school, overlooked by traditional employment pathways, and without the soft skills or confidence to move forward. Proximity to opportunity matters enormously; for many, access to spaces like Tate Britain, Apple, or the Southbank Centre has never felt possible.
Trash Gxng Academy CIC exists to reach exactly these young people. Founded and rooted in Brixton, our programmes are relationship-centred, culturally relevant, and designed to produce real, measurable outcomes — not just participation numbers.
How we create change
Our theory of change
Reach
We engage young people who are NEET, care-experienced, SEND, or otherwise underserved by mainstream pathways
Engage
Creative, culturally relevant programming that meets young people where they are and makes participation feel possible
Develop
Structured learning builds confidence, creative skills, employability, and a qualified record of achievement
Progress
Young people move into employment, education, training, or ambassador roles — with ongoing support from the Trash Gxng community
Who we serve
Our beneficiaries — in detail
Young people from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic backgrounds
Anti-racism and intersectionality are embedded throughout our curriculum. Our programmes are explicitly designed to address the structural barriers that disproportionately affect young people from racially marginalised backgrounds.
Economically disadvantaged young people
Based in London with the areas of highest deprivation (according to the IMD scale) — boroughs with significant economic inequality — our programmes reach young people for whom paid creative education or training would otherwise be impossible.
NEET young people
Young people aged 14–25 who are not in education, employment, or training — particularly those who have disengaged from mainstream provision and feel there is no pathway forward.
Young people with SEND
Our programmes are designed to be inclusive and adaptive. We actively welcome young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and shape provision around the individuals in the room.
Care-experienced young people
Young people navigating or emerging from care, who disproportionately face barriers to creative education and employment and are underrepresented in the industries that shape culture.
Young people who've lost confidence
Many of our participants tell us they joined because they'd been made to feel like they didn't belong — in education, in professional settings, in their own creative instincts. Rebuilding that belief is central to everything we do.
Ready to invest in this work?
We'd welcome a conversation about how funding Trash Gxng Academy CIC could align with your priorities. We can provide a full Impact Report, budget breakdowns, and references from current funders and delivery partners.
Current funder partners include: Lambeth Council, KFC Foundation, and many others.
Corporate Partners
This is what CSR looks like when it actually works.
Real impact, not optics
Partnering with Trash Gxng Academy means your brand is genuinely helping change the trajectory of young people's lives — with verified outcomes, documented stories, and measurable results you can report on.
Authentic community access
Our programmes connect your organisation directly with young, creative, diverse talent from South London. You become part of the journey — not just a logo on a slide.
Visibility that means something
Be part of the pitch panel. Attend showcases. Have your brand associated with a programme young people actually love and talk about. This is the kind of exposure that builds lasting respect.
Partnership packages
Find the right level of involvement
- Logo on programme materials and website
- Named acknowledgement at the showcase event
- Impact report on completion
- Social media mention across our channels
- Full impact report with attributed outcomes
- Social media content featuring your partnership
- Seat on the final pitch panel
- Dedicated partnership case study and quote
- Headline partner status across all materials
- Volunteer placement days for your team
- Logo on all programme materials and website
- Named acknowledgement at the showcase event
- Full impact report with attributed outcomes
- Social media content featuring your partnership
- Seat on the final pitch panel
- Dedicated partnership case study and quote
- Headline partner status across all materials
- Priority social and press coverage
- Multiple seats on the final pitch panel
- Co-branded partnership case study and content
- Volunteer placement days for your team
- Headline partner status across all materials
- Named presence at every showcase event
- Full impact report with attributed outcomes
- Priority social and press coverage
- Multiple seats on the final pitch panel
- Co-branded partnership case study and content
- Volunteer placement days for your team
Current and past partners
Companies who've already been in the room
Young people on our IYCP programme pitched their creative concepts and personal brands to Apple representatives as part of their final showcase.
We've taken cohorts of our young people to Depop HQ in London as part of the industry exposure element of the programme — giving young people direct access to one of the UK's most exciting creative platforms.
Young people have visited Rider Levett Bucknall's stunning Shard offices — many for the first time in a professional corporate environment. Proximity to opportunity changes what feels possible.
Here's to creating more spaces where underrepresented young people can see themselves in the industries they shape through their culture.
Tayo, Founder & CEO· Trash Gxng Academy CIC
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Give your time. Change a life.
You don't need to be a professional to make a difference here.
We're always looking for people who care — whether you're a creative industry professional who wants to share your expertise, an educator who wants to support young people in a different setting, or simply someone who believes in the mission and wants to give a few hours of their time.
Volunteering with Trash Gxng means showing up for young people who need to see that people in industries and professions care about them. It's that simple — and that important.
Sign up to volunteer →- You'll work directly with young people from underrepresented backgrounds
- No formal volunteering experience required — we'll support and brief you fully
- Flexible commitment — from a single session to an ongoing role
- You'll gain genuine insight into the social impact sector
- Your professional expertise — whatever it is — has real value here
- DBS check support provided for roles that require it
- References available for volunteering hours upon request
Available roles
Here's where we need you
Workshop Facilitator Support
Join our team during IYCP programme days to support facilitation, assist small groups, and provide encouragement and expertise.
Commitment: 1–2 days per cohort (typically 6 days across a programme run)
Pitch Panel Judge
On the last day of IYCP, young people pitch their creative concepts to a panel of industry professionals. Join the panel, provide live feedback, and give young people the experience of presenting their ideas to real decision-makers.
Commitment: 1 day (final showcase day). Flexible — remote options available.
1-to-1 Industry Mentor
Be matched with a young person post-programme for a 3–6 month mentoring relationship. Help them navigate their next steps into education, employment, or training using your lived professional experience.
Commitment: 1–2 hours per month for 3–6 months
Skills-Based Volunteer
Got expertise in marketing, photography, video, finance, legal, or communications? We often need skilled volunteers to support the organisation itself — helping us operate more effectively and grow our reach.
Commitment: Flexible — by project or agreed schedule
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