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'''The London Youth Support Trust''' is a youth enterprise charity in the [[United Kingdom]] founded in 2000 to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.<ref>[http://opencharities.org/charities/1086850 Open Charities]</ref> Through their business incubation centres, they provide young people aged 18–30 with guidance and space at a subsidised rent to develop their business.<ref>[http://www.lystbusiness.com/about-us/ Organisation Website: About]</ref>
'''The London Youth Support Trust''' is a youth enterprise charity in the [[United Kingdom]] founded in 2000 to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.<ref>[http://opencharities.org/charities/1086850 Open Charities]</ref> Through their business incubation centres, they provide young people aged 18–30 with guidance and space at a subsidised rent to develop their business.<ref>[http://www.lystbusiness.com/about-us/ Organisation Website: About]</ref>


They have centres in Tottenham and Southwark.<ref>[http://www.lystbusiness.com/centres/ Organisation Website: Centres]</ref>
They have centres in Tottenham and Southwark.<ref>[http://www.lystbusiness.com/centres/ Organisation Website: Centres] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330160718/http://www.lystbusiness.com/centres/ |date=2014-03-30 }}</ref>
The Trust’s newest centre, The 639 Enterprise Centre, was opened by [[Boris Johnson]], [[Mayor of London]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor Mayor of London Press Office]</ref>
The Trust’s newest centre, The 639 Enterprise Centre, was opened by [[Boris Johnson]], [[Mayor of London]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor Mayor of London Press Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926094234/http://london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor |date=2013-09-26 }}</ref>


== Centres ==
== Centres ==
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'''639 Enterprise Centre'''
'''639 Enterprise Centre'''


The 639 Enterprise Centre, based in [[Tottenham]], was established with funding from the Mayor of London’s Regeneration fund, targeted at improving communities damaged by the [[2011 London Riots]].<ref>[https://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor Mayor of London Press Office]</ref> The centre was opened by [[Boris Johnson]], [[Mayor of London]] in May 2013.
The 639 Enterprise Centre, based in [[Tottenham]], was established with funding from the Mayor of London’s Regeneration fund, targeted at improving communities damaged by the [[2011 London Riots]].<ref>[https://www.london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor Mayor of London Press Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926094234/http://london.gov.uk/media/mayor-press-releases/2013/05/639-high-road-heralds-bright-future-for-tottenham-says-mayor |date=2013-09-26 }}</ref> The centre was opened by [[Boris Johnson]], [[Mayor of London]] in May 2013.


Alongside business space and guidance, the centre also offers help finding work, placements and volunteering opportunities to the local community.<ref>[http://www.haringey.gov.uk/tottenhams-new-enterprise-centre-officially-opened.htm Haringey Council]</ref>
Alongside business space and guidance, the centre also offers help finding work, placements and volunteering opportunities to the local community.<ref>[http://www.haringey.gov.uk/tottenhams-new-enterprise-centre-officially-opened.htm Haringey Council]</ref>
In 2014, the centre became a [http://www.citizensuk.org/campaigns/citysafe-campaign/ CitySafe Haven], dedicated to the life of 17-year-old [http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/06/football-starlet-godwin-lawson-stabbed-to-death-622541/ Godwin Lawson], a 17-year-old Tottenham resident who died in a knife attack in 2010.<ref>[http://www.citizensuk.org/2014/02/local-community-hub-639-enterprise-centre-becomes-safe-haven-for-young-people/ Local community hub 639 Enterprise Centre becomes Safe Haven for young people]</ref>
In 2014, the centre became a [http://www.citizensuk.org/campaigns/citysafe-campaign/ CitySafe Haven], dedicated to the life of 17-year-old [http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/06/football-starlet-godwin-lawson-stabbed-to-death-622541/ Godwin Lawson], a 17-year-old Tottenham resident who died in a knife attack in 2010.<ref>[http://www.citizensuk.org/2014/02/local-community-hub-639-enterprise-centre-becomes-safe-haven-for-young-people/ Local community hub 639 Enterprise Centre becomes Safe Haven for young people] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607180542/http://www.citizensuk.org/2014/02/local-community-hub-639-enterprise-centre-becomes-safe-haven-for-young-people/ |date=2014-06-07 }}</ref>




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London Youth Support Trust
AbbreviationLYST
Formation2000
TypeCharity
PurposeYouth Enterprise
Location
Official language
English
Chief Executive
Rob Whitmore
Websitewww.lystbusiness.com

The London Youth Support Trust is a youth enterprise charity in the United Kingdom founded in 2000 to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.[1] Through their business incubation centres, they provide young people aged 18–30 with guidance and space at a subsidised rent to develop their business.[2]

They have centres in Tottenham and Southwark.[3] The Trust’s newest centre, The 639 Enterprise Centre, was opened by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London in 2013.[4]

Centres

Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre (TGEC)

The Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre was set up as a joint venture involving the London Borough of Haringey, the Tottenham Task Force, the College of North East London and North London TEC.[5] In 2008, the London Youth Support Trust took over the running of the centre, hosting a range of different businesses.


639 Enterprise Centre

The 639 Enterprise Centre, based in Tottenham, was established with funding from the Mayor of London’s Regeneration fund, targeted at improving communities damaged by the 2011 London Riots.[6] The centre was opened by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London in May 2013.

Alongside business space and guidance, the centre also offers help finding work, placements and volunteering opportunities to the local community.[7] In 2014, the centre became a CitySafe Haven, dedicated to the life of 17-year-old Godwin Lawson, a 17-year-old Tottenham resident who died in a knife attack in 2010.[8]


Southwark

The LYST centre in Southwark, based in the Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondey, is the charity's smallest centre. It hosts a total of 10 businesses.

References

  1. ^ Open Charities
  2. ^ Organisation Website: About
  3. ^ Organisation Website: Centres Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Mayor of London Press Office Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ www.lynnefeatherstone.org
  6. ^ Mayor of London Press Office Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Haringey Council
  8. ^ Local community hub 639 Enterprise Centre becomes Safe Haven for young people Archived 2014-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
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