About Us

“It’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness”

Young People today are often portrayed in a negative manner. Our founder, Luke wanted to challenge how young people are viewed today. He started the charity after being bullied at school. He wanted to show other young people and adults, that young people can make a difference and that it is “Cool to Care”

• Cool to care for your self
• Cool to care for others
• Cool to care for the environment

A Young Pioneer is an innovator who take the first step to get things going, a young person who takes action and makes a difference to the lives of others.

Many children today do not how to Stay safe, Be Healthy or Mange their carbon footprint. We are changing this by training young people to train other young people both in schools and youth clubs.

We are actively enabling young people to have a voice in the shaping and procurement of services that affect them through our youth participation work.

We are seeking out hard to reach and disaffected young people and enabling them to develop key skills for life as well as empowering them with enterprise and innovation skills so that they can take charge of their own future.

Through our process of awareness, action and accreditation we aim to inspire young people and involve them in creating social change.

"Since joining Young Pioneers, Amy feels that she has become part of a larger family who have a goal to encompass all children to care for each other and the environment”. Margaret Sweeny (Parent)