Residents at Hartford Care’s Boulters Lock care home in Maidenhead were recently visited by a group of eight teenager volunteers taking part in NCS (National Citizen Service). Run in Maidenhead by The Challenge on behalf of NCS Trust, the NCS programme is designed to develop young people’s confidence and skills… Read More
On Tuesday 27 November, members of our programmes team based in Surrey were invited to attend an event at the Houses of Parliament with charity partners True Honour. Assistant Programme Manager, Rebecca Williamson, has written a blog about her experience of the evening. True Honour has been one… Read More
If you’re looking for affordable yet meaningful presents for your teenagers this Christmas, give them the gift of the NCS (National Citizen Service) experience. With NCS, your 15-17-year-old will get three weeks of adventure activities, making new friends, learning new skills, and giving back to their local community. The… Read More
Over 500 teenagers taking part in NCS (National Citizen Service), delivered by The Challenge, volunteered in Sanctuary Care homes across the country this summer, befriending older residents, helping to deliver activities, and raising funds to make improvements to their homes. As part of the social action phase of the programme,… Read More
You’ve been telling us that you want to know more about the people who work with and for The Challenge – from young people to community partners to colleges and schools. Young people and staff from Wigan Youth Zone enjoying the autumn NCS programme During 2018, we have been… Read More
On Tuesday, 13 November, Rebecca Carter, The Challenge’s director of strategy, planning and communications, gave evidence to the House of Lords Committee exploring how greater fairness can be fostered between generations. Here she explains why building stronger connections across people of all ages will enhance fairness, and suggests ways… Read More
The Challenge values its employees and the teams dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of creating a more integrated society. We regularly grab five minutes of their time to highlight different roles and give you an insight into what it’s like to work for us. Fatema Chowdhury joined the… Read More
A new report has revealed that young people in England volunteered more than 1 million hours in the past year with leading charity The Challenge, helping to promote social integration across the country. The first impact report by The Challenge shows that more than 47,000 youngsters aged 15-18 volunteered… Read More
The Challenge has announced Bill Ronald as its new chairman Bill Ronald, who takes over as chairman in December. Bill, who has been the chairman of Fever-Tree Drinks since 2013 and is a former chairman of Muscular Dystrophy UK, will join the organisation on December 5. He takes over from current… Read More
The Challenge values its employees and the teams dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of creating a more integrated society. We regularly grab five minutes of their time to highlight different roles and give you an insight into what it’s like to work for us. Phil has been… Read More