SIX YOUNG people and a senior youth worker from ML Community Enterprise, a youth centre...
The program was designed by Power of Polo to provide a unique opportunity for youth and police to come together and learn to build support, trust and communications between the groupsSIX YOUNG people and a senior youth worker from ML Community Enterprise, a youth centre supporting young people and the surrounding community of Lambeth in south London, and three serving Metropolitan police officers participated in a four-day Power of Polo camp with Cool Hooves Polo at the Royal County of...
“There has been a lack of trust historically between youth and police in our community and the Power of Polo camp is providing a level playing field where these two groups can learn together and rely on each other, challenging perceptions that both groups might have held previously,” said Margaret Pierre, Co-CEO ML Community Enterprise. “It will be something they can take back with them to the community and continue to grow.
“This type of engagement is so important because we are here as individuals learning something new as opposed to police and young people, we are all one team.” said PC Ella Davenport, community engagement officer from Southwark and Lambeth, Metropolitan Police.
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