With just four days to go before the third Young Ealing Foundation Awards (YEF Awards), the shortlist of names has been announced for Ealing’s prestigious event which celebrates young people and those who support them across the borough.
Organised by Young Ealing Foundation (YEF), the Young Ealing Foundation Awards take place on 19 September 2024 at Grade II listed ECC, the former Odeon cinema on Northfields Avenue. The event brings the local community together to recognise and celebrate the borough’s young people and those who support them.
The evening will see awards being presented across two categories. The first one is for young people under 25 and the second is for groups, organisations, projects and individuals who support children and young people in Ealing.
The under 25 award categories are: Mental Health Champion of the Year, Young Activist of the Year, Young Creative Leader of the Year, Young Sports Leader of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Volunteer of the Year and Overcoming Adversity Award.
For those supporting young people the awards are: Employability Project of the Year, Mental Wellbeing Project of the Year, Physical Wellbeing Project of the Year, Creative Project of the Year, Education Project of the Year, Disability Project of the Year and Youth Professional of the Year.
Speaking to EALING.NEWS, Tanya Taylor, head of communications and business development at Young Ealing Foundation said: “We’ve been blown away by the standard of nominees for this year’s awards.”
Ms Taylor added: “Every single person and organisation on the shortlist is making an incredible impact on the local community here in our borough. The awards ceremony will be our chance to come together and celebrate their fantastic achievements and everyone shortlisted will receive a certificate on the night.”
The event is set to be its best yet with Ms Taylor revealing: “We’re making this year’s ceremony even bigger and better than ever, which is certainly saying something if you’ve ever been an attendee at previous years! This year, the ceremony is taking place at the stunning Grade II listed ECC, Northfields – a real hidden gem of the borough and is being co-hosted by one of our fantastic Ealing Young Champions, Emily and Capital Xtra’s JoJo Silva.”
During the evening, local young talent will be showcased, Ms Taylor also revealed some of the performers: “A always, we’ve got an impressive line-up of performances from local young talent including Ealing Street Dance Academy, Voices Singing School and Luna Dance.”
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