Our mission
To inspire children and young people to investigate and challenge the world around them, enhance their personal development and promote their right to be heard as equals.
Publication and broadcasting
Young people research issues and produce stories for publication and broadcast in the mainstream media. Recent work includes broadcasts for Sky News and BBC Radio 4, and publication in The Guardian, local newspapers and websites covering issues such as gang wars, HIV/AIDS and size zero women.
Participation
Young people are at the centre of Headliners and get involved in decision making at every level. We assist other organisations to develop participation strategy by training adults and young people in areas such as the recruitment of staff, business planning and influencing policy in their communities. Young people from Headliners can become trustees after the age of 18.
Partnership and outreach
Headliners works in partnership with voluntary and government organisations, raising the voice of young people in their own communities.
Our focus is on young people who are isolated or at risk of exclusion, those who are disabled or have experienced being in care and young people from minority groups.
We work on an outreach basis with many groups in their own communities, but also aim to bring young people together in our centres in London, Newcastle, Belfast and Foyle to learn from each other and celebrate diversity.
