Citywise is a charitable organization focused on providing a personalized program for children living in \u201csome of the poorest neighborhoods of the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
For this organization, it is important young people are able to flourish and make a positive contribution to society. <\/p>\n
This is especially urgent, as according to Citywise, the Institute of Fiscal Studies predict the number of children living in poverty will rise sharply by 2020.<\/p>\n
LUKE WILKINSON They run activities and set personal goals for students all centered around building four key character traits: resilience, self-control, good judgment and fairness.<\/p>\n They have recently been awarded a prestigious grant from the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California. They hope now to develop more programs to help support families.<\/p>\n LUKE WILKINSON However, it is not only schools and families that are benefiting from these programs; but also the mentors. <\/p>\n They are volunteers, many of them university students and young professionals, acting as role models for these youngsters.<\/p>\n LUKE WILKINSON This year is Citywise's 25th anniversary. They hope to continue in supporting families living at a disadvantage; and with few opportunities available to help them progress in life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" June 9th, 2019. They are a charitable organization focused on providing a personalized program for children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":25003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[212],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YNyOIDHobb0","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcitywiseeng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcitywiseint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nChief Executive, Citywise<\/strong>
\n \u201cWe offer support to staff and headteachers, in doing what all teachers want for young people. This is to help them grow as rounded and confident individuals.\u201d FLASH 00:48-01:04. \u201dOur mentors come in and work closely with teachers to help support the child in needs they know are specific for that child. Whether that is coming from a difficult family home or struggling with resilience in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nChief Executive, Citywise<\/strong>
\n \u201cWe have been able to hire a family worker, who will be developing work alongside our existing school program. This is to help parents in their important jobs as children's primary educators.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nChief Executive, Citywise<\/strong>
\n \u201cWe really believe that it is through giving that you really receive.\u201d \u201cThey have chosen to define part of their lives by coming along every week; and doing something completely for another person, who can never repay them. This is something very precious.\u201d<\/p>\n