SOCIAL VENTURES
given us a whole new programme. It’s open to children in school years four to 12, so we’ve been working with primary school children for the first time.” Expansion is the name of the game for Form the Future over the next few months. It is halfway through a fundraising drive where it hopes to raise £20,000, and having established itself in Cambridge, it is now looking further afield, signing deals to deliver programmes in Norfolk and Suffolk. Anne says: “The plan was to see if we could make it work here, then move into other areas. We’ll be tailoring our approach, but my view is the challenges facing young people are not massively different in other locations – they still need to know about their
Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing a young person not able to fulfil their potential, because they don't know about the opportunities available"
options and sometimes it’s about raising people’s aspirations.” After starting out at the Future Business Centre on Kings Hedges Road, Form the Future is now settled into a new home at Allia’s Norfolk Street site. While there have been plenty of arrivals this year, there has also been one notable departure, with Michaela, who was the company’s joint CEO, leaving to pursue other opportunities, meaning Anne is now in sole charge. “It’s a big change, because we had a really close partnership,” she says. “But I’m very lucky to have a network of people to bounce ideas off and ask questions – Christopher Walkinshaw at Marshall has been so supportive. “We still have a lot of work to do. Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing a young person not able to fulfil their potential, because they don’t know about the opportunities that are
available to them,” says Anne. Find out more at formthefuture.org.uk
IMAGES A partnership with Launchpad has enabled Form the Future to work with primary school children for the first time
ISSUE 04 42
cambridgecatalyst.co.uk
Powered by FlippingBook