I'm taking some time out from studying at UCL to work for a charity; Helping other people to do something that i feel strongly about- volunteering. I work for Community Service Volunteers and am thinking it is time for me to start my own project, rather than do a prescribed volunteering activity at this time. I'm from Hackney, and the more i read the papers-i try to avoid it now- the unhappier i feel about what is happening on the streets where i grew up. I want to do something to help, something to bring young people together when all the papers seem to highlight is them pulling each others lives apart.. They have much more to give. I want to encourage this in a sustainable way.