Livity is a unique Social Enterprise, co-creating
campaigns, content and communities alongside young people every day. In return,
the young people benefit from mentoring, accredited training, equipment to
produce their own print and digital media, pastoral care, assistance with
progression, and access to other opportunities, including apprenticeships and
involvement with exciting client projects.
Livity's flagship in-house
youth project is Live Magazine. Live Magazine is an innovative, well-established
tried and tested method of engagement of young people from a wide variety of
backgrounds. Young people put the magazine together under the guidance of
professional mentors, and have the gratification of seeing their work published
online or in the printed quarterly magazine.
Through the production of
Live Magazine, some of the most fundamental needs and challenges facing young
people in London have been addressed. Some of the young contributors have faced
serious challenges growing up, and are in need of support to restore confidence,
learn new skills, get access to training and one-to-one mentoring, and gain
routes into employment or back to education.
Tom's Trust has been working
with Livity and Live Magazine 
for several years across a
number of projects to help young people with particular risks and challenges,
and currently funds Landing Pad, a Live magazine-based intensive pastoral
support and learning programme for young people who are not in employment,
education or training and identified as at risk. The project uses office
experience, media skills training, visits, and talks about life experiences to
develop confidence, trust, co-operation, broaden horizons and raise aspirations
towards a more stable, structured and happy life.