Mentoring project aims to expand

Patrick Regan, CEO: XLP upholds the value of long-term service as a key 
to community transformation
Patrick Regan, CEO: XLP upholds the value of long-term service as a key to community transformation

If you visit the church of All Hallows London Wall in the City of London on a Monday morning you might be surprised to find up to 60 people, mostly young, meeting to pray and plan the work of an organisation called XLP, a Christian charity that aims to create positive futures for young people living in our inner cities.

Started by Patrick Regan in 1996, XLP has grown in scope and now works across seven inner London boroughs working with more than 1,000 young people individually and in small groups on a weekly basis. Most of these young people are struggling to cope with issues such as family breakdown, poverty, drugs and gang crime.

Grace is just one example. She is 15 years old.