September 2025 to August 2026
A year of youth work
346sessions delivered
3,199attendances
8,324contact hours with young people
PRESS AND MEDIA
For journalists covering young people, youth work, faith and community life in London. Here you will find our media contact, key facts, story ideas and images you can use.
About Providence House
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Providence House Youth Club is a Christian youth charity in Battersea, south London. It was founded in 1963 by Elizabeth Braund, who opened a disused chapel near Clapham Junction to local young people, and has worked from its youth centre at 138 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LW, since 1970. Providence House runs a youth club, girls-only sessions, football, mentoring, schools work and detached outreach for young people aged 8 to 19, as well as trips to its residential centre, East Shallowford Farm in Devon. Registered charity number 1181473.
At a glance
Key facts
- Founded
- 1963, by Elizabeth Braund, near Clapham Junction
- Address
- 138 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LW
- Area served
- Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Residential centre
- East Shallowford Farm, Devon, since 1976
- Charity number
- 1181473 (England and Wales)
- Chief Executive
- Jerome Hughes
Story ideas
Stories worth telling
Sixty years on Falcon Road
A youth club that began when one woman opened a chapel door to boys kicking footballs at it, and is still open five days a week.
From Battersea to the Premier League
Former members include professional footballers, among them a Premier League player and Jamaica international, alongside tradespeople and an estate warden on Dartmoor.
A farm for city kids
Since 1976, East Shallowford Farm in Devon has given young people from Battersea fresh air, responsibility and a glimpse of life beyond the city.
Youth work on the streets
A new detached and outreach team meets young people in the Falconbrook and Battersea Park wards, where they already spend their time.
Young people with a say
Our Youth Advisory Group helps shape our programmes and run community events such as the Battersea Community Festival.
Faith in action
A Christian charity that puts its values into practice through welcome, consistency and care for every young person who comes through the door.
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