From Boyhood To Manhood Foundation

Charity 1107977

www.fbmf.org.uk

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

From Boyhood To Manhood Foundation appears to use education and anti-violence work as connected routes into wider regeneration for young people facing exclusion. Its model seems to combine skills development with preventative citizenship and safety education, delivered across institutions and community settings. The organisation’s distinctive feature is the apparent use of a mobile, multimedia resource to carry a consistent anti-violence offer into schools, prisons and communities. Its stated remit is broad, however, and the available evidence does not show its scale, geographic concentration, or outcomes.

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Operational geography

No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.

Areas of work

Source:Charity Commission
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Education/training
  • General Charitable Purposes

Who they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How they help

Source:Charity Commission
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Discoveries involving this organisation

The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

Observations

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

  • Prevention is paired with practical inclusion

    The organisation appears to treat violence prevention not as a standalone awareness activity, but as part of a broader response to social and economic exclusion through skills, education and access to opportunity.

    Why it matters

    This suggests its role may sit between youth education, community safety and regeneration, making it potentially relevant to partners who usually work in only one of those fields.

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    • “The charity's objects include education, training or retraining for unemployed or socially excluded young people, and the promotion of good citizenship, public safety and crime prevention.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    • “The charity delivers basic skills, social skills, functional skills and general academic qualification support for young people in England.”

      Source:Organisation

  • A cross-setting outreach model

    Delivering its anti-violence resource in schools, prisons and communities, including through a mobile activities unit, may indicate an effort to reach young people across multiple points of contact rather than relying on a single institutional setting.

    Why it matters

    This could position the organisation as a bridge between education, custodial and neighbourhood-based systems, where continuity of prevention messages is often difficult.

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    • “"Calling the Shots" is a multimedia anti-violence resource package delivered to schools, prisons and community settings.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “"Calling the Shots" is delivered on its mobile activities unit.”

      Source:Organisation

  • Creative media may be a distinctive engagement mechanism

    The use of a multimedia anti-violence package may indicate that the organisation uses arts or media-based engagement to address safety issues, alongside more conventional skills and qualification support.

    Why it matters

    This may offer a complementary capability to organisations providing formal education or enforcement-led safety interventions, particularly where engagement is a barrier.

    Show evidence

    • “"Calling the Shots" is a multimedia anti-violence resource package.”

      Source:Organisation

    • “The charity identifies arts/culture/heritage/science among the areas in which it works.”

      Source:Charity Commission

    Remaining uncertainties

  • Which places in England the organisation serves and whether its work is concentrated in particular communities.
  • Whether its support is specifically focused on boys and young men, despite its name.
  • The scale, frequency and outcomes of its education and anti-violence work.
  • Its active partnerships with schools, prisons, local authorities or other voluntary organisations.

    Additional evidence needed

  • Recent annual reports or impact data showing participant numbers, locations, outcomes and changes over time.
  • Programme information explaining the content, target groups and evaluation of "Calling the Shots."
  • Details of referral routes, delivery partners and the role of the mobile activities unit.
Charity Commission profile
Source:Charity Commission

Activities

The charity delivers a range of support services and outreach projects that focus on the needs of young people in England. This is achieved through the provision of basic skills, social skills, functional skills and general academic qualification. "Calling the Shots" a multi media anti-violence resource package is delivered to schools, prisons and community and on its mobile activities unit.

Charity objects

THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED OR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED OR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED YOUNG PEOPLE, WITH WORK EXPERIENCE. 2. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME. 3. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.