Community
& Charity
Initiatives.
We show up for young people where they are, through the things they love, and into the industries that need them.
My Runway Youth Development (MRYD) is a registered charity dedicated to empowering young people through the creative industries. The gap between talent and opportunity is not a talent problem. It is a structural one. Young people from underrepresented backgrounds are not lacking ambition. They are lacking access. We exist to close that gap, through mentoring, wellbeing and skills development, industry access, and the kind of community that makes the difference.
What
we do
Three Pillars, One Mission.
Everything we deliver sits across three interconnected areas. Together they move young people from the margins to the centre of the industries and institutions that shape culture.
Social Impact and Wellbeing
Using creativity as a tool for change. Supporting young people through mental health challenges, building safe spaces, and connecting them to the right people and resources.
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Youth Development and Community Building
Skills programmes, mentorship, portfolio development, and hands-on experience. Rooted in the communities our young people actually live in.
Industry Access and Employability
Creating direct proximity to industry leaders, institutions, and gatekeepers so that the most underrepresented voices are the ones in the room.
Community
& Charity
Initiatives.
Real Delivery. Real Impact.
MRYD grew out of My Runway Group's community programming and is now establishing its own independent charitable capacity. These are the programmes that built our foundation.
Pursuing F.A.M.E
An intensive two-day employability accelerator for young people pursuing careers in Fashion, Arts, Music, and Events, four sectors where ambition is high but structured support is rare. Participants move through CV clinics, portfolio reviews, interview preparation, mentoring, and direct engagement with industry professionals.
Transformers Creative Series- LEEDS
A regional programme taking high-level creative dialogue out of London and into the cities where the next generation of talent actually lives. The Leeds edition brought together keynote speakers, founders, and senior professionals across film, marketing, advertising, and creative entrepreneurship over three days — giving emerging practitioners practical business knowledge, industry exposure, and peer networks they could not access elsewhere.
Run This Town
A flagship creative industries series connecting emerging talent with senior decision-makers. Each session brings 80 to 100 young people face to face with professionals holding over a decade of experience — including Ozwald Boateng, Reggie Yates, Dumi Oburota, and Trevor Nelson.
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The Youth Will Be Televised
A film industry evening delivered in partnership with the British Film Institute, bringing young creatives into direct contact with working film and television professionals at BFI South Bank. Through panels and open conversation with industry figures including Andy Amadi, Remel London, and Femi Oyeniran, participants left with contacts, context, and a clearer sense of how the industry actually works.
Taboo — The Forbidden Conversation
A youth conversation series that breaks the silence on mental health, youth suicide, and depression. Young people come together with mental health professionals, community advocates, and lived-experience speakers in a space designed to feel safe rather than clinical. Taboo reduces stigma, builds emotional resilience, and ensures no young person has to carry that weight alone.
A Time to Share
Our annual charity drive, running for over three years, dedicated to supporting homeless and less privileged communities. Delivered in partnership with St Mungo's Shelter. Community care is not a programme. It is a practice.
dreaming in colour
Dreaming in Colour is a cultural exchange initia- tive that highlights the challenges faced by young artists in West Africa, where creative careers are often overlooked in favour of traditional white- collar jobs. In many communities, societal and economic pressures push emerging artists to abandon their passion for art in pursuit of more "stable" professions. This programme seeks to empower these artists by providing them with global opportunities, showcasing their work, and breaking down the barriers that stifle artistic expression. Through platforms like 1-54 Art Fair, Dreaming in Colour connects West African artists with international audiences, reaffirming the importance of pursuing creative careers in a world that often demands conformity.
Support here:A TIME TO SHARE
A Time to Share is an annual charity project by My Runway Group, offering young people the opportunity to support the homeless community. For the past eight years, this heartwarming initiative has donated household items, clothing, and a chef to celebrate the end of the year at St Mungo's shelter. Through this project, we aim to bring comfort, warmth, and joy to those in need, fostering a spirit of generosity and community among young participants.We plan to host a Time To Share twice a year from 2025.
TABOO
The Taboo Series by My Runway Group offers vital workshops and seminars addressing forbidden conversations on critical issues such as youth suicide, knife crime, identity, and other mental health challenges impacting the youth community. We invite keynote speakers with lived experience to share their stories and provide valuable advice on the support available to young people. Having tragically lost a team member to suicide, we are deeply committed to raising awareness and ensuring that everyone knows the help and resources available for any issue they may be facing. Through open dialogue and shared experiences, the Taboo Series aims to break the silence and provide much-needed support to our community.
Impact so far
Across every project and every community we work in, young people are at the centre of everything we do. Here is the impact so far.
350+
young creatives reached across programmes
12+
programmes delivered
3+
years of community delivery
Testimonials
There is a seat at the table for everyone who believes in young people.
Whether you want to fund a programme, partner on delivery, offer mentoring, or help us spread the word, your support directly shapes what we are able to build. All donations and grants go directly towards programme delivery, participant support and community impact.
Young People & Emerging Creatives
We provide mentoring, skills development, safe spaces, and direct access to the industries and institutions that shape culture. Come as you are.
Organisations & Funders
We are actively seeking partnerships with institutions, corporates, donors and grant funders who share our commitment to equitable access in the creative industries and research.
Mentors/ Experts
Share your expertise directly with the young people we work with. If you have experience in the creative industries and want to give back in a meaningful way, we want to hear from you.
Donate
As a registered charity, every contribution goes directly toward sustaining and growing our programmes. Whether you give once or regularly, your support matters.
Know a young person, community, or organisation we should connect with? Make the introduction. Some of our best relationships have started with a simple conversation.
Get in touch at charity@myrunwaygroup.com and join us in building something that lasts.