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‘You have done more than you’ll ever know for my son and grandson.’ (Parent of a young Dad supported by NEYDL) ‘I find it hard sometimes to think about leaving the house, but when I know it’s with NEYDL it makes me feel okay.’ (Young Dad) 19 North East Young Lads & Dads | ANNUAL REPORT 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS None of the outcomes or achievements detailed in this report would have been possible without the continued support, kindness, encouragement, friendship and generosity offered by so many people, groups, projects, organisations, services, foundations and institutions, who have given NEYDL so much and asked for so little in return. Though far from exhaustive, we believe the following individuals and organisations deserve an extra special thank you for their huge contribution to NEYDL over the past 12 months. Board of Trustees from 7th July 2022: Emma Alcock Steven Bramwell (Chair) Chloe Cottrell Jennifer Goldstein (Treasurer) Chris Humba (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer) Sarah Oliver (Safeguarding Advisor) Jordan Pike Professor Anna Tarrant (Secretary and Vice Chair) Angela Ward Board of Trustees from 11th July 2023: Jenny Goldstein (Treasurer) Destiny Greenwood Chris Humba (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer) Mark Hutchinson (Secretary) Sarah Oliver (Safeguarding Advisor) Jordan Pike Tyler Reed Professor Anna Tarrant (Chair) Colin Workman (GDPR Compliance Advisor) DigiDAD Advisory Group Amy Berry Colin Cowings Ella Fielding Jenny Goldstein Chris Humba Mark Hutchinson Adam Johnson Doug Laidlaw (Chair) Nathan Noble Sarah Oliver Robert Oughton Jan Rigby Margherita Rovida Kevin Stoodley Professor Anna Tarrant Angela Ward AmbassaDADS; North East regional young dads council Jed Donnelly Lewis England Ethan Fingleton Ben Homerman Josh Nicholson Cameron Nick Nathan Noble Robert Oughton Will Patterson Dylan Peggs Jordan Pike Andrew Pittman Karl Preston Tyler Reed Curtis Solace Lewis Spence Sam Sterling Alex Teller Josh Wiborg James Withycombe Our volunteer beekeepers Yakob Araya Jed Donnelly Corey Fletcher Jordan Pike Dr Michael Richardson Mark Ridden Our friends and project partners Andy Dawson Arts Council England Atomhawk Design BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Benjamin Michael Smith (filmmaker) Brown March and Bowman Ltd Accountants Charities Aid Foundation Chopwell Officials Club Chopwell Regeneration Group Durham County Council Durham Gala Ernie, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne Following Young Fathers Further at The University of Lincoln Forestry England Future Men Gateshead Council Honeypot Creative Immediate Theatre Keda Consulting Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School Leeds Dads Men and Boys Coalition Middlesbrough Council Motif Pictures My Pockets Ngozi Lyn Cole Northern Stage Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Network – North East and North Cumbria Pixel Buddy Ltd Sunderland City Council The Barn Café, Dunston, Gateshead The Comfrey Project The Family Nurse Partnership The Staiths Café Thornley Woodlands Centre Thread Media Suitability Sunderland City Council Throneware Ltd Our current funders and sponsors BBC Children in Need Connected Voice - VCSE Cost of Living Crisis Fund Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland (1989 Willan Charitable Trust) County Durham Community Foundation (NHS Health Improvement Fund) Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Cycling UK (Funded by The National Lottery & Sport England) Fatherhood Institute Following Young Fathers Further Garfield Weston Imagine Foundation Joicey Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation Newcastle University The Ballinger Charitable Trust The Council of The of County Durham The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Lankelly Chase Foundation The National Lottery Community Fund  The William Leech Charity The Tudor Trust Warburton’s - Families Matter County Durham Community Foundation – Donor Support (Robson Laidler Accountants Ltd) St Columba’s United Reformed Church Swire Charitable Trust Our Inspiration Last but not least, thank you, thank you, thank you to all the utterly brilliant young men and families we have met so far and those we have yet to meet. This project and this report exist because of you!