Growing Futures CIC

• News / King's Honours

  Desmond Brown recognised in new year honours

  Desmond was pivotal in establishing the Independent Scrutiny of Police Powers Panel

  Read more
• Features / long reads

  ‘We need to be braver’: The fight to tackle youth violence in Bristol

  Our city's communities are working on the frontline of a battle against youth violence

  Read more
• News / Together for Change

  Focus on youth violence as Yvette Cooper visits Bristol

  “Systemic change comes from looking at inequality” - Martin Bisp

  Read more
• News / Together for Change

  The threat to vital safe spaces for young people in Bristol

  "A lot of our children just have no hope for the future"

  Read more
• News / Criminal justice

  ‘It feels like a mountain, but there has been a monumental shift’

  Desmond Brown on his report into disproportionality in the criminal justice system, one year on

  Read more
• Features / Feature

  School exclusions: The young people at risk of slipping through the cracks

  'I know what it feels like to feel you have no opportunities'

  Read more
• Features / Breakfast with Bristol24/7

  Breakfast with Bristol24/7: Desmond Brown

  The chair of Bristol's Commission for Race Equality on why he decided it was time to take a stand

  Read more
• News / Bristol

  Bristol appeal for heroes of Grenfell fire

  People across the city are rallying for those affected by the devastating tower block blaze

  Read more