Lydia Lawrence

Lydia was a young person on one of Grit's community programmes in London 19 years ago and is now our Programme Coordinators.

Lydia is a great networker and has over 10 years’ experience in recruitment, she also facilitates workshops relating to knife crime, youth violence, trauma-informed practices and adverse-childhood-experience through her own business.

Lydia has always expressed how big an impact Grit has had on her life, changing it for the better, she has always been keen to give back to communities and in particular to young people.

In her spare time, she also volunteers on a mental health support line and is a trained Mental Health First-Aider.