Lucy Tallon
Lucy is our Youth Development Programmes Coordinator, with an additional focus on social action and serving vulnerable young people. She supports the development and delivery of our programmes that give young people opportunities to grow, develop new skills and have their voices heard. She is passionate about youth empowerment and believes that young people’s lived experience should be reflected in the organisations and programmes that support them.
Lucy has worked across the youth sector with children and young people of all ages, from babies through to young adults. Her approach is grounded in trauma-informed practice and inclusion by design, with a particular focus on supporting neurodivergent young people, those experiencing challenges with their mental health, LGBTQIA+ young people, and ensuring everyone from different cultural, religious and social backgrounds feels welcome.
Alongside her role, Lucy is a trustee for a youth mental health charity and is currently building her own organisation. She wants young people to feel understood, without judgement, and to leave the spaces she works in feeling lighter, with more hope, joy and excitement about their future.
Outside of work, Lucy loves travelling, exploring new places and experiencing different cultures and scenery. She recently spent eight months travelling around Asia and enjoys hiking, adventures, sunrises, sweet and salty popcorn, karaoke and dancing all the time.
Lucy is always happy to support young people with whatever they might need, whether that’s help with a job application, UCAS, finding the right support or service, or simply talking through a question or situation. She is happy to offer advice, signpost where needed, or just listen without judgement.
Lucy is our Youth Development Programmes Coordinator, with an additional focus on social action and serving vulnerable young people. She supports the development and delivery of our programmes that give young people opportunities to grow, develop new skills and have their voices heard. She is passionate about youth empowerment and believes that young people’s lived experience should be reflected in the organisations and programmes that support them.
Lucy has worked across the youth sector with children and young people of all ages, from babies through to young adults. Her approach is grounded in trauma-informed practice and inclusion by design, with a particular focus on supporting neurodivergent young people, those experiencing challenges with their mental health, LGBTQIA+ young people, and ensuring everyone from different cultural, religious and social backgrounds feels welcome.
Alongside her role, Lucy is a trustee for a youth mental health charity and is currently building her own organisation. She wants young people to feel understood, without judgement, and to leave the spaces she works in feeling lighter, with more hope, joy and excitement about their future.
Outside of work, Lucy loves travelling, exploring new places and experiencing different cultures and scenery. She recently spent eight months travelling around Asia and enjoys hiking, adventures, sunrises, sweet and salty popcorn, karaoke and dancing all the time.
Lucy is always happy to support young people with whatever they might need, whether that’s help with a job application, UCAS, finding the right support or service, or simply talking through a question or situation. She is happy to offer advice, signpost where needed, or just listen without judgement.
I know what it’s like to feel powerless. Now I get to help young people realise how much power they already have.
