Here’s an excellent article by Simon Marcus on how community-based organisations such as the one he founded in 2006 can make a real difference to youth unemployment and social unrest.
Business can play a role here. The staff needed are so specialist that volunteering is not really an option. But hard cold cash will go a very long way indeed.
If you have a community budget for London, here’s where you should spend it.
See: Practical community solutions to London’s looting spree for more details.
Also make sure to visit: http://www.theboxingacademy.co.uk/index.html
(Non-UK readers, don’t worry, I’ll get back to internationally-relevant posts forthwith.
I'm Tobias Webb, founder of Innovation Forum and Sustainable Wine. I write on this blog, with others, about areas of interest to me in supply chains, circular economy and sustainability in general. I hope you find it useful. I've worked in sustainability for about 20 years, and work with large companies, NGOs and governments all over the world. I often act as facilitator, at our conferences, and other meetings, either private or multi-stakeholder. I also work as a 'critical friend' advisor to companies on strategy and stakeholder engagement. I have a separate wine website on sustainability in wine at 
