XLP

xlp stands for "the excel project"; a registered charity (no. 1101095) at the cutting edge of urban youth work in the u.k.. it was started by patrick regan in peckham, south london, in 1996 after a stabbing in a school playground. the school were at a loss as to how to deal with an increase in violence amongst its pupils. they needed someone to speak to the kids and address the issues they were facing. patrick, a leading youth worker, answered the call. xlp now serves young people in schools and communities across 8 of the london’s poorest boroughs (southwark, lewisham, greenwich, lambeth, newham, tower hamlets, camden and islington).