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A Fixers project led by Paige Sheerin, 18, from Antrim, Northern Ireland. Paige is encouraging people to give up some of their time to help others in their community. Read more about it here https://bit.ly/2LPq4ui

Volunteering

A Fixers project led by Paige Sheerin, 18, from Antrim, Northern Ireland. Paige is encouraging people to give up some of their time to help others in their community. Read more about it here https://bit.ly/2LPq4ui

Issues: Work+Play

Olivia Rees, 17, from Swansea, wants to show the benefits of volunteering for young people and businesses.

I Volunteer

Olivia Rees, 17, from Swansea, wants to show the benefits of volunteering for young people and businesses.

Issues: Work+Play

Emily Richardson and her team from Middlesbrough have helped to make a film with Fixers, exploring the many benefits of volunteering. The 25-year-old and her group are showing how it can improve confidence and make a difference to others.

I Volunteer

Emily Richardson and her team from Middlesbrough have helped to make a film with Fixers, exploring the many benefits of volunteering. The 25-year-old and her group are showing how it can improve confidence and make a difference to others.

Issues: Work+Play

Amy Benjamin (16) and her group from Rhydyfelin in Pontypridd are encouraging people to try volunteering. With Fixers, they’ve worked on this film to show others how they can make a difference by helping out.

The Volunteers

Amy Benjamin (16) and her group from Rhydyfelin in Pontypridd are encouraging people to try volunteering. With Fixers, they’ve worked on this film to show others how they can make a difference by helping out.

Issues: Work+Play

Paige Sheerin, 16, from Antrim, is encouraging young people to volunteer.

Get Involved in Volunteering Fix on UTV Live

Paige Sheerin, 16, from Antrim, is encouraging young people to volunteer.

Issues: Relating

'Before I volunteered abroad I was getting into trouble with the police. I was getting into drugs. I didn’t really think about where I was going to go with my future, because I didn’t think I had a future.' A jobless young man who volunteered in a forestry project in Italy, Poland and Lithuania tells how it led to a job as a landscaper and allowed him to break free from a life lacking in direction. As a result, Calum Barron is spreading the message with Fixers that taking part in voluntary work can have a positive effect on your life.

Volunteering Saves Fix on ITV Wales

'Before I volunteered abroad I was getting into trouble with the police. I was getting into drugs. I didn’t really think about where I was going to go with my future, because I didn’t think I had a future.' A jobless young man who volunteered in a forestry project in Italy, Poland and Lithuania tells how it led to a job as a landscaper and allowed him to break free from a life lacking in direction. As a result, Calum Barron is spreading the message with Fixers that taking part in voluntary work can have a positive effect on your life.

Issues: Work+Play

Lewis Pask, 19, says that championing good causes helped him turn his life around

Charity Begins Fix on ITV Yorkshire

Lewis Pask, 19, says that championing good causes helped him turn his life around

Issues: Work+Play

‘It doesn’t matter who you are. You can volunteer and it will change the community.’ Seventeen-year-old Amy Benjamin and her team from Pontypridd have launched a campaign to highlight the value of volunteering. This story was broadcast on ITV News Wales at Six in December 2015.

Love Thy Neighbour Fix on ITV News Wales at Six

‘It doesn’t matter who you are. You can volunteer and it will change the community.’ Seventeen-year-old Amy Benjamin and her team from Pontypridd have launched a campaign to highlight the value of volunteering. This story was broadcast on ITV News Wales at Six in December 2015.

Issues: Work+Play

A young man from Aylesbury, who has seen the positive impact of volunteering on his own life, is showing young people how unpaid work can help them become more confident and even land a job. Andrew Booth, 19, and his team have helped to create a short film with Fixers which shows how offering time to good causes can equip others his age with skills for life.

Volunteering Matters

A young man from Aylesbury, who has seen the positive impact of volunteering on his own life, is showing young people how unpaid work can help them become more confident and even land a job. Andrew Booth, 19, and his team have helped to create a short film with Fixers which shows how offering time to good causes can equip others his age with skills for life.

Issues: Work+Play

Sophie Kaszuba and her team want to change minds about working for nothing, and helping others, with this film using a computer game to show how a volunteer can gain ‘credits’ for life. With Fixers they made a film that highlights the benefits of helping others.

Level Up: A Film About Volunteering

Sophie Kaszuba and her team want to change minds about working for nothing, and helping others, with this film using a computer game to show how a volunteer can gain ‘credits’ for life. With Fixers they made a film that highlights the benefits of helping others.

Issues: Work+Play

Nick Walker, 23, from Gloucester, wants to help young people not in education or employment to find their self-worth.

A Positive Spiral Fix on ITV News West

Nick Walker, 23, from Gloucester, wants to help young people not in education or employment to find their self-worth.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixer Parry Hill (16) from Ilfracombe felt so annoyed by people dumping litter in the local area that he's launched a 'Save Our Beaches' campaign.

Fixers Clean Surfing Story on ITV News West Country (W), February 2014

Fixer Parry Hill (16) from Ilfracombe felt so annoyed by people dumping litter in the local area that he's launched a 'Save Our Beaches' campaign.

Issues: Eco

Fixer Karoline Beigley (18) from Inverness hopes her film inspires more young people to take up voluntary work.

Platforms

Fixer Karoline Beigley (18) from Inverness hopes her film inspires more young people to take up voluntary work.

Issues: Work+Play

‘When you come back off a rescue, it gives you that satisfaction of being able to help somebody. You know you're there doing good.’ After launching a Fixers campaign to recruit young volunteers for Maryport Inshore Rescue Service four years ago, town resident Gary Hampson says his project has helped secure the service’s future. This story was broadcast on ITV News Lookaround in June 2015.

Fixers Inshore Rescued Story on ITV News Lookaround, June 2015

‘When you come back off a rescue, it gives you that satisfaction of being able to help somebody. You know you're there doing good.’ After launching a Fixers campaign to recruit young volunteers for Maryport Inshore Rescue Service four years ago, town resident Gary Hampson says his project has helped secure the service’s future. This story was broadcast on ITV News Lookaround in June 2015.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixer Francis Charlesworth (21) from Martindale hopes his Fixers project will encourage climbers to wise up when it comes to personal safety. This story was broadcast on ITV News Border in December 2013.

Mountain Rescue Fix on ITV News Border, December 2013

Fixer Francis Charlesworth (21) from Martindale hopes his Fixers project will encourage climbers to wise up when it comes to personal safety. This story was broadcast on ITV News Border in December 2013.

Issues: Safety

Hannah Fletcher, 18, is one of a group of people from Blackpool, who is concerned that children are not being made aware of their rights within the NHS.

You have Rights!

Hannah Fletcher, 18, is one of a group of people from Blackpool, who is concerned that children are not being made aware of their rights within the NHS.

Issues: Safety

Naomi Ferguson from Cookstown in County Tyrone wants employers to give those with learning difficulties a fair chance. Naomi, who volunteers at a café that offers work experience to those with special needs, wants companies to provide similar employment opportunities. This story was broadcast on UTV Live in April 2015.

Fixers Special Work Needs Story on UTV, April 2015

Naomi Ferguson from Cookstown in County Tyrone wants employers to give those with learning difficulties a fair chance. Naomi, who volunteers at a café that offers work experience to those with special needs, wants companies to provide similar employment opportunities. This story was broadcast on UTV Live in April 2015.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixer Ariane Tayki, 16, from Basingstoke shares her campaign to teach older people to use computers and the internet with ITV News Meridian (West), March 2013

Fixers Silver Surfers Campaign on ITV

Fixer Ariane Tayki, 16, from Basingstoke shares her campaign to teach older people to use computers and the internet with ITV News Meridian (West), March 2013

Issues: Work+Play

A college dropout from Dundee has told how playing football scored him a full-time job. Eighteen-year-old Conor Hawman says volunteering with Street Soccer Scotland, an organisation which aims to provide opportunities in poverty stricken areas through sport, gave him the skills to land him work. Along with his team, 18-year-old Conor Hawman has helped to create this Fixers film to get more people involved.

Soccer Get Involved

A college dropout from Dundee has told how playing football scored him a full-time job. Eighteen-year-old Conor Hawman says volunteering with Street Soccer Scotland, an organisation which aims to provide opportunities in poverty stricken areas through sport, gave him the skills to land him work. Along with his team, 18-year-old Conor Hawman has helped to create this Fixers film to get more people involved.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixer Sarah Underdowd (23) from Southend-on-Sea who felt the effects of depression due to long-term unemployment, is now shedding light on the benefits of volunteering and training courses. This story was broadcast on ITV News Meridian (E) in March 2013.

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Fixer Sarah Underdowd (23) from Southend-on-Sea who felt the effects of depression due to long-term unemployment, is now shedding light on the benefits of volunteering and training courses. This story was broadcast on ITV News Meridian (E) in March 2013.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixer Sarah Underdown (23) from Essex, wants to show unemployed young people how engaging in volunteer work can boost their chances of finding work. This story was broadcast on ITV News London in March 2014.

Fixers Unemployment Story on ITV News London, March 2014

Fixer Sarah Underdown (23) from Essex, wants to show unemployed young people how engaging in volunteer work can boost their chances of finding work. This story was broadcast on ITV News London in March 2014.

Issues: Work+Play

Ashleigh Parker, 25, from Brighton, wants young people to befriend the elderly

Befriending the elderly

Ashleigh Parker, 25, from Brighton, wants young people to befriend the elderly

Issues: Relating

Shah Rahman (24) and Asad Khan (23) from East London started a campaign to reach people who don't have enough to eat and don't know where to go for help

Fixers Food Poverty Story on ITV News London, May 2014

Shah Rahman (24) and Asad Khan (23) from East London started a campaign to reach people who don't have enough to eat and don't know where to go for help

Issues: Home

Fixer Connor Hazell (17) is campaigning to change people's perceptions of the homeless after a visit to a shelter in Bristol forced him to rethink his views. His story was broadcast on ITV News West Country (E) in March 2014.

Fixers Homeless Story on ITV News West Country (E), March 2014

Fixer Connor Hazell (17) is campaigning to change people's perceptions of the homeless after a visit to a shelter in Bristol forced him to rethink his views. His story was broadcast on ITV News West Country (E) in March 2014.

Issues: Home

Kieran O'Shea, 17, from Easterhouse in Glasgow, wants people to see the positive contributions young people are making in the area.

The East End of Glasgow || Young People

Kieran O'Shea, 17, from Easterhouse in Glasgow, wants people to see the positive contributions young people are making in the area.

Issues: Prejudice

Emilia Ashton, 17, from Rotherham, wants to challenge the negative reputation of her hometown

Rotherham Diversity

Emilia Ashton, 17, from Rotherham, wants to challenge the negative reputation of her hometown

Issues: Relating

Azzees Minott, 24, from Upton Park, wants to show young people that politics in entrenched in every aspect of their lives.

What Matters To Me | We Are All Political

Azzees Minott, 24, from Upton Park, wants to show young people that politics in entrenched in every aspect of their lives.

Issues: Work+Play

Ethan Mcinally wants to educate young people on the harm and consequences of drugs and alcohol, and inspire them to make better life choices. The 19-year-old from Glasgow chose to make a film after seeing the negative effects substance abuse has on children as young as 10.

Drug and Alcohol Dangers

Ethan Mcinally wants to educate young people on the harm and consequences of drugs and alcohol, and inspire them to make better life choices. The 19-year-old from Glasgow chose to make a film after seeing the negative effects substance abuse has on children as young as 10.

Issues: Drink, Drugs

Nathan, 19, from Leominster in Herefordshire, wants to stop the bullying of young people with mental health conditions.

Whispers

Nathan, 19, from Leominster in Herefordshire, wants to stop the bullying of young people with mental health conditions.

Issues: Relating

Cameron Taylor (20) from Birchington, Kent has made a powerful film about youth stereotypes. He hopes it can challenge negative misconceptions about young people.

Know Me Before You Judge Me

Cameron Taylor (20) from Birchington, Kent has made a powerful film about youth stereotypes. He hopes it can challenge negative misconceptions about young people.

Issues: Prejudice

Lisa teamed up with some friends and decided it was time to show the older generation that not all young people should be tarred with the same brush.

Changing Perceptions

Lisa teamed up with some friends and decided it was time to show the older generation that not all young people should be tarred with the same brush.

Issues: Prejudice

Tara Henry, 16, from Craigavon in County Armagh, wants to show what it's like to suffer from agoraphobia

Agoraphobia Fix on UTV Live

Tara Henry, 16, from Craigavon in County Armagh, wants to show what it's like to suffer from agoraphobia

Issues: Mind

Fixer Laura Iles from Worcester wants to raise awareness about the difference between banter and bullying.

Banter and Bullying

Fixer Laura Iles from Worcester wants to raise awareness about the difference between banter and bullying.

Issues: Abuse

Welsh students want to reduce the stigma surrounding free school meal provisions.

Food Poverty Wales

Welsh students want to reduce the stigma surrounding free school meal provisions.

Issues: Home

Jessie Saul, 19, from Bristol worked with Fixers on creating this part-animation film that encourages young people to broaden their horizons by looking at international opportunities for education and work.

Travel. See. Do.

Jessie Saul, 19, from Bristol worked with Fixers on creating this part-animation film that encourages young people to broaden their horizons by looking at international opportunities for education and work.

Issues: Work+Play

Twenty-two-year-old Dale Lassey has made a film sharing his own experience of living below the poverty line and relying on foodbanks. The Leeds Fixer hopes it will tackle food poverty in his community.

Food Poverty

Twenty-two-year-old Dale Lassey has made a film sharing his own experience of living below the poverty line and relying on foodbanks. The Leeds Fixer hopes it will tackle food poverty in his community.

Issues: Home

After finding herself without anywhere to live at the age of Fixer Lisa Marie Kelly (17) from Belfast is aiming to change people's negative perceptions of homelessness. This story was broadcast on UTV Live in June 2014.

Fixers City Homeless Story on UTV Live, June 2014

After finding herself without anywhere to live at the age of Fixer Lisa Marie Kelly (17) from Belfast is aiming to change people's negative perceptions of homelessness. This story was broadcast on UTV Live in June 2014.

Issues: Home

Bangor Fixer Jake Steed, 21, is promoting the benefits of physical activity on mental health after seeing his depression improve with regular exercise. This story about his campaign was shown on ITV News Cymru Wales in June 2013. It also includes a studio interview with Ruth Coombs from Mind Cymru.

Fixers Exercise Your Mind story on ITV News Cymru Wales, June 2013

Bangor Fixer Jake Steed, 21, is promoting the benefits of physical activity on mental health after seeing his depression improve with regular exercise. This story about his campaign was shown on ITV News Cymru Wales in June 2013. It also includes a studio interview with Ruth Coombs from Mind Cymru.

Issues: Mind, Work+Play

An Essex Fixer Fiona Malpass, 21, whose hard-hitting film about mental health won national recognition, is continuing to campaign for greater mental health awareness four years after her Fixers project.

A Follow-Up with Fixer Fiona Malpass

An Essex Fixer Fiona Malpass, 21, whose hard-hitting film about mental health won national recognition, is continuing to campaign for greater mental health awareness four years after her Fixers project.

Issues: Mind, Prejudice

Having experienced the grief of not being able to afford food, Dale Lassey wants others to remember those who have fallen on hard times. The 22-year-old is now sharing his story to bring the issue of food poverty to the public's attention. This story was broadcast on ITV News Calendar in July 2014.

Fixers Hungry Story on ITV News Calendar, July 2014

Having experienced the grief of not being able to afford food, Dale Lassey wants others to remember those who have fallen on hard times. The 22-year-old is now sharing his story to bring the issue of food poverty to the public's attention. This story was broadcast on ITV News Calendar in July 2014.

Issues: Home

Edinburgh Fixer Mhairi Smith (24) wants others to know about what she feels are the life-changing effects of peer education.

What is Peer Education?

Edinburgh Fixer Mhairi Smith (24) wants others to know about what she feels are the life-changing effects of peer education.

Issues: Relating

George Gathern, 17, from Brighton, is encouraging people to think about the amount of food they waste

Food Waste Fix on ITV News Meridian

George Gathern, 17, from Brighton, is encouraging people to think about the amount of food they waste

Issues: Eco

A Fixer from Sheffield Leanne Dodson, 24, who was moved after hearing the emotional stories of women who'd been trafficked for sex, wants more support to be available to help them after they have escaped from human trafficking. Broadcast on ITV News Calendar (Yorkshire region) April 2013

Fixers Human Trafficking Story on ITV News

A Fixer from Sheffield Leanne Dodson, 24, who was moved after hearing the emotional stories of women who'd been trafficked for sex, wants more support to be available to help them after they have escaped from human trafficking. Broadcast on ITV News Calendar (Yorkshire region) April 2013

Issues: Crime, Abuse, Safety

Sixteen-year-old Fixer, Josh Wilson from Sheffield, decided to lead a large-scale clean-up of a Local Nature Reserve with the support of other young people in his community. This short documentary follows Josh's mission to ensure that Woolley Wood remains a beautiful and preserved location for generations to come.

Pick of the Litter

Sixteen-year-old Fixer, Josh Wilson from Sheffield, decided to lead a large-scale clean-up of a Local Nature Reserve with the support of other young people in his community. This short documentary follows Josh's mission to ensure that Woolley Wood remains a beautiful and preserved location for generations to come.

Issues: Crime, Eco

Fixer Sarah Underdown (23) from Essex, who experienced a lengthy phase of joblessness, wants to help other young people find their path in life. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia in March 2014.

Fixers Young Jobless Story on ITV News Anglia, March 2014

Fixer Sarah Underdown (23) from Essex, who experienced a lengthy phase of joblessness, wants to help other young people find their path in life. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia in March 2014.

Issues: Work+Play

Sheffield Fixer Leanne Dodson, 24, worked with Fixers making this film highlighting the terrible plight of women being trafficked into the UK.

Fixers Film 'Trafficked'

Sheffield Fixer Leanne Dodson, 24, worked with Fixers making this film highlighting the terrible plight of women being trafficked into the UK.

Issues: Crime, Abuse

Simon Boothroyd (16) is encouraging local employers to offer young people more fulfilling work placements that help them gain practical skills for the future. His story was shown on ITV News Lookaround in May 2014.

Work Experience Fix on ITV News Lookaround, May 2014

Simon Boothroyd (16) is encouraging local employers to offer young people more fulfilling work placements that help them gain practical skills for the future. His story was shown on ITV News Lookaround in May 2014.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixers from the Highlands, Islands and Moray showcased their campaigns at a special event held at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness in February 2014. See what young people and audience members had to say about Fixers in the Highlands. Camera: Lee Scott / Sound: Sarah Hodgetts / Editor: Nilou Shahvarani

Fixers Highlands Showcase Event

Fixers from the Highlands, Islands and Moray showcased their campaigns at a special event held at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness in February 2014. See what young people and audience members had to say about Fixers in the Highlands. Camera: Lee Scott / Sound: Sarah Hodgetts / Editor: Nilou Shahvarani

Issues: Work+Play

Ashleigh Parker, 25, from Brighton, wants young people to make friends with members of the older generation

Old Friends New Friends Fix on ITV News Meridian (E and W)

Ashleigh Parker, 25, from Brighton, wants young people to make friends with members of the older generation

Issues: Relating

Scottish Fixers in custody in Polmont Prison hope their film will change negative misconceptions about young offenders.

Prison & Prejudice

Scottish Fixers in custody in Polmont Prison hope their film will change negative misconceptions about young offenders.

Issues: Crime, Prejudice

After seeing many young ex-offenders struggle in their search for jobs, Rachel Wylie wants employers to look beyond their convictions and give them a chance. The 23-year-old from Leeds, who helps female ex-convicts find work, believes many want the opportunity to prove they can be trusted. This story was broadcast on ITV News Calendar in February 2015.

Fixers Jail Birds Story on ITV News Calendar, February 2015

After seeing many young ex-offenders struggle in their search for jobs, Rachel Wylie wants employers to look beyond their convictions and give them a chance. The 23-year-old from Leeds, who helps female ex-convicts find work, believes many want the opportunity to prove they can be trusted. This story was broadcast on ITV News Calendar in February 2015.

Issues: Prejudice

Eighteen-year-old Alaina Harrison from Esh Winning in County Durham is rounding up volunteers to help root out Himalayan Balsam - a problem weed which is damaging the local environment. This story was broadcast on ITV News Tyne Tees in August 2015.

Fixers Himalayan Balsam Story on ITV News Tyne Tees, August 2015.

Eighteen-year-old Alaina Harrison from Esh Winning in County Durham is rounding up volunteers to help root out Himalayan Balsam - a problem weed which is damaging the local environment. This story was broadcast on ITV News Tyne Tees in August 2015.

Issues: Eco

'If more people really knew the damage that bad food can do, then I’m sure they would make an effort to improve their children’s diet.’ Twenty-three-year-old mum, Keziah Bell, from Exeter is drawing on her love for cooking to help parents provide nutritious meals for their kids. Her story was broadcast on ITV News West Country (W) in May 2015.

Fixers Yummy Mummy Story on ITV News West Country (W), May 2015

'If more people really knew the damage that bad food can do, then I’m sure they would make an effort to improve their children’s diet.’ Twenty-three-year-old mum, Keziah Bell, from Exeter is drawing on her love for cooking to help parents provide nutritious meals for their kids. Her story was broadcast on ITV News West Country (W) in May 2015.

Issues: Home

Darcie Williams is showing that playing sport isn’t all about winning, but can be a great way to build self-esteem and keep fit. The nineteen-year-old from Hengoed says she’s seen the positive impact it can have on young people through volunteering at a youth club and is now encouraging individuals of all abilities to give it a try. She and her team have helped to produce this film to get more people involved.

Sport is For Everyone

Darcie Williams is showing that playing sport isn’t all about winning, but can be a great way to build self-esteem and keep fit. The nineteen-year-old from Hengoed says she’s seen the positive impact it can have on young people through volunteering at a youth club and is now encouraging individuals of all abilities to give it a try. She and her team have helped to produce this film to get more people involved.

Issues: Work+Play

Zishi Zhang, 18, from Stamford, Lincolnshire, wants young people to make changes at a local and national level

Young People's Voice

Zishi Zhang, 18, from Stamford, Lincolnshire, wants young people to make changes at a local and national level

Issues: Work+Play

A young woman is challenging the stigma surrounding foodbanks by showing what an important lifeline they can be for those who need them. Abigail Spooner, 20, from Sheffield wants people who access these organisations not to see it as a sign of weakness or shame, but a step towards a brighter future. She and her team have produced this Fixers film to raise awareness.

Food Poverty

A young woman is challenging the stigma surrounding foodbanks by showing what an important lifeline they can be for those who need them. Abigail Spooner, 20, from Sheffield wants people who access these organisations not to see it as a sign of weakness or shame, but a step towards a brighter future. She and her team have produced this Fixers film to raise awareness.

Issues: Home

More Fixers Films

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We asked Jordan to share her thoughts about being a Fixer, and she made this brilliant video. If you're thinking of starting your own Fix, we'd definitely recommend you watch it!

Become a Fixer!

We asked Jordan to share her thoughts about being a Fixer, and she made this brilliant video. If you're thinking of starting your own Fix, we'd definitely recommend you watch it!

Issues: Safety

Fixer Jordan Bone, 23, from Kings Lynn, discusses road safety for young people following the Fixers Road Savvy Forum, which was held in London on 4th September 2013. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia in September 2013.

Road Carnage Fixumentary on ITV News Anglia

Fixer Jordan Bone, 23, from Kings Lynn, discusses road safety for young people following the Fixers Road Savvy Forum, which was held in London on 4th September 2013. This story was broadcast on ITV News Anglia in September 2013.

Issues: Safety

A group of Fixers from Bristol want to challenge negative perceptions of the homeless after volunteering at a local shelter. This film documents their visit and introduces some of the people they met there.

Hungry, Homeless, Hopeful

A group of Fixers from Bristol want to challenge negative perceptions of the homeless after volunteering at a local shelter. This film documents their visit and introduces some of the people they met there.

Issues: Home

Early Fixers Catch up on ITV News Meridian in June 2009. As Fixers reaches its first anniversary, we catch up with some of our earliest Fixers -- the teenager helping others living with abuse, life after the "sticky wall" and Iain's mission to raise awareness about drug addiction.

Fixers Follow Up on ITV News Meridian, June 2009.

Early Fixers Catch up on ITV News Meridian in June 2009. As Fixers reaches its first anniversary, we catch up with some of our earliest Fixers -- the teenager helping others living with abuse, life after the "sticky wall" and Iain's mission to raise awareness about drug addiction.

Issues: Abuse

Fixerb Siobhan Pyburn, 21, from Hampshire was abused as a child and felt there wasn't enough information available of the type that would help her. So, with our help, she is fixing this by setting up her own site to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.

Inner Flame

Fixerb Siobhan Pyburn, 21, from Hampshire was abused as a child and felt there wasn't enough information available of the type that would help her. So, with our help, she is fixing this by setting up her own site to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.

Issues: Abuse

Fixer Fiona Malpass, 20, from Essex, is tackling teen depression with a short film drama about living with the condition and seeking help. This story was broadcast in May 2010.

Fixers Teen Dispirit on ITV News Anglia in May 2010

Fixer Fiona Malpass, 20, from Essex, is tackling teen depression with a short film drama about living with the condition and seeking help. This story was broadcast in May 2010.

Issues: Mind

A group of teenagers from a notorious estate are calling on Glaswegians to see them for who they really are. They want to show people it doesn’t matter where you come from, young people are contributing positively in the community. Kieran O'Shea has created this film to share their message.

Youth from the East End of Glasgow

A group of teenagers from a notorious estate are calling on Glaswegians to see them for who they really are. They want to show people it doesn’t matter where you come from, young people are contributing positively in the community. Kieran O'Shea has created this film to share their message.

Issues: Prejudice

Mark Forsythe (20) and Naomi Ferguson (23) are concerned that those with special needs aren't given the opportunity to work. With Fixers they've produced an animation to encourage employers to give those with learning difficulties a fair chance.

Special Needs Cookstown

Mark Forsythe (20) and Naomi Ferguson (23) are concerned that those with special needs aren't given the opportunity to work. With Fixers they've produced an animation to encourage employers to give those with learning difficulties a fair chance.

Issues: Work+Play

Fixers Sexual Abuse story on ITV News Meridian (W) on May 2009. Siobhan Pyburn, 21, from Hampshire was abused as a child and felt there wasn't enough information available of the type that would help her. So, with our help, she is fixing this by setting up her own site to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.

Survivors Web Fix on ITV News Meridian (W), May 2009

Fixers Sexual Abuse story on ITV News Meridian (W) on May 2009. Siobhan Pyburn, 21, from Hampshire was abused as a child and felt there wasn't enough information available of the type that would help her. So, with our help, she is fixing this by setting up her own site to help others who find themselves in a similar situation.

Issues: Abuse

Fixers Posters and Publications

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After she had her son, Kirsten Cotton (19) from Waterlooville in Hampshire went on to complete college and gain full-time employment. She now wants to help other young mums realise that they don’t have to give up on their ambitions when their baby comes along. With Fixers, she has helped to create this booklet, which tells her own story and offers support and information to other young mums or mums-to-be.

Mum's Aspirations

After she had her son, Kirsten Cotton (19) from Waterlooville in Hampshire went on to complete college and gain full-time employment. She now wants to help other young mums realise that they don’t have to give up on their ambitions when their baby comes along. With Fixers, she has helped to create this booklet, which tells her own story and offers support and information to other young mums or mums-to-be.

Issues: Home

Zoe Divers, 18, from the Isle of Wight has created a handbook to help young people get into volunteering. She hopes this will then help them secure paid work.

Volunteer, Work, Achieve

Zoe Divers, 18, from the Isle of Wight has created a handbook to help young people get into volunteering. She hopes this will then help them secure paid work.

Issues: Work+Play

Sarish Saghir (17) from Bradford gained an insight into the lives of those with dementia while she was volunteering in care homes. With Fixers, she’s created this poster to help others better understand the condition, so they can support those who have it.

Dementia Awareness Poster

Sarish Saghir (17) from Bradford gained an insight into the lives of those with dementia while she was volunteering in care homes. With Fixers, she’s created this poster to help others better understand the condition, so they can support those who have it.

Issues: Mind

Amy Collingwood (22) from Northampton is encouraging more parents to read to their children. With Fixers, she’s helped create this poster to highlight the rewards of reading, as she believes being introduced to books early can have a positive impact on a child’s development.

My Fixers Poster: Encouraging Reading

Amy Collingwood (22) from Northampton is encouraging more parents to read to their children. With Fixers, she’s helped create this poster to highlight the rewards of reading, as she believes being introduced to books early can have a positive impact on a child’s development.

Issues: Home, Work+Play

Sarah Underdown wants to encourage more unemployed young people to try volunteering. With Fixers, the 24-year-old from Southend has helped create this leaflet to highlight the benefits of unpaid work.

Job Seekers Assemble: Volunteering Leaflet

Sarah Underdown wants to encourage more unemployed young people to try volunteering. With Fixers, the 24-year-old from Southend has helped create this leaflet to highlight the benefits of unpaid work.

Issues: Work+Play

Emma Willoughby (18) from Somerset wants more support for LGBT young people in care. With Fixers, she’s helped create this leaflet to train foster carers to better understand the needs of teenagers who might be questioning their sexuality.

Learn To Listen: LGBT Foster Care Leaflet

Emma Willoughby (18) from Somerset wants more support for LGBT young people in care. With Fixers, she’s helped create this leaflet to train foster carers to better understand the needs of teenagers who might be questioning their sexuality.

Issues: Home

Twenty-two-year-old Rachel Byrne and her team from Newcastle want to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to young ex-offenders. With Fixers, they’ve helped produce this leaflet to encourage employers to see past convictions, giving those with a criminal record a chance.

Break The System: See Beyond The Conviction Leaflet

Twenty-two-year-old Rachel Byrne and her team from Newcastle want to challenge the negative stereotypes attached to young ex-offenders. With Fixers, they’ve helped produce this leaflet to encourage employers to see past convictions, giving those with a criminal record a chance.

Issues: Crime, Prejudice

With the help of Fixers, the Keynsham Community Task Force has created posters, flyers and a banner, featuring members of the group, to advertise that they will undertake odd jobs for free, in an effort to improve their local area.

Keynsham Community Task Force Posters

With the help of Fixers, the Keynsham Community Task Force has created posters, flyers and a banner, featuring members of the group, to advertise that they will undertake odd jobs for free, in an effort to improve their local area.

Issues: Relating

Young people in North Wales, who want information about sexual health but are embarrassed to ask for it, can download a free phone app created with the help of a group of Fixers. The team from Flintshire began work on the project after becoming concerned about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people.

QR Codes for KYSH app

Young people in North Wales, who want information about sexual health but are embarrassed to ask for it, can download a free phone app created with the help of a group of Fixers. The team from Flintshire began work on the project after becoming concerned about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people.

Issues: Safety

Twenty-two-year-old Kayleigh Duddin from Lincolnshire, whose grandmother stopped recognising her after developing dementia, has created a poster campaign to help families better understand the illness.

Dementia Awareness Poster

Twenty-two-year-old Kayleigh Duddin from Lincolnshire, whose grandmother stopped recognising her after developing dementia, has created a poster campaign to help families better understand the illness.

Issues: Home, Relating

Twenty-two-year-old Katie Sowden from Paignton in Devon is drawing attention to the benefits of art for young people with mental health conditions, encouraging those with the illnesses to express themselves creatively.

Art is Therapy Posters

Twenty-two-year-old Katie Sowden from Paignton in Devon is drawing attention to the benefits of art for young people with mental health conditions, encouraging those with the illnesses to express themselves creatively.

Issues: Mind

Eighteen-year-old Chandos Green from Bournemouth is encouraging more understanding and inclusion of those with disabilities. This poster was created for a music festival he helped organise, showcasing the talents of disabled performers.

Fight for Change Poster

Eighteen-year-old Chandos Green from Bournemouth is encouraging more understanding and inclusion of those with disabilities. This poster was created for a music festival he helped organise, showcasing the talents of disabled performers.

Issues: Body, Prejudice

Fixer Aadam Elahi (16) has created this Itchy Witchy book to help young people with eczema understand that they are not alone.

My Fixers Book 'Itchy Witchy'

Fixer Aadam Elahi (16) has created this Itchy Witchy book to help young people with eczema understand that they are not alone.

Issues: Body

A group from Winchester are hoping to boost confidence through the performing arts, hoping to highlight the benefits theatre can offer for personal development and emotional well-being. With the help of Fixers, Chelcie Peryer-Davies (22) and Aston James Harrison (25) have created this poster advertising their acting workshops.

Fixers Poster for The Penny Drop Theatre Co.

A group from Winchester are hoping to boost confidence through the performing arts, hoping to highlight the benefits theatre can offer for personal development and emotional well-being. With the help of Fixers, Chelcie Peryer-Davies (22) and Aston James Harrison (25) have created this poster advertising their acting workshops.

Issues: Mind

A group from Winchester are hoping to boost confidence through the performing arts, hoping to highlight the benefits theatre can offer for personal development and emotional well-being. With the help of Fixers, Chelcie Peryer-Davies (22) and Aston James Harrison (25) have created this leaflet advertising their acting workshops.

Fixers Flyer for The Penny Drop Theatre Co.

A group from Winchester are hoping to boost confidence through the performing arts, hoping to highlight the benefits theatre can offer for personal development and emotional well-being. With the help of Fixers, Chelcie Peryer-Davies (22) and Aston James Harrison (25) have created this leaflet advertising their acting workshops.

Issues: Mind

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Knowing people who’ve experienced homelessness, 22-year-old Steven Blair and his team from the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy in Fife want to support young people facing similar struggles. With Fixers, they’ve helped to create this mobile phone app, which includes useful information for those who are currently homeless, or at risk of having nowhere to live.

Living Smart App

Knowing people who’ve experienced homelessness, 22-year-old Steven Blair and his team from the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy in Fife want to support young people facing similar struggles. With Fixers, they’ve helped to create this mobile phone app, which includes useful information for those who are currently homeless, or at risk of having nowhere to live.

Issues: Home

This is a link to my current website which is based on the one I created with Fixers in 2008. The site contains blog posts about my ongoing campaign to raise awareness about sexual abuse, my personal story, and the facility to contact me.

Siobhan Pyburn - The Phoenix Project

This is a link to my current website which is based on the one I created with Fixers in 2008. The site contains blog posts about my ongoing campaign to raise awareness about sexual abuse, my personal story, and the facility to contact me.

Issues: Abuse

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