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At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn

Welcome to At The Forefront, the podcast where we talk to the people with solutions to societies most complex challenges. At The Forefront is hosted by Mary Rose Gunn, founder of The Fore, the UK"s only venture philanthropy fund dedicated to small charities. Each episode, she sits down with social entrepreneurs and small charity leaders that are pioneering smarter, scalable solutions to everything from the mental health crisis, to homelessness, to climate change.If you want to learn more about how

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45:32

At The Forefront: Arming Young People With The...

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn ·

2025/10/17

Why are so many young people in underserved communities growing up without the basic financial skills they need for everyday life?In this At The Forefront session, we speak to Abdirahman Ahmed, Founder of Urban Rise, to find out how his organisation is tackling financial exclusion by giving young people the confidence and knowledge to take control of their money and their futures.Our CEO, Mary Rose Gunn, dive into how Urban Rise’s programmes are building financial literacy and breaking cycles of

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47:19

At The Forefront: Solving The UK's Neet Crisis from...

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2025/09/29

Why are there 800,000 young people not in education, employment or training? Is it because they’re lazy, or are they being failed by a broken system?In this At The Forefront session, we speak to Sam Squire, CEO of Inspire 2 Ignite CIC, to hear the true cost of having so many economically inactive young people, and how his programmes are supporting them into great work and education opportunities.The Fore’s CEO, Mary Rose Gunn, explores how Inspire 2 Ignite’s innovative approach to engaging young

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47:08

At The Forefront: Helping Young Black Students Open...

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2025/07/18

Our CEO, Mary Rose Gunn, sat down with Hope Oloye, founder of Thinking Black, to explore how she’s opening doors for young Black students in the UK. Hope shared: 💡 How her experience at an Oxford college led her to start Thinking Black 💡 The barriers facing Black British students – and whether schools and universities are doing enough 💡 How ripples from across the pond are having impact on corporate partnerships in the UK 💡 What white allies can do to support racial justice – Spoiler: talk about

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45:53

At The Forefront: Transforming Lives in the UK...

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2025/06/13

We're thrilled to welcome our next At The Forefront speaker: Founder of Rethink Food, Nathan Atkinson. Rethink Food are a charity with a mission to create a generation of healthy, food-literate, and environmentally conscious young people.Founded by two teachers in response to children arriving at school Hungry, they support families and teachers to make healthier choices, reduce food waste and tackle food insecurity. And they're making a big impact.In 2024 alone Rethink Food supplied over 500 tonnes

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47:46

At The Forefront: Reimagining Farming in the UK

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2025/04/28

If you love food and community this one's for you. Modern industrial farming is broken. It’s harming the planet, driving food insecurity and breaking down communities.Our At The Forefront guest this month is proving there’s a better way. Abel Pearson is the founder ofGlasbren, a Wales based organisation that are showing smaller scale, sustainable farms led by local communities can address both local and global challenges while promoting mental and physical health.Mary Rose Gunn sat down with Abel to

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47:25

At The Forefront: Ending Verbal Abuse of Children

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2025/03/24

Jess Bondy is the Founder of Words Matter, a charity on a mission to end an age old problem: verbal abuse of children by adults- something that 2 in 5 children in the UK experience. And they’re already making a big impact:From partnering with theWorld Health Organization &UCL, to speaking at the inaugural meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parents at the House of Commons, Jess is at the forefront of shaping the conversation to end verbal abuse at its source.Join us to hear Jess and

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43:26

At The Forefront: Helping Girls to Reach Their Potential

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn ·

2025/02/17

The crisis in the mental health of girls and young women in the UK is escalating, with a recent Girls Guide report finding that girls are more unhappy now than they have ever been. The lack of early intervention support means low self-esteem is allowed to develop unchecked.In this At The Forefront, Mary Rose speaks to Char Bevan, founder and CEO of girls' mental health charity Flourish. As a youth support worker Char wasn’t willing to accept the despondent attitude that girls' mental health was

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46:38

At The Forefront: Helping Young People Get Great Jobs

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn ·

2025/01/17

The number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) has risen by 23% in the last 2 years. The traditional Job Centre Plus model is not working. Change is needed to help get the next generation of young people kick started in to great careers.In this episode, Mary Rose speaks to the CEO of Youth Employment charity RISE UP. RISE UP are taking action by coaching and mentoring young people to conduct their own job search; facilitating jobs, apprenticeships and work experience

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38:42

At The Forefront: How the Lessons of Basketball are...

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2025/01/17

Youth crime and violence in the UK is increasing at an alarming rate, at large part due to £1billion in cuts to youth services between 2010 and 2019. Children and young people have been abandoned by the system in many places. Charitable organisations have have had to take matters in to their own hands.In this episode Mary Rose speaks to founder of the London Basketball Association (LBA) Tony Lazare. LBA supports 4000 young people aged 11 to 24 each year across five London boroughs. Operating on an

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58:11

At The Forefront: Befriending Asylum Seekers

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2025/01/17

Asylum seekers and refugees face disproportionate social exclusion, creating a unwelcoming and lonely experience at a time when what they need more than anything else is our support and companionship. In this episode Mary Rose speaks to Collette Batten-Turner, founder of Conversations Over Borders, a UK-based organisation supporting forcibly displaced people to share their experiences with the wider public in order to campaign for a fairer UK.Conversations Over Borders spark cross-cultural

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57:42

At The Forefront: Inspiring the Next Generation to...

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2025/01/17

Arctic temperatures have increased 4x faster than the rest of the world in the past decade. Whilst we are beginning to see climate-caused global catastrophe today, it will be our children that shoulder the biggest burden. Wicked Weather Watch (WWW) are giving them the tools to fight back.Founded by Artic explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams in 2009, WWW helps to transform eco-anxiety into empowerment. By bringing climate change to life for students and teachers through workshops, talks, and

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56:07

At The Forefront: Breaking Down Barriers to Technology

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn ·

2025/01/16

You probably take your access to the digital world for granted, to buy, get home, stay connected. But for many the digital divide, the gap between those who can make full use of our online world, and those who cannot, is a daily concern. In this episode, Mary Rose speaks to Cat Smith, founder of Community TechAid. Community TechAid reduces the digital divide by providing refurbished tech equipment and digital skills training to those in need, enhancing their access to education, employment, and

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43:57

At The Forefront: The Women Tackling Poverty in the...

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2025/01/15

The North East of England faces stark challenges, with the highest rate of child poverty in the UK and women 1.7 times more likely to die from poverty-related illnesses compared to the rest of England.In this episode, Mary Rose Gunn speaks with Louise Jones, founder of Support and Grow North East, an organization established in 2019 to combat the effects of poverty and poor health. From providing donated food and meals to essential items like nappies and hygiene products, Louise shares the

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45:34

At The Forefront: Making The UK Safe For Refugees

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2025/01/15

In this episode Mary Rose speaks to Lauren Scott MBE, CEO of Refugees At Home the UK charity that connects refugees with hosts and a safe place to stay.Under Lauren’s leadership, Refugees at Home has grown to become the UK’s largest independent hosting charity. They have found rooms for more than 5,600 guests from 75 different countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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47:39

At The Forefront: Engineering the Next Generation of...

At The Forefront with Mary Rose Gunn ·

2025/01/15

In this episode Mary Rose speaks to George Imafidon, founder of Motivez. George is an award-winning engineer from Peckham, South London, most recently developing electric cars with TEAM X44, Lewis Hamilton's electric race team.After seeing the barriers that prevent young people from underrepresented backgrounds from accessing STEM roles, George co-founded Motivez to change this.George’s dynamic leadership has driven Motivez to the top of their field. Their life-changing mentoring and training for

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