Jude is 19 and has lived on the Rokeby Estate, E15, since he lost his natural father, when he was just 6.

He only has bad memories of the old green, like youths torching cars, and his mum had to literally drag him to the new Community Links community centre, funded by PEF.

Before he set foot inside the building, he’d had dreams but no self belief and kept himself to himself but since that moment he hasn’t looked back.

Jude became a volunteer and is now a paid youth worker at the centre. His great love is dancing and with Community Links’ support he has become a dance teacher, taking weekly classes at the facility. He has formed his own dance school, Streetz on da Green, and his work means that he’s now funding himself through university, where he’s studying music.

Without the opportunities provided by Community Links’ centre, he would still be uncertain about his future, shy and without aspirations. Instead, he's passing on his new belief that everyone has something to offer.