Shane Ryan (social activist)
Shane Ryan MBE | |
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![]() Ryan in London, 2014 | |
Born | 13 May 1969 | (age 55)
Occupation | British social reformer |
Shane Ryan MBE[1] (born 13 May 1969) is a British social reformer/activist,[2] writer[3] and formerly, the Chief Executive of Future Men, a charity supporting men and boys in the United Kingdom and also secretariat for the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) On Fatherhood.[4] He was previously Deputy Director at the National Lottery Community Fund ,[5][6] and currently Global Executive Director of The Avast Foundation ,[7] a worldwide social impact organization.
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Ryan is best known for his work in highlighting the plight of less affluent boys[8] in the British education system and teenaged fathers in the UK,[9] as well as speaking nationally about support for unemployed young men and his work related to fathers and families.[10][11] In 2018 in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, Ryan helped to set up and is currently the Chair of The Grenfell Children and Young Peoples Fund,[12] along with the Queens Park Rangers Trust and the Evening Standard newspaper.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ cision (25 February 2021). "Avast Appoints Shane Ryan of the UK's The National Lottery Community Fund to lead Avast Foundation". prnewswire. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Harriet Marsden, Katy Fallon (10 July 2016). "More of the best New Radicals 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Tania Mason (14 March 2013). "Working with Men becomes secretariat for MPs group on fatherhood". Civilsociety.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Civil society (10 December 2018). "whos moving". civil society. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Fundraising uk (12 August 2020). "BAME-focused Phoenix Fund opens for applications". fundraising uk. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Bloomberg News (25 February 2021). "Avast Appoints Shane Ryan of the UK's The National Lottery Community Fund to lead Avast Foundation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Adi Bloom (15 October 2012). "A quarter of boys say they dislike going to school by the age of seven". Tes.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Yvonne Roberts (11 August 2013). "Too young to be a dad?". The Observer. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Victoria Bourne and Shane Ryan, "Collaborative parenting: Barriers faced by separated fathers", Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No 815, 2012.
- ^ "Shane Ryan". Nesta.org.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ Tom Moore (26 October 2017). "QPR's #Game4Grenfell raises over £900,000 after Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea match donations". my london. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ David Cohen (14 June 2018). "evening standard pledges new 800000 fund to support young grenfell tower victims". evening standard. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Working with Men
- Midwife declares
- CYP NOW-Engaging Fathers
- Huffington Post
- Diversity Awards
- Shane Ryan Social Reformer in The Guardian
- New Radicals 2016
- Evening Standard Shane Ryan Working With Men 2018
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