We Make (Good) Trouble – with and for young people

We’re a social impact organisation on a mission to challenge the status quo and create real change for young people, families and communities.

Through youth-led co-creation, we design content, deliver research, and shape strategies that put young people at the heart of everything — because they’re not just participants in change, they’re the ones leading it.

What we do

🎥 Create powerful digital and creative content
📊 Evaluate and shape youth services and strategies
🔍 Research what young people think, feel and need
🎭 Run workshops that build confidence, communication and technical skills

From podcasts to policy recommendations, we co-produce everything with young people — developing their ideas, amplifying their voices, and making sure their experiences shape the systems that affect them.

Why we do it

Because children and young people today face challenges that too often go unheard — and we’re here to change that.

We build safe, creative, peer-led spaces where young people can explore identity, develop emotional resilience, and speak for themselves — not be spoken for.

Everything we do is designed through the eyes of the child — and we work with families, schools, professionals and policymakers to help them do the same.

Who we work with

We collaborate with:

• Local authorities, Public Health & the NHS
• Educators, youth workers, researchers, creatives & policy makers
• Parents, carers and families
• And, most importantly — young people themselves

We’re part of the RSA’s Cities of Learning programme and issue Badge Nation digital badges to recognise skills gained through our projects — with over 150 awarded so far.

Want to collaborate?

Whether you’re a funder, educator, service provider or young person — if you want to help create a better future for young people, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Get in touch
📂 Explore our services →
🎧 Listen to our Raising Teens podcast →
🤝 Join our Facebook community for parents →

What people say

“Our impact would have been a fraction of what it is without MGT. We’re working with them again and look forward to more. They are great.”
— Martin Spinelli, Professor of Podcasting, University of Sussex

“I can’t put into words how brilliant this [podcast] show is. It could be life-saving for someone going through something similar.”
— Young person, Raising Teens podcast contributor

📸 Main image: Lotti Terry (20)

Make (Good) Trouble is proud to be a Kickstart employer.