• I READ with interest Awale Olad’s poignant letter (Somali youth a target, June 5).
As a young Camden resident, I would like to highlight the need for a better understanding of the fundamental issues concerning young people especially within ethnic communities.
It is simply not enough for councillors and the council leader to make empty promises when it comes to youth funding.
Funding for youth facilities is absolutely vital with the summer looming.
It is obvious that young people tend to get bored over the holidays and the council needs to listen and work closely with youth clubs to ensure young men and women have places to go to during their free time.
If the council refuses to listen and continues to undermine youth provisions in youth and community projects in Gospel Oak, Haverstock, Camden Town, Regent’s Park and Highgate, then they should be prepared to take the blame for further teenage violence in the streets of Camden.