The Joe Dix Foundation is a charity member of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce based in Norwich. The foundation was set up following the murder of Joe Dix in Mile Cross Norwich in January 22. The full story surrounding Joe Dix is told on our website www.joedixfoundation.co.uk.
The Foundation’s organisers have recently been invited by the Prime Minister at a meeting in Downing Street, to become part of the coalition to end Youth Violence and Knife crime over the coming years.
In addition to promoting understanding and awareness of the problems involved, the Foundation has put together a programme designed to alter the pathways taken by some young people and help them manage their lives away from the draw of criminality and violence. The programme is a structured one and contains of a mixture of Shock and Awe and the understanding of the person and choices that can be made. It is not simply to preach right from wrong but to also offer guidance to realistic alternative pathways.
Apart from funding support which remains a difficulty in the voluntary world, we need volunteers who could be trained to become mentors and show young people that hard work through business and the like, can bring rewards too. If you feel that you have a little time to spare and would be interested in helping us and those in need, please feel free to contact us as we would welcome any enquiries/ problems we see are faced by society as a whole and can happen to anyone irrespective of their background or situation.