Shane Ryan (social activist)
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Shane Ryan MBE | |
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_UK_House_Of_Commons_2014.jpg) Ryan in London, 2014 | |
| Born | 13 May 1969 (age 56) |
| 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 Global Executive Director of The Avast Foundation ,[7] a worldwide social impact organization, before returning to the National Lottery Community Fund. [8]
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Ryan is best known for his work in highlighting the plight of less affluent boys[9] in the British education system and teenaged fathers in the UK,[10] as well as speaking nationally about support for unemployed young men and his work related to fathers and families.[11][12] 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,[13] along with the Queens Park Rangers Trust and the Evening Standard newspaper.[14]
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