Emile Smith Rowe and Leah Williamson spent a couple of hours of their time yesterday in the company of care leavers from Islington - albeit via Zoom - as part of an Arsenal in the Community project. As usual at this time of year, Arsenal in the Community worked together with Go Forward Youth, Islington Council and St Mary's Church to identify 50 young people from Islington Leaving Care Service, who each received a Christmas hamper and invite to the special Zoom call. Emile, who took part in the event on Christmas Day in 2018 when it was held in the Hub, was on the call too for two hours of quizzes, games and connecting with other young people. Here, our academy product tells us why the...
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