Our Transition

Closing with Care

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After more than a decade of dedicated work, we are entering the final chapter of 4Front.

This decision hasn’t come lightly.

It comes from a place of deep reflection, integrity, and love for the people and communities who made this journey possible.

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A young person is standing in front of a building block, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

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WHY WE’RE WINDING DOWN

Because we know when to honour our limits - and when to let go with care.

Grahame Park Estate has been the heart of 4Front’s work - a place where many of our team grew up, where relationships were nurtured, and where we created spaces to heal, connect and grow.

But it has also been a place shaped by deep systemic harm - marked by aggressive gentrification, entrenched social inequality, and the withdrawal of social support. For years, young people here have been left with little. We built 4Front to be one of the things they could count on.

Now rebranded as Heybourne Park, the estate is partway through complete demolition under large-scale regeneration plans - erasing not just buildings, but the histories and communities rooted here.

Much of our work emerged to fill the gaps left by this neglect - holding space to meet young people’s needs through times of profound change.

Two young people are standing in front of Jahiem's Justice Centre, looking at the camera with a smile.

Two young people are standing in a dimly lit urban environment with brick walls.They are looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

THE FUTURE BEYOND GRAHAME PARK

Our Centre was always temporary - but our love was permanent.

As the regeneration plans progressed, we had to confront the reality that Jahiem’s Justice Centre would close. This space was always meant to be temporary - and knowing this, we began asking deeper questions.

What does it mean to continue a national movement without being grounded in local community? Could we carry on the spirit of 4Front without the daily, embodied connection to place, people and lived experience?The answer, truthfully, was no.

Our work has always been anchored in the real - in the lived experiences of the young people we’ve stood beside, fought with and for, and grown with. Without that grounding, we risk losing the spirit of 4Front.

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A smiling young person with a black "4Front" shirt and arms outstretched is standing in front of Jahiem's Justice Centre.

CHOOSING INTENTIONAL CLOSURE

We are winding down with intention

Once we realised that 4Front could not evolve beyond our roots in Grahame Park, we began to consider what it would mean to wind down intentionally and responsibly.

Sustaining this work has come with immense challenges - resource limitations, the emotional toll of frontline advocacy, the weight of holding trauma, often without having space for our own healing.

This decision is deeply considered. It’s shaped by personal, structural and systemic realities - and it comes from a place of responsibility.

We are choosing to close now - while we still have the clarity, energy and infrastructure to do so with the same care and integrity that have defined our work.

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Two young people are standing in front of a building block with a serious expression. One of them is wearing sunglasses, and the other one a cravat tie.

WHAT WE’RE PRIORITISING NOW

We’re honouring the people, the place and the principles that made 4Front possible.

With the support of our partners, we’re allocating our remaining resources to hold this transition with the care it deserves - honouring the relationships and roots we’ve built.

For Our Members

We’re providing support packages that include services, referrals and resources to help members navigate this period of change and continue their growth beyond 4Front.

This reflects our ongoing commitment to their care - ensuring those most impacted by our work feel supported and held through this process.

For Our Team

We’ve allocated funds for closure packages to offer time, and space to reflect and recover.

Many of our team continue to make meaningful contributions in movements, creative spaces, and care work far beyond 4Front. With support, we know they’ll carry our spirit forward.

For Our Roots

We are dedicating resources to document our story, share our lessons, and build the infrastructure to ensure our impact continues - even after the organisation closes.

Our aim is to nourish the seeds we’ve planted - so others can learn from them, build from them, and continue the work we’ve begun.

For Our Members

We’re providing support packages that include services, referrals and resources to help members navigate this period of change and continue their growth beyond 4Front.

This reflects our ongoing commitment to their care - ensuring those most impacted by our work feel supported and held through this process.

For Our Team

We’ve allocated funds for closure packages to offer time, and space to reflect and recover.

Many of our team continue to make meaningful contributions in movements, creative spaces, and care work far beyond 4Front. With support, we know they’ll carry our spirit forward.

For Our Roots

We are dedicating resources to document our story, share our lessons, and build the infrastructure to ensure our impact continues - even after the organisation closes.

Our aim is to nourish the seeds we’ve planted - so others can learn from them, build from them, and continue the work we’ve begun.

WHAT’S STILL TO COME

This isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of our legacy.

Over the next year, we’ll be holding reflections, events, and community moments to mark this transition.

In 2026, we will launch the 4Front Legacy Archive - a permanent digital space that holds:

Stories and oral histories
Images and timelines
Videos, and resources
Political education materials
Our reflections and lessons learned

The archive will live on as a gift to the movement - for the next generation of youth organisers, abolitionists, and community builders.

It will be a reminder that care is political. That safety can be reimagined. And that healing is possible - even here.

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