Maria Angel MBE is a British academic. In 2008, Angel founded and became daily operations director of the 'Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor' charity organization located in

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Career

Angel holds a BA (Hons) in Business and Management, as well as a PGCE certification, a QTLS status, and an FCMI. She is a

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teacher.

The Normandy Youth Club

Angel founded the 'Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor' charitable institution in January 2009. The community organization was targeted to help combat the increasing incidents of youth crime in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

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and its surrounding hamlets. The group was staffed and run by volunteers. It was based out of Normandy Village Hall and catered specifically to rural youth aged eight to 18 years of age. The club was aimed at young people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities in Normandy and its surrounding hamlets, including those from

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communities. The club was closed in October 2016 due to a lack of funding.

Recognition

The Normandy Youth Club was recognised by UK Prime Minister

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and his wife

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in 2010. Maria Angel was recognised by Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II in the

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Personal and organization honours

References

External links

Normandy Youth Club–The N-Factor defunct web-site

N Factor on YouTube
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