jags foundation
Croydon
A true life story of losing a teenage son in the prime of his life. JAGS is an
acronym of James Andre Godfrey Smartt-Ford, and a youth focused organisation,
set up by James's mother, Tracey Ford, following his tragic murder. James was
attending a friend's birthday party inside Streatham Ice-skating Rink, on a busy
Saturday evening, when he was shot in front of over 300 people. He did not live
to see his 18th birthday. Through the delivery of co-educational and life skills
training for young people in local communities, JAGS works across neighbouring
South London Boroughs including Croydon, Lambeth, Merton and Wandsworth to raise
awareness, build resilience of parents and children through community cohesion.
