2020 Change is a youth empowerment organisation renowned for helping young people realise their true potential and cultivate the right mind-set to engage with today's changing society.

Our multi-award winning program "I Am Change" uses alternative education to help young black people discover and fulfil their potential enabling them to live purposeful lives. We help develop self-confidence that empowers each of our candidates to become the best versions of themselves. We help to create a smooth transition from education to the workforce by offering work experience, internships and ongoing mentoring. "Teaching young people what they don't learn in school."

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20/20 Levels is for underrepresented young adults bursting with big ideas and a relentless drive to succeed. Whether you're aspiring to land your dream job, build a business from the ground up, be a mentor  or simply seeking direction, we are here to guide you on the path to success. Our mission is to open doors to the finest opportunities, propelling you towards a future of unparalleled achievement.

We have reached new heights, supporting our largest graduating class ever and expanding our impact across careers, entrepreneurship, employment and international experiences.

The true impact lies in the lives transformed, the confidence built, and the opportunities unlocked.

“4FRONT was established in 2012 to provide a platform for young people who have been impacted by violence to create change. Since then, 4FRONT has pioneered an approach that empowers the young people most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change.  

We fundamentally believe that there is a difference between reducing violence and building peace. Our work centres on healing and transformative justice whilst directly challenging the UK’s addiction to criminalisation, policing and prisons. This approach has been shaped and influenced by best practice from around the world. By amplifying our members' voices and advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we have transformed the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaped the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it. We support 4FRONT members to transform their own lives, whilst uplifting their voices to create change in the system. Our work centres racial justice and empowers members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. We specialise in providing culturally specific services, tailored to meet the needs of those with experience of violence and the criminal justice system who identify as Black (which includes those who are Black British, African, Caribbean and Mixed Heritage). We not only acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members, we actively work to dismantle these systems.”

The project was recently awarded £46,042 to deliver a youth led intervention project for 75 young people involved in and affected by serious youth violence in Barnet over one year.

The organisation was born out of concern at the continuing escalation of self-destructive and anti-social behaviour among young men from every section of society, together with the realisation that any meaningful and sustainable solution entails the reclamation of shared local responsibility.

One of the key ways in which we are different is that through creating and supporting contemporary rites of passage for adolescents.

One of the key ways in which abandofbrothers is different is that we offer mentoring for young men in our communities within the context of a contemporary and intensive rite of passage journey.

The experience itself invites young men to draw a line under their adolescence and begin to both consider and move towards becoming the adult man they wish to be.

The journey is held and guided by trained older men from the local community. This is vital, as the young men are immersed in a strong field of healthy masculinity and role models. Here they can draw upon a vast pool of life experience and wisdom from committed older men who come from a range of diverse backgrounds.

Our wider intentions are:

*To create community by engaging and training adult men to act as mentors and allies for local young men; thereby bridging the perilous divide that exists between generations of males
*To ensure that all young men have the opportunity to be recognised, acknowledged and welcomed into adulthood through a community sponsored rites of passage experience
*To encourage a search for meaning and purpose in life that's grounded in appreciation ad respect for nature and humanity, rather than adherence to any particular religion; thus enabling men from different backgrounds, beliefs and faiths to connect in a deeper, more meaningful way
*To facilitate greater understanding that "hurt people, hurt people." We address the hurt carried by men directly, so that they are less likely to hurt others. Cognitive training programmes can be very useful, but all the employability training in the world cannot enable a young man with chronic anger or self esteem issues to find or hold down a job
*To recognise that the "problem" of young men is not just a problem with young men but rather is rooted in the wider societal context of their lives

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We guide employers through the welfare to work and criminal justice system and guarantee that if you recruit from A Fairer Chance, you will know everything you need to know to make an informed decision. We design and deliver employment and skills brokerage and training services in partnership with employers.

• Our Employer Account Management team, have on-going relationships with large and small employers across the retail, construction, rail and facilities management and utility services.

• Draw applicants who we prepare, screen and match from London Probation, Working Links, Jobcentre Plus, the Police, DWP Work Programme and also from the voluntary and community sector.

• We deliver training workshops centred on effective employer engagement and how to effectively make an ex-offender ready for the labour market and caseload management.

A New Direction is a London-based non-profit, generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.

We work with partners across education, culture and the creative industries, local government and business, to support children and young people to be creative and experience culture, while identifying areas of inequality and campaigning for policy change.

Our vision is for a London where all children and young people can thrive through developing their creativity.

Our mission is to support the capacity of all children and young people to shape culture and be creative.

Antoin Akpom Foundation is a charity set up to continue the legacy of Antoin Akpom, a football coach who started a community business (AAA Strike 4 Success) using arts and sports as a platform to help young people develop skills, enabling them to achieve their goals and aspirations. The Antoin Akpom Foundation is an innovative platform that will enable us to capture and nurture the creativity within individuals, which will allow us as a Foundation to enhance and direct their energies in a positive manner, thus developing self-esteem, self-awakening leading to self-empowerment enabling individuals to take a positive role within their society. As a means to achieve the main object to deter young people from engaging in street crime.

There is a well-established link between childhood adversity and criminalisation. Many young adult offenders have grown up in disadvantaged communities, been exposed to chaotic home lives, or may have experienced poor schooling and made an early exit from the education system with few qualifications and little prospect of work.

25% of young adults are not engaged in employment, training or education.

They then find themselves surrounded by their peers with similar frustrations as they are pushed out to the margins of society. Yet they want to belong to a community, they want to have a sense of identity, to have friendship, to have status, to have money, so they are drawn into local groups and street gangs and the dangerous world of drug dealing and county lines, before finding themselves in the ‘clearing house’ of the criminal justice system.

Reoffending costs the tax payer £15 billion a year.

The majority of young adults trapped in crime want to change, they want to live crime free and they are also the most likely age group to stop offending as they mature.

The AP Foundation’s 5-step Pathway offers young adult offenders a unique and innovative way out from their life of crime.

Operating principally in the Luton and Bedfordshire area, Att10tive Social Enterprise has been established to deliver training, support and advice to a range of public, private and charitable organisations such as businesses, Schools, colleges and Local Authorities as well as charities and voluntary groups,. They also feature a number of projects and videos which those working in London might find useful.

Our mission is to build cohesion and encourage communities to work in harmony. Through our activities, we encourage people to show respect, consideration and empathy to others particularly those who come from different cultures, ethnicities, religions and areas to themselves.

Our project has the aim of bringing communities and people together, often people from organisations and individuals who would not usually have the opportunity to meet.

In addition running events and projects allows us to provide leadership skills and life skills to the coordinators. Additional life skills include adaptability, teamwork, project planning, critical thinking, communication skills, presentation skills and event management.

An example is Culture Storm which is our first project. People took part from a wide range of places as well  as  independent individuals The aim of this was to bring people together who would never normally meet. This included people from youth groups, colleges ,the University's cheerleading team, performers and dancers. Culture storm was a riot of performance, music ,dance and film.

Autus is a small charity creating exciting opportunities for growth, learning and work for young people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.

Using our innovative and engaging virtual environment we offer a range of programmes and activities to help build confidence and develop social communication, digital and employability skills. Winners of Youth Employability Awards and London Youth Accredited Quality Mark.

Hillingdon Council's award-winning AXIS project (so named because it supports young people at a crossroads in their lives) is making a real difference to children at risk of exploitation, and is fast becoming a beacon of good practice for local authorities and the police. AXIS collates, organises and applies information in a way that helps to identify young people at risk of exploitation and informs meaningful interventions delivered by skilled practitioners. Data mapping is the 'engine' driving the AXIS programme, and is seen as the future of targeted intervention and joint commissioning to keep more children safe and free from statutory intervention.

As a family and community support network, Aanchal provides a safe place where people find hope so they can believe and say 'I matter'.

We're a women's organisation that assists women affected by physical as well as mental, financial, sexual and emotional domestic abuse. Our guiding principle is that we will never turn our back on a woman in need of our help. And we won't give in to bureaucracy at the expense of real lives. While some statutory agencies turn women away because they don't have the right legal status or their situation doesn't quite fit into the agency's remit, we'll do what we can to help. We take into account and respects the culture, rituals and ways of being, to support people through challenging issues, crisis and stigmas that they will face in speaking out. We understand that every individual we support has the right to live as an equal in society, able to hold up their head with pride, and to be part of a supportive community and know that they are not alone.  We are proud to be an inclusive organisation.

We open doors to the many benefits, opportunities and systems that can best help protect people and their children.

We provide emotional and practical support, guidance and tools  to allow people to make positive life decisions, to live a comfortable life that is fulfilling for them and their children. We also support them to contribute to the wider world in a meaningful way using the wisdom, access to knowledge and skills they have.

Abbey Youth are a local community football club who have been the heartbeat of Waltham Abbey since it's formation in 1975.

Generations of families have played for, coached and supported this fantastic club and it is stronger than ever.

We currently facilitate over 250 local boys and girls playing the sport they love in a friendly, safe and fun driven environment.

We continue to serve the community in other ways as well, supporting local projects and charities as well as providing football kits for all our local feeder Primary schools. Our aim is to support young people on their football journeys - wherever this may lead them, and to do this in a non pressured  and fun way.

Abianda is a London-based social enterprise that works with young women affected by gangs and county lines, and the professionals who support them.

Our mission is to bring about a culture shift in the way services are delivered to young women affected by gangs and county lines, so that they feel safe to access help; they are no longer a hidden group in our communities; and they are free from harm and abuse

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Academy Achievers is a not-for-profit organisation, set up with an aim to improve the quality of life for local young people ‘in and around Newham’ by offering excellent services which provide a range of Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) informal educational, social, emotional, cultural, health and wellbeing and recreational opportunities. In addition, we provide training, consulting and informal advice to our users on a wide range of issues, at the same time signposting them to the appropriate services for further information. Academy Achievers is a place where young people from diverse backgrounds come to socialise, learn, have fun and meet new friends. Our approach is rooted in good multiagency working and close working with communities, in developing and enhancing our program and adapting to emerging needs and new initiatives. To achieve this there are structured programs coupled with different activities including training sessions that we put in place to help support young people between the ages of 5-19, with different abilities and who come from different cultures.

A charitable organisation that was founded in 2014, as a voice for the million or more youths who are currently unemployed in the UK, particularly Black and Minority Ethnic NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training). Our main objective is to help reduce BME youth unemployment, provide employment and training solutions for youth offenders and implement anti-gang initiatives in the community.

Government and independent statistical analysis of UK BME youth unemployment figures, has consistently shown a huge disparity in the employment rates of white and BME job seekers. This problem is particularly acute amongst black youths who are twice if not more likely, to be unemployed than their fellow white job seekers (1/2 unemployed). This trend in BME youth unemployment can no longer be ignored, economically or morally justified. If the youth are considered to be our 'future' what kind of future can they expect to have if this divisive trend is not reversed? The socio-economic implications are too horrendous to contemplate.

We are champions for children and families.

Achieving for Children (AfC) is a community interest company (a not-for-profit social enterprise) created in 2014 by the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Richmond to provide their children's services. In 2017, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead joined AfC as our third owner, and we now deliver social care, education and health services to children and young people across all three boroughs.

At AfC our mission is to provide children and their families with the support and services they need to live happy, healthy and successful lives.

We strive to achieve excellence in everything we do by putting children and young people first in the design, delivery and evaluation of every service we provide.

Our broad service offer is informed by leading practice and a strong evidence-base of what works best. It is guided by our daily work with children and young people and the organisations that work with us to help and support them.

As a social enterprise, we take a business approach to delivering our social aims. We have the independence and flexibility to tailor innovative solutions to the needs of children and their families, whilst maintaining our strong bond and deep commitment to society and public service.

We work closely with Kingston, Richmond and Windsor & Maidenhead councils to set priorities and ensure that children's services remain an integral part of the local public sector offer across all three boroughs.

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Drama in education and assessment specialists.

Our work is current, inclusive and engaging. We listen to and celebrate the authentic voice of the under-represented. We want to use drama to improve the lives of others, and to provide a voice for the marginalised and under-represented. We are funded by a range of educational and charitable organisations that make our work possible.

"Act On It online sessions are fun - with drama games and activities that build your performance skills and confidence. Everybody is really friendly and the sessions gave me the confidence to develop, share and use my own creative ideas.''

Our work changes the lives of under-represented young people from many different backgrounds.

We have seen first-hand how young people, particularly those experiencing inequality or challenges, can thrive through engagement with arts-based and cultural learning.

By working with Act On It, we can make a bigger impact together.

We use drama to improve the lives of young people, giving them a safe space to express themselves and gain in confidence. We can create workshops, resources and training materials for young people and those that support them. Our previous topics are wide-ranging, covering everything from money matters and employability skills to toxic relationships and better decision making.

Action Isleworth Mothers (AIM) is a community-led outreach support service for mothers and youth directly and indirectly affected by issues connected to serious youth violence in the London Borough of Hounslow.

AIM is a completely free, confidential and independent community outreach service I run (alongside my day job!) to support and empower mothers directly and indirectly affected by the issues around serious youth violence in my local borough of Hounslow. This includes exploitation, fear of harm, the multiple impact of exclusions or incarceration, behavioural and family issues. We do not judge, we listen and we understand.

Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. We are tackling the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. Our trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities.
Action Tutoring began its life as a charity in London, in spring 2011. From a pilot programme with just two schools and some local volunteers, our work has expanded rapidly.

Action West London is an expanding West London charity, Limited Company, and social enterprise. Our mission is ‘Changing Lives through Employment, Education, and Enterprise’. Action West London aims to deliver its mission by working in partnership with statutory, voluntary, community and private sector agencies across West London. Our aim is to be a key strategic, service delivery and financially sustainable charity and social enterprise in West London. They have partnerships with other charities and organisations, local authorities and public and private sector bodies in the Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, and Barnet.

Key Objectives are to:

1. Help disadvantaged, unemployed young people and adults secure Employment.

2. Help disadvantaged young people and adults improve their Education and Training.

3. Help individuals set up in self-employment, social enterprise, and business.

Our story began in 2007. We started life as London Active Communities, and our aim was simple: to use sport as an alternative way of engaging and inspiring young people into positive activities.

From the very beginning we have worked in Southwark and Lambeth; but now, thanks to our rapid growth, we reach young people in all 32 boroughs. Our grassroots sports and arts sessions are particularly focused on Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Brent and Tower Hamlets.

Partnership is critical to what we do. We’re proud to work with trusted local delivery organisations who have an excellent knowledge base in the areas we operate. Their local knowledge enables us to deliver training and development which is specifically targeted to meet local needs.

The Adab Trust was set up in 2007 to facilitate improved employment outcomes for students from challenging backgrounds. Since inception, the Trust has worked with six universities and supported over 7,000 undergraduates and recent graduates.

Our inaugural programme was the 'Leadership by Example Programme'. This involved high calibre graduates from ethnic minority backgrounds - particularly from modern universities – being put through a six stage employer-led training and selection programme. The selection programme was delivered by one of UK's leading executive search agencies - Odgers & Berndtson – alongside the market leader in psychometric testing - SHL group. Successful candidates were then marketed to employers and in our first year of operation, 45 candidates secured graduate level roles.

From delivering our inaugural programme, we discovered that the principal barrier to most graduates being able to secure their desired jobs; was that they often lacked the soft skills employers sought. To address this, we developed our current programme - the very successful 'Employers in Higher Education (EHE) Programme.

The Employers in Higher Education (EHE) Programme:

This programme aims to create a strong connection between education and employers. This is done by bringing employers onto campuses to deliver a range of creative and innovative training sessions to young people. There are five strands of the EHE programme:

• Masterclass Series

• Problem based Learning

• Guest Speaker Series

• Employability Workshops

• Mentoring

We are a women-only organisation, providing emotional and practical support to women in London. All our services are free and confidential.

A large part of our work is crisis intervention – for women who require urgent help and face imminent danger.

AIR Network have over a decade of experience specialising in engaging and supporting society's most vulnerable, excluded and at risk individuals. We work with people who are ex-offenders, face addiction, have mental health issues or who are homeless. We provide free support and a wide range of experiences and activities to promote recovery, reduction in reoffending and achievement of sustained positive destinations.

Many of our staff have faced the same issues that our clients have, it is this insight, experience and empathy which enables us to provide services which are realistic, reflective of client needs and relevant. We know that changing lives isn't just about tackling addiction or offending behaviour or getting a job, it's about building the skills, experiences, support networks, resilience and coping mechanisms to achieve and sustain these changes long term.

Al-Anon Family Groups UK & Eire is there for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking.

Our members provide meetings in all major towns and cities and are committed to being there for you when you need help. Whatever your relationship with the drinker, you will find other people who have similar stories to tell. You will realise that you are not alone. Listening to the shared experiences of others may help you find the confidence you need to deal with the effects of someone else's drinking. You will find it is possible to rediscover happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

Your anonymity is protected by using first names only. You will not be asked to reveal your surname or any other details about your identity or that of the drinker. Anything discussed within an Al-Anon meeting is treated as confidential, including your presence at the meeting.

We are widespread, with more than 700 groups throughout the UK and Eire alone. If getting to a meeting is not easy for you, you are welcome to join an online meeting. These are organised by the World Service Office (WSO) and accessible via the US website: https://www.al-anon.org

Al-Anon meetings are free. We only accept donations from members towards running costs and literature so that we can be self-supporting. We only give what we can afford.

What we are not:

• Al-Anon is not a therapy group. We don't offer counselling or advice or try to explain your experiences.

• We are not a religious organisation and welcome those of all faiths and none, treating everyone as equals. We discourage discussion about religion, politics and other outside topics.

This is a well-known organisation with a proven track record. The way we work is very simple - it is one alcoholic talking to another - if you want to contact us - either because you want help with your drinking problem or because you are professionally interested in the work we do - please feel free to get in touch using this email:  help@aamail.org

For over 30 years, All Change has been bringing artists and communities together, producing original and authentic arts projects and experiences, which develop understanding and make connections between people.

We work with people of all ages and backgrounds, especially those who would not usually have the opportunity to participate in the arts. All our projects are cross art form and interdisciplinary, led by exceptional artists. We are committed to using the arts for social change. We believe that creativity is a valuable life skill and that involvement in the arts can make a difference to individuals and communities. We have seen our work transform lives. Our work reaches people of all ages and backgrounds, especially those who would not usually have the opportunity to participate in the arts. Working with artists, participants tell their stories and express their ideas, creating work which challenges perceptions and exceeds expectations, promoting understanding and making lasting connections between people. Participants develop skills and confidence, and broaden their horizons. We involve people in high quality, powerful arts experiences, which support them to think differently and to instigate change in their lives. All Change delivers a rolling programme of combined arts projects in community settings.

Each project is unique and tailor-made, led by professional artists working in collaboration with communities to explore ideas and create original work. Projects involve combinations of art forms including digital arts, theatre, dance, music, sound, spoken word, creative writing and photography – and result in high quality and original work shared through unique and authentic arts experiences.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Knife Crime & Violence Reduction is a group of over 70 MPs and Peers, set up in response to the alarming rise in knife crime across the country. The group aims to develop cross-party consensus from parliamentarians around new approaches to tackling knife crime, with particular focus on prevention and early intervention.

The APPG seeks to evaluate policies and programmes aimed at reducing knife crime, gain better understanding of its root causes and the wider context of serious violence. The group aims to develop recommendations for new measures at both acute and preventative stages with a view to reducing levels of knife crime, and work with the cross-party Youth Violence Commission

Where we can, we combine pro bono and community investment contributions with financial support.

All our partners donate to the Allen & Overy Foundation which, in FY19, amounted to £1.59m. This allows us to give grants to over 150 non-profit organisations around the world, providing a comprehensive package of both financial and pro bono support.

Our Global Charity Partnership brings together the skills and resources of the entire firm to have a lasting impact on the work of one charity. As well as fundraising, we use the professional skills of our lawyers and support staff to benefit the charity in the long-term.

The Alliance for Youth Justice works to improve youth justice in England and Wales, for the benefit of children, young people, and society. We wish to increase the understanding and knowledge, offering advice and raising awareness, by promoting widespread understanding about the underlying causes of children coming to the attention of the criminal justice system.

We advocate for distinct systems, services and support that treat children as children first and foremost - underpinned by social justice, children's rights and a focus on positive long-term outcomes. Our work focuses on influencing policy, legislation and practice to address issues affecting children who come into conflict with the law - from diversion and policing to custody and resettlement.

FREE ONLINE SELF-HARM SUPPORT FOR 14-19 yr olds.

Alumina is a free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm. Each course has up to 8 young people, all accessing the sessions from their own phones, tablets or laptops across the UK. The courses take place on different evenings of the week and are run by friendly, trained counsellors and volunteer youth workers. You don't need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you'll just join in via the chatbox. We want to help you to find your next steps towards recovery, wherever you are on your journey.

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Ambition Aspire Achieve was founded in June 2016 by Kevin Jenkins OBE, because of a longstanding desire to provide opportunities for children and young people in the London Borough of Newham and surrounding areas.

Since inception, AAA has delivered a range of services based at the Terence Brown Arc in the Park, an inclusive resource, delivery and neighbourhood play hub for children and young people living in Canning Town. Building on the success of services delivered at Arc in the Park, AAA's second neighbourhood hub, the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub was opened in Stratford in the summer of 2018.

AAA now delivers a wide range of projects and services from both hubs and across local communities in Newham. Our work particularly focuses on and supports children and young people most in need, including those with disabilities or additional needs. Our current work includes after school clubs, holiday play and youth activities, youth clubs, disability specific activities, detached youth projects, information advice and support for vulnerable young people, mentoring and personal development programmes, doorstep inclusive sports clubs and outward-bound activities and experiences.

AAA exists to help  all children and young people, regardless of background, ability or disability to reach their full potential, to build the esteem to have Ambition, the confidence to Aspire and the skills and self-belief to Achieve. AAA were recently awarded £47,531 to deliver a strategic, grass-roots early intervention community-based project in Newham with the aim of facilitating routes out of gangs for 12 young people and preventing 20 young people from becoming involved in a gang. They have also been awarded £29,750 to deliver anti-knife crime programs and provide positive activities to young people at risk in Canning Town and Stratford.

Thousands of young people experience bullying behaviours every day. They often don't speak out about it because they are scared of what might happen or they are unsure about who to tell or how to report it online. We want to change this by showing young people that they deserve to be heard and that help and support is available.

Supported by HRH The Duke of Cambridge, The Diana Award Anti-Bullying Campaign engages young people, parents and teachers to change the attitudes, behaviour and culture of bullying by building skills and confidence to address different situations, both online and offline.

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The Anti-Tribalism Movement is a non-profit organisation committed to tackling tribalism and promoting fairer and more equitable societies.

The ATM’s vision and track record are based on a cohesive and dynamic society where every person’s rights are protected regardless of tribe, clan, gender or political belief.

Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.

Since those early beginnings, we’ve grown to become a national organisation with an international reach, whilst retaining a user-led ethos – being run by and for those with anxiety.  Many of our small staff team have their own lived experience and understand the distress, isolation and misery that anxiety can cause. We’re here to help and can support you to find ways to control anxiety instead of it controlling you.

Anxiety and Depression – A Guide To Anxiety / Mental Health Charities And Organisations In The UK

Everyone can experience moments of anxiety which can end up with them suffering from depression from time to time. There are certain triggers associated with anxiety and depression which includes when you are having a hard time whether it's a financial or emotional problem. If you are feeling low, seeking professional help sooner rather than later is vitally important for your overall health and well-being because it would be a mistake to keep things to yourself.

The reason being that the symptoms and negative feelings that are affecting you, could only get harder to cope with, bearing in mind that anxiety and depression can be likened to a physical condition which can be treated successfully.

“Ape Media has been delivering interventions to young people since 2004 and has extensive expertise in working with vulnerable young people and adults aged 10 – 25 years both in the community, pan-London, nationally and internationally.

We have worked with thousands of young people across London, with our main focus being those in the London borough of Newham, who face being disadvantaged including by being excluded from school, those dealing with mental health problems and involvement within the Criminal Justice System.

Programmes have benefited over 15,000 young people (at least 30 per cent working in the creative industries). Our charity key learning includes taking an informal approach to the courses, workshops and activities to ensure our creative and personal development programmes are flexible and remain engaging.”

They have recently commenced a programme to deliver #Rebirthofcool – an anti-knife crime initiative in Stratford for young people.

Arch is a free and confidential service for young people and adults who live or are registered with a GP in Hillingdon. Many people turn to drink or drugs as a way of dealing with negative feelings, such as depression, stress, trauma or anxiety. We work with people at any stage of their alcohol or drug difficulties to provide a single point of access to assessment and treatment, for problems. We recognise the importance of providing treatment for both the substance misuse problem, as well as any associated emotional / mental health issues. Our service includes:

- Assessment and individual personal recovery plans,

- Advice and information on reducing harm,

- Specialist psychosocial interventions,

- Specialist detoxification programmes to manage withdrawal symptoms and safely wean you off drugs and alcohol,

- One-to-one and group therapies aimed at getting to the core of the problem,

- Motivation and support from those that have previously had problems with alcohol or drugs,

- Group activities and social networks, including men and women’s groups, relapse prevention and life skills advice,

- Joint working with employment agencies, training providers and housing associations to help you get back on track,

- Evening and weekend social drop-in and activities with the opportunity to volunteer and build new social networks to help your recovery.

Since 2003 we have delivered over 10,000 hours of development programmes, involving thousands of diverse young talent, and many of the UK’s leading businesses. Our aim has always been to bridge the gap between ambitious socially and ethnically diverse talent and UK PLC, through delivering high-quality, high-impact experiences.

Although our initial intention was to ‘help’ young people from low-income communities, we quickly realised that the incredible talent we connected with had levels of drive, energy and skills that their more privileged peers, who had a monopoly on the best career opportunities, lacked. But, back then, UK PLC couldn’t quite grasp what we could see.

We have designed and delivered hundreds of unique programmes, experiences and partnerships that bring together brilliant diverse young talent and forward-looking businesses. And, in doing so, changed beliefs, attitudes and outcomes. We have genuine and deep expertise, born out of experience, in what it takes for companies to unlock the Diversity Dividend.

Arsenal in the Community has been using the power of the Arsenal name to positively impact the lives of young people since 1985. The team delivers sport, social and education programmes to over 5,000 individuals each week.

Art-Alive Arts Trust was formed in 1997 and registered as a charity in 2001, with the aim of helping children, adolescents and young vulnerable adults find an opportunity or platform to realise their potential and find their place in society through Arts and Creativity. AAAT employs the therapeutic and educational benefits of art tuition and works primarily with three groups: Primary school children with behavioural, and or, learning difficulties, Young vulnerable adults and -unemployed, homeless, at risk of being homeless or even risk of offending, giving them purposeful activities to do.

We intervene early to prevent young people from becoming victims or perpetrators of violent crime. We embed creative spaces in London's most isolated communities, co-designed with young people, that build on their strengths and create opportunity. These award winning spaces include a music studio and multiple nail bars, all open 48 weeks of the year. In these spaces our team of creative, highly skilled professionals provide skills training, mentoring and specialist support.

Our spaces have become highly effective reporting mechanisms, enabling young people to come forward about major problems they experience, and access the support they need - putting them in the lead in safe and trusted environments and connecting them with multi-agency support.

What makes our approach special is that we are fully rooted in communities and at the same connected with industry and specialist support. We work with participants long-term as their needs cannot be met through short-term, one-off interventions; we always co-produce our programmes and enable young people to shape the support they need. We build trusted relationships, resulting in participants' active engagement: they seek our support when they face significant risks and challenges.

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Article 39 is a small, independent charity which fights for the rights of children living in state and privately-run institutions (boarding and residential schools, children's homes, immigration detention, mental health inpatient units and prisons) in England.

We take our name from Article 39 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which grants every child who has been abused or suffered other rights violations the right to recover in environments where their health, self-respect and dignity are nurtured.

We promote and protect children's rights in England through four complementary areas of work:

• Awareness-raising of the rights, views and experiences of children – through our own work, and research and testimony published by others, we stay informed of children and young people's views, experiences and priorities and keep them at the heart of everything we do;

• Legal education – we provide a range of legal resources to support practitioners to use the law in their day-to-day work with children and our pioneering rights4children.org.uk website provides children and young people with accessible information about their rights;

• Practice development – we run a national network of independent advocates, with over 320 members, whom we support to give the best help to children and young people through peer discussion groups, online lectures and seminars and specialist resources and training;

• Policy advocacy, research and strategic litigation – using our specialist knowledge and evidence from consultation with children, young people and advocates, we work to influence the development of law and government policy so that children are better protected; and we support and lead legal challenges when this is the best way of protecting children's rights and securing long-term change

As a youth worker, you strive to support young people's personal and social development, raise their aspirations and broaden their horizons for future education, training and careers. One way you can do all of this – and gain accreditation for your creative projects – is with Arts Award.

If you work or volunteer with young people and provide artistic, cultural or media activities, then Arts Award is for you. Across the UK it enriches young lives in after-school clubs, Scout and Guide troops, holiday schemes, young offender units, youth clubs, children's homes, charity projects, homeschool groups and more.

Our aim is to ensure the arts are used within the criminal justice system as a springboard for positive change.

We represent a network of over 900 individuals and organisations that deliver creative interventions to support people in prison, on probation and in the community, with impressive results.

We support this transformative work by providing a network and a voice for all the talented and creative people who are committed to making great art with people in the criminal justice system.
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Arts Network is a charity that provides an inspirational and understanding environment for people with mental health support needs, and challenges the stigma of mental health.

We support people to achieve their personal goals through creative activities, exhibitions, and events that enable participants to learn new skills, increase self confidence, and develop relationships.

We constantly seek to battle stigma and discrimination by presenting our work and practice to medical practitioners, key stakeholders, and the general public.

The Nature of the Problem – a lack of Synergy

At present, there is a problem with the lack of synergy in the public and voluntary sector to tackling violence, guns, gangs and other social problems. The majority of agencies tend to work independently of each other without sharing their intelligence and/or resources. This inevitably results in some re-duplication of efforts and an overlapping of efforts among neighbouring community projects. The lack of a coherent, strategic approach lessens the overall effectiveness of efforts to reduce crime and alleviate social problems. Ascension Trust firmly believes that some of these groups could be much stronger by working together- the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. By identifying the best practice and specialisms among charitable organizations that partner with Ascension Trust, vulnerable groups, people at risk and those in need of advice would be referred to the best outlets to help them.

A Holistic Approach to Serious Violence

The main contributory factors to crime have been shown to be: family breakdown; peer-group pressures, poor education, deprivation, alcoholism, mental health and domestic violence. Ascension Trust will partner with agencies that have specialisms in the three main areas of family and domestic violence; education and mentoring; gangs and peer-pressure. The agencies will work together with vulnerable families and individuals in a joined-up manner taking a holistic approach to the problem. This holistic approach to serious violence is the key to impacting the community in a positive way.

The Athena service, run by Refuge, provides confidential, non-judgmental support to those living in the London Borough of Lewisham who are experiencing gender-based violence. Our services support women and girls aged 13 and over, and men aged 16 or over – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or are unsure of their sexuality. The Athena service also supports transgender clients who identify as male, female, as another gender, or are questioning their gender identity.

We are a not-for-profit organisation supported by the Department for Education. Our 360-degree support programme offers education professionals training, practical tools and a wealth of free resources to better support autistic children and young people aged 0 to 25.

We choose to deliver autism training due to an identified level of need. According to the latest SEND statistics from the Department for Education, which are based on the school census, there are over 160,000 autistic pupils in schools across England.

The AET Professional Development Programme, supported by the Department for Education, offers nationally delivered face-to-face or virtual training for professionals working with Autistic children and young people up to the age of 25. We deliver a range of different training and programs.

AVIARD is a compound word created using: AVIATE (to fly) and HARD (to be solid).

We seek to empower young people to adopt AVIARD MINDSETS by teaching them resilience, how to elevate their minds away from challenges and how to focus on making solid, daily progress towards their goals.

To be the premier Edutainment brand for empowering Achievement and Positive Transformation within the lives of adolescents & young adults globally.

Our focus is to partner with influencers, local authorities, corporates, brands and charitable organisations to empower young people (aged 10-19) by supporting:

– Early Intervention

– Raising Aspiration & Attainment

– The Portrayal of Positive Role Models & Narratives

– Improving Pathways to Employment & Entrepreneurship

– Coaching and Life Skills Development

BANG Edutainment is a youth-powered, community leadership organisation based in the heart of Brent. Our Vision is a world in which all young people are valued and inspired to thrive and contribute positively to their communities.

During this challenging time, we will remain accessible and committed to ensuring that the safety concerns of children, young people and families living in Brent, are prioritised. We are extending our reach across the borough by working closely with partner organisations, sharing our experience and knowledge to support those most in need. Our services include Health & Wellbeing, Education & Training, Employment & Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement. We are currently offering an online therapeutic wellbeing service as a modified way of delivering our existing community therapy service.

We provide grants to projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. We are local to people in all corners of the UK and support small and large organisations which empower children and extend their life choices.

We are currently supporting over 3,000 local charities and projects in communities across the UK. The projects we fund help children facing a range of disadvantages, for example, poverty and deprivation; children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect or disabled young people. BBC Children in Need currently awards grants at six points during the year and funds two types of grants. The Main Grants Programme is for grants over £10,000 per year to support projects for up to three years. Meanwhile, the Small Grants Programme supports projects for up to three years, and includes grants up to and including £10,000 per year.

Brook operates a number of sexual health and wellbeing services across the UK.

Brook is committed to supporting young people and the majority of services are for people under 25. However, in December 2019 we began running all-age sexual health services in parts of the country. We also provide outreach and education services for young people and training for professionals across the UK. You can also explore our clinical services, along with those provided by other organisations, on our Find A Service tool.

Established In 2008, Burdett FC is an established grassroot community football organisation. Our Motto is more than just a football club, beyond high quality football services, we also provide community outreach, youth, community development, tackling poverty, welfare support and empowerment services to marginalised communities and residents within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Greater London.

Back on Track Housing is a charity organisation which aims to support vulnerable person/family prior to and on release to prevent homelessness, the chain of cycles of homelessness and re-offending among who are not eligible under the Housing Act.

Back on Track Housing is a charitable organisation which aims to Support Vulnerable person/family prior to and on release to prevent homelessness, the chain of cycles of homelessness and re-offending among who are not eligible under the Housing Act. We provide hand-holding Intensive Supported Housing Management Services to bridge the gap and relieve poverty among homeless and vulnerable person.

They have been recently funded to deliver the football-based ‘Ballers’ program to young people who are most at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators of crime and channel them into positive activities.

The website may not yet be online, but contact can be made via Crystal Place Dome, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB, Tel: 07527569128.

“Ballers club is a south London Based Football Academy which helps put players into pro/semi-pro & amateur football clubs. Play in one of our showcase matches against semi pro/pro development teams and get the chance to possibly be scouted. We offer training sessions on Saturday mornings for 6-12 year olds for £1 per session.”

Barking and Dagenham Youth Forum (BADYF) was set up in 2001 by young people to have a say in issues affecting their lives and communities.

Today, the forum, comprising of 13 to 19 year olds elected by peers in schools and youth groups, continues to have a say and influence on policy makers.

Some of the issues we care about:

crime
health
education
building a positive image of young people
what to do and where to go
How to get involved
To be part of BADYF you must live, work or be in education or training in Barking and Dagenham.

Elections are held every January in all Barking and Dagenham secondary schools and Trinity School. Ask your teachers about the BADYF elections in your school.

If you don't go to a school or youth group in Barking and Dagenham, or if there is an issue you want the forum to investigate, get in touch.

Growing up is a challenge for everyone, but for some it's more difficult than others. We offer practical and emotional support so that young people can enter adulthood with the confidence they need to achieve their full potential.

Young people leaving care

Leaving home is a challenge for everyone, but young people leaving care often do so without the support of a loving family. Find out how we help care leavers.

Homelessness

How we help children and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Read more about homelessness and the work we do to help young people.

Employment, training and skills

In partnership with employers, schools, colleges and charities, we train and support over 3,000 young people every year through 20 specialist services. Read more.

LGBTQ young people

How we provide direct support to LGBTQ children and young people around their gender and sexual identities.

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent charitable foundation seeking a just and peaceful society which recognises the equal value of all people. Largely working in partnerships with others, we use all our resources – our grants, our people and our name – to bring about structural change, thus increasing social justice and equality.

Founded in 2010 with a mission to ‘inspire and empower young people to overcome adversity and achieve their full potential’ by Seoul Olympian John Bosco Waigo. Basic Sport and Fitness’s (BSF) work aims to address some of key social, economic and educational issues facing young people and their families living in one of the most deprived borough’s in the country (Newham). Over the last years, BSF has achieved unprecedented success through the delivery of a range of creative and ambitious sports initiatives that have engaged and inspired hundreds of young people, nurturing their enthusiasm to become the principal drivers of their own success and providing them with the skills, attitude and knowledge to achieve their personal ambitions through sports. We have a dedicated team of tutors, youth workers and highly committed volunteers, BSF has over the last five years delivered a range of creative and ambitious diverse sports initiatives activities i.e. non-contact boxing, casual football, basketball, together with healthy eating sessions. These activities engage, inspire and nurture young people’s enthusiasm and ability in a way that enables them to become the sole drivers of their own success. £19,090 was recently awarded to deliver a 12-month programme of sports and boxing and workshops to 40 at-risk young people in Newham as a diversionary activity away from gangs and violent crime.

We’re an independent charity whose grants help to connect people and places, empower communities and transform lives in Wandsworth and Lambeth. We fund projects that support local communities, create new opportunities and make our neighbourhoods even better places to live.

We provide training and job opportunities that ultimately lead to sustained employment in the property sector. We work with those who want to turn their lives around and support them to make a real difference. We don’t simply invest money in our employees, we also dedicate our time and support to provide training and opportunities that lead to sustained employment and careers. Our work starts with a person. It’s a disadvantaged person; it’s someone who may not have academic qualifications or experience, but needs an opportunity. The person may have a disability, or a criminal record or any other circumstance which provides a barrier to employment. Regardless of their circumstances, all our employees share the desire to make the most of their opportunity and commit to making a positive change. From the pre-employment programme, to bespoke training and on-site experience, Be Onsite works to prepare employees for a specific job role. We work with employers to ensure employees become fully skilled and are able to move into a sustainable career. As technology in the property industry advances, new skills are required. Be Onsite works with the supply chain and implements bespoke training to help fill the gaps in the workforce.

Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, our mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses that ruin and, too often, take lives.

Beating Time enables people serving prison sentences to find, or create, work when they are released and we do that in a very innovative way…. Currently there are around 85,000 people in prison. Nearly 80,000 people are released annually. Re-offending rates are at an all time high. Encouraging entrepreneurship and facilitating self-employment is an important (and to date neglected) part of the solution to reducing reoffending. We provide integrated programmes in prison which enable people serving sentences to simultaneously develop themselves and a business plan. Our Programmes include 1-2-1 coaching, and business mentoring from KPMG. We organise regular events to showcase the talents and potential of the people we work with to prospective employers. Music and performance are integral to our programmes. Making music, with others, combats the mental illnesses that many prisoners suffer. It also creates optimism and self-belief. It is on this PLATFORM of mental resilience and confidence we help prisoners develop a realistic PLAN for their future. A plan that does not involve returning to jail.

Bede House is a local Southwark charity, with the flexibility to respond to our area's changing needs. Government statistics show that some of our neighbourhoods are among the 10% most deprived in Britain. We therefore strive to offer a wide range of support. Since 1938, we've been working to unlock new possibilities for young and old to live fuller lives. Our services are delivered through four programmes addressing specific needs.

Bede Learning Disabilities

All of our activities, training, volunteering and employment programmes aim to build the skills and confidence of those with a learning disability. Our friendly Centre offers a welcoming space for everyone to expand their horizons, as well as providing respite for carers. We believe that everyone can play their part in the community.

Bede Youth

Bede offers young people a special place outside home and school to find friendship and enjoy exciting activities. Our clubs, music studio and holiday adventures are a fun way to build confidence and realise potential, while our youth workers are ready to help when personal challenges arise.

Bede: Ending Domestic Abuse

Bede has 20 years of experience helping those suffering abuse in the home. The experts in our Starfish team offer one-to-one guidance, group programmes, counselling and access to legal assistance. A key feature of our services is that we are available to continue until a solution is achieved.

Bede in the Community

Bede brings Bermondsey and Rotherhithe people together to create new opportunities. Over 90 people are involved with Bede as volunteers, our halls are used by community groups and our teams lead many activities. Volunteers with a learning disability visit housebound neighbours to do small jobs and help one another.

This Trust has a wider reach than these boroughs alone. “We educate young people on the dangers of knife crime and help them to make positive choices to stay safe. Our workshops follow the journey of both the victim and the offender through a series of unique and immersive experiences to show young people how choices and consequences are intrinsically linked. Our workshops change young people’s attitudes to knife crime; debunking the myth that carrying a knife will protect you. They strengthen peer values; ensuring young people give better advice to each other and challenge peers who are carrying (or thinking of carrying) a knife. They work in collaboration to prevent knife crime through collective action. They work with young people, the government and stakeholders. Their resources for practitioners and parents are designed to empower others to work with young people on a difficult and sensitive topic. They campaign for action and justice for those affected by knife crime. They have won numerous awards in recognition of their success. They consistently campaign for change; challenging government, businesses and society to ensure everyone takes responsibility for tackling knife crime.

“We work in partnership to help young people overcome barriers, improve their lives and build a fairer society.

Our strategy, which runs from 2018 through to 2021, focuses our work on building a society where every young person can thrive.

The strategy is the result of six months of research and consultation with our charity partners and the wider voluntary sector with other businesses and with our founder, Berkeley Group. Throughout this process we asked ourselves two questions. What does a truly world class twenty-first century corporate foundation look like? And how can we most effectively serve our communities in London, Birmingham and the South of England?

The result is an ambitious organisational plan, with a clear set of measurable commitments.”

Beyond Recovery is a fast growing new social enterprise already making a proven difference to people with repeat offending behaviour, complex mental health issues and drug and alcohol problems who are involved in the criminal justice system.

Beyond Recovery aims to help people look beyond mere survival and existence, and instead to move forward, with hope, resilience and purpose in life. The impact of this work creates far-reaching ripple effects in communities, relationships, careers, business opportunities as well as complete recovery from previously intractable diagnoses.

The work of Beyond Recovery is based on an approach called the Three Principles, which was recently described as having a common sense simplicity with intellectual credibility [Kessel 2017] – this differs from many other approaches to tackling human problems in one fundamental way: it focuses on teaching health rather than treating illness. The model is rooted in a belief that we all have inner mental good health and teaches individuals how to access and sustain this health.

This organisation matches adult volunteers with young people facing adversity, providing them with one-to-one mentoring relationships aimed at building resilience and improving outcomes in education, behavior, and personal well-being.

∙Big Brothers Big Sisters UK can provide your community organisation with:
∙Help to quickly provide support to children who need it most in your community
∙Setting up an established model of delivery that is proven to make an impact on children who need the most support
∙Facilitating a relationship with your local authority to start making referrals
∙A bespoke service agreement with all policies and procedures in place
∙Full training and a bespoke digital platform to support all areas of the programme
∙Ongoing support from Big Brothers Big Sisters UK Foundation, including the opportunity to network with other BBBS partnerships across the country
∙To contribute to evaluation leading to wider research and support best practice in the sector
∙The opportunity to offer your local community a world class mentoring programme that makes a lasting impact on a child's life

The Bike Project is a charity that refurbishes bikes and donates them to refugees in London. We sell the best second hand bikes to help fund the project. For refugee women, we run Pedal Power, a supportive and nurturing, female-only cycle training course.

Binning Knives Saves Lives are a community volunteer group run by the 'Knife Man' and local legend Courtney Barrett. Courtney and his gang of volunteers have taken over 1200 knives off our streets and are dedicated to making Londons streets a safer place for our communities.

In BKSL's debut borough in only six months knife crime in Waltham Forest was reduced by 34%, whilst it rose in every other London Borough.

BKSL have taken over 1200 knives off the streets and out of circulation and have enrolled many troubled youths and gang members into ongoing activities and courses which have transformed their lives.

BKSL have also educated and changed the mindsets of many thousands, and provided free sports for children of parents who are on benefits.

BKSL have also take many knives from gang members and helped to turn their lives around by enrolling them into meaningful activities and courses, and giving them ongoing care & support.

BKSL also provide a knife collection service to minimise the number of knives in people's homes, and have united other organisations, religious groups, businesses, and councillors, in the battle against knife crime.

Bipolar UK is the only national charity dedicated to empowering individuals and families affected by bipolar. Peer support is at the core of our work.  This means people affected by bipolar helping others. Our integrated service consists of:

• More than 85 peer support groups for people affected by bipolar, facilitated by trained and supported volunteers – many groups have now migrated online
• A moderated eCommunity with over 9,000 active users
• One-to-one peer support provided by telephone and email, recognising that support groups and a digital service will not be for everyone
• Information and resources provided on our website which are used by over 360,000 people a year
• Empowering approximately 1,000 people per month to stay well and we have the ambition to reach thousands more

The Trust has recently taken back the overall management of the Black Prince community hub, having moved on from its arrangements with leisure provider, GLL. It is now looking forward to an exciting new chapter through its commercial partnership with PowerLeague.

These commercial partners sit alongside bespoke community charity organisations such as Fight4Change, Street Games, Centrepoint, School of Hard Knocks, Vi-ability – Change Foundation, as well as the Ethelred Tenant Management Organisation (ETMO), who provide a direct link to the local community.

Since 2015 the Trust has developed its own social outcomes 'strands'. The Trust has designated 5 separate social outcome strands across which BPT and its partners at the Hub aim to deliver social impact. They are as follows:

• Participation
• Inclusion
• Health and Wellbeing
• Equality and Diversity
• Education, Training and Life Long Learning

The Black River Counselling Service was founded in June 2020. It was started because of the disproportionate number of deaths and stressors on the black community caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.[1]  It was also started because of the experience of racism, discrimination, and police brutality, which was highlighted in 2020 following the death of George Floyd by law enforcement. Since that time, we have so far helped and supported over one-hundred and fifty black people[2].

Unfortunately, societal pressures that affect mental health still disproportionally impacts black lives in Lambeth and Southwark. At Black River we feel passionately that the time to address black mental health is long overdue. We recognise that historically our community has not accessed preventative services, especially talking therapies. One of the reasons is the high cost of private counselling, alongside the feeling of being misunderstood by non-black counsellors and therapists.

At Black River we aim to remedy this, offering qualified Black counsellors and therapists for short term counselling free of charge. Black mental health matters and being able to talk to someone with insight into the black experience can be crucial to mental wellbeing.

We offer creative learning opportunities for schools based around topics within the curriculum and bespoke projects and events with community groups of all ages; we are passionate about offering unique and exciting opportunities to those who have little access to media arts.

Blueprint: Film Foundation was formed in 2007 to deliver film and multimedia projects to community groups and education establishments across the UK with bases in Lincoln and London.

Blueprint Arts deliver outdoor arts, filmmaking, theatre and multimedia projects and courses and arts/cultural festivals for and with a range of communities, organisations and education establishments. We aim to inspire people from disadvantaged backgrounds, to address social issues, to help enrich people's lives, to increase access to creative media and to strengthen communities through the arts.

Bounce Back is a training provider delivering programmes in a wide variety of construction industry skills including Painting and Decorating, Dry Lining, Scaffolding and Aerial Window Cleaning. Our focus is on getting people into paid employment in the construction industry. We are industry-led and train in the skills that we know are needed on site. By responding specifically to demand in this way we are well placed to give participants the best opportunities for employment and achieve our core objective of training and equipping ex-offenders with the skills and qualifications to move into the workplace. Our aim is to provide an end-to-end solution, transitioning learners in the Criminal Justice System into employment in the Construction Industry. In addition to qualifications we also deliver CSCS training in a number of prisons and in the community. CSCS cards are the “passport” into work and without the card people cannot go on site. By obtaining the card prior to release candidates can move straight into work on leaving prison. We seek to fill the skills gap in the construction industry and act as a “go-to” for the construction industry who know they can come to us to get much needed, enthusiastic employees.

Case Management support

We have a team of Case Managers who engage with participants while they are still in prison and support them on release for up to a year, or longer, as required.

Each case manager works with the individual to help them through their journey and into work. They also work with employers to facilitate the transition into work.

We deliver skills training in various locations:

In prisons

We currently deliver training in HMP’s Brixton, Isis, Wandsworth, Pentonville, Feltham and Leeds. We are always keen to reflect the needs of our construction partners in our training.

In the Community

We train in the community at our Head Office in Westminster in Painting and Decorating and Scaffolding and Window Cleaning as well as CSCS and a number of other skills. We also offer bespoke training courses for partners.

Box Up Crime are passionate about getting young people out of crime each year. Inspired in 2012 from the loss of valued friends due to gang affiliation and crime, Stephen Addison launched the project ‘Box Up Crime’ in 2013. They provides social change though social innovation, using sports – in particular boxing, as a tool to inspire, educate and develop young individuals, specifically those who have been involved in crime.

Sport is used as a foundation to continually create awareness and confidence building with communities. We strive to develop strong relationships with secondary schools within the borough, promising to provide assistance to improve student’s behaviour.

Based in the heart of our local community in Camden, Brandon Centre offers a comfortable, welcoming, and non-institutional setting for young people to access sexual and mental health services.

Our self-referral system means that all young people can access the confidential care and support provided by our friendly and highly skilled team.

Our contraceptive and sexual health service has gained a reputation for working effectively with young people from deprived and disadvantaged backgrounds, and at risk of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. In fact, Brandon Centre was one of the first local organisations for young people to pioneer routine screening and treatment for chlamydia, and today, the contraceptive and sexual health service supports over 2,000 young people each year.

Our innovative approach applies psychotherapeutic principles to devise and implement mental health services, and we partner with schools, youth offending services and advice agencies to engage and reach out to high priority groups of young people. As well as individual therapeutic help for young people, we also offer effective intervention for families of young people in serious trouble with the law, and for parents struggling to bring up a teenager whose behaviour is out-of-control.

Our approach combines leading-edge service delivery with audit, research, and the rigorous evaluation of outcomes. This has further enhanced our reputation as an accessible and collaborative provider of sexual and mental health support to young people under 25, helping them to overcome difficulties and become healthy and fulfilled young adults.

Breaking The Cycle offers support to individuals and families experiencing difficulties as well as offering training and intervention to organisations.

Breaking The Cycle Consultancy Limited are a team of dedicated experts with years of experience in training and supporting youth and adult based organisations to achieve improved outcomes.

We are able to provide these due to our broadly experienced staff bringing their knowledge gained from a background of work within areas such as the Justice System, Psychology, mental health and safeguarding.

The person is placed front and centre in order to deliver outcomes which result in the best possible outcome for each person and organisation.

Our ethical principles are the values that set the ground rules for all that we do at BTC. As we seek to achieve responsible success, we will be challenged to balance these principles against each other, always mindful of our promise to stakeholders that we will deliver a service that is in the best interest for those who seek to use our specialist expertise.

Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, employability, sports participation, health and community engagement.

Each year, we engage with thousands of young people across west London. Our communities engagement projects aim to inspire and empower young people to achieve their life goals.

• We offer a range of extra-curricular clubs during breakfast, lunch and after-school. Our qualified coaches adapt the sessions to suit the needs of every child.

• The Joy of Moving project is a national school-based educational project for children aged between 9-10, developed in partnership with the English Football League.

• The Premier League's Primary Stars initiative, uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop life skills.

• Super Active Schools is a Hounslow based initiative that encourages primary school children, across the borough, to become more active during school time.

City Bridge Trust is the funding arm of Bridge House Estates. It was established to make use of funds surplus to Bridge requirements and provides grants totalling around £25m per year towards charitable activity benefiting Greater London. The City of London Corporation is the sole trustee of the Bridge House Estates and members of its Court of Common Council form the City Bridge Trust’s Grants Committee. We award grants totalling £20m per year, the majority of which will be awarded through our Bridging Divides scheme which has a number of programmes & priorities. The City has a proud tradition of philanthropy dating back to the Middle Ages, led by Livery Companies and the Mayorality. We are working to inspire, support and amplify great philanthropy i.e. the giving of money, time, skills or assets. Up to 20% of our annual budget is set aside for strategic initiatives which go beyond traditional grant making. These include research, feasibility studies and conferences, and are often undertaken in partnership with other bodies.

A Grass Roots Project in Haringey – Solely Funded by VRU/Mayor of London. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS A LIST OF HARINGEY COMMUNITY SERVICES.  

This includes ABC Parents which provides a variety of courses and workshops for parents and carers in Enfield and Haringey, including CPR training and Choking Prevention techniques. The Bridge Renewal Trust is a community-based charity that works to reduce health inequalities; build stronger communities and improve the quality of life of the people of Haringey.

People and communities together hold all the potential to be the solution to their own challenges. Empowered, included, resilient and with the right capacity we can be our own best answer.

Build confidence and learn about choking, fever, sepsis, allergies, head injuries and discuss your worries with qualified nurses and GPs.
Venues include the Chestnuts Community Centre, The Bridge Community Hut and the Laurels Healthy Living Centre. Visit our website for more details and to see what is on.

Bright Centres was established in 2006 by a group of young undergraduate students in London universities and young professionals who took it upon themselves to give something back to their communities. They were motivated to start the centre to prevent the next generation from experiencing some of the difficulties they encounter while attempting to integrate into the mainstream UK school system. Bright’s ethos of providing a brighter future was localised to the community of Lambeth. Providing exceptional services with a small but dedicated team of staff, the Alternative Provision of Education focused on supporting and assimilating students who felt disillusioned and disenfranchised with mainstream education. Closely supporting schools in the local area, Bright also nurtured the under-represented talented of Lambeth’s disadvantaged community and has been integral in Lambeth’s exponential rise in excellent academic attainment. Through our work, we have averted the exclusion of many young people from school who with support from the centre have gone on to achieve academic success. We also witness the growth in confidence and development of leadership skills in many of our students which enables them to engage positively with their mainstream schools. We have strong evidence that our work is raising the achievement of students which opens up pathways for them to take up positions in further or higher education. Over 85% of the students we supported with level 2&3 went on to higher education or apprenticeship.

Delivered by Catch22 and The Children's Society and funded by The Clothworker's Foundation, Bright Light is a programme that supports care leavers into apprenticeships, or future training or education.

Brilliant Parents knows that most parents are brilliant, but we also know, as parents ourselves, that bringing up children is one of the most challenging and emotionally demanding jobs a parent will ever do. Sometimes it can feel that parenting has turned into a battle, rather than an adventure. Brilliant Parents runs Parenting Courses supporting families across London, working with parents to turn the experience back into something that is positive and rewarding.

For you, the parent, our courses make daily life a little less about conflict and more about fun, by introducing techniques we can help you break a negative cycle with an emotional toddler or a complex teen. Our Parenting groups are run through peer support, delivered with opportunities for you to reflect on your own. Using years of research completed by Parenting Experts, Triple P, Brilliant Parents will help you understand your child's complicated behaviours as well as your own and show you ways to communicate with your child.

British Future is an independent, non-partisan think tank seeking to involve people in an open conversation, which addresses people’s hopes and fears about identity and integration, migration and opportunity, so that we feel confident about Britain’s Future.

We want to ensure that we engage those who are anxious about cultural identity and economic opportunity in Britain today, as well as those who already feel confident about our society, so that we can together identify workable solutions to make Britain the country we want to live in.

The Borough was recently awarded £10,000 to organise daily term-time community volunteer school patrols in Harlesden and organise groups of parents on four estates in Brent to address the issues of knife crime with their children and young people reaching a total of 100 people.

British Youth Council empower young people aged 25 and under to influence and inform the decisions that affect their lives. We support young people to get involved in their communities and democracy locally, nationally and internationally, making a difference as volunteers, campaigners, decision-makers and leaders. The British Youth Council work across the UK and world to empower young people through our programmes, training and awards. This includes our flagship programmes like the UK Youth Parliament, Youth Select Committee and UK Young Ambassadors; and recognizing the work of young people through the Youth on Board Awards.

General Advice  including housing and welfare support in Brixton

We exist to build an equitable super highway into the Creative, Media, and Tech industries and improve the early years experience for people from under-represented communities.

We deliver diverse talent to fuel a company's competitive advantage as more diverse teams produce better returns. Different types of thinking mean new perspectives, fresh ideas and better results. We are an 'end to end' solution to the industry's diversity challenges.
We exist to build an equitable super highway into the Creative, Media, and Tech industries and improve the early years experience for people from under-represented communities.

We deliver diverse talent to fuel a company's competitive advantage as more diverse teams produce better returns. Different types of thinking mean new perspectives, fresh ideas and better results. We are an 'end to end' solution to the industry's diversity challenges.

Brixton Finishing School is a not for profit and relies on the generous support of brands, agencies and media owners to improve the outcomes for underrepresented talent. We can't thank those that fund our mission enough.

Build on Belief specialises in designing, implementing and running weekend services for people who are struggling with, or are in recovery from their substance use; namely drugs and alcohol. Although some of our projects run across the week, we always work at the weekend. We see ourselves as providing a new and interactive form of mutual aid. Rather than talk about the past, let's get together and build a new future.

These services are open access and offer a wide range of activities loosely based around 'the five ways to well-being.' The various Build on Belief projects do not offer therapeutic interventions, but are socially based befriending services designed to complement the existing structured treatment system. We are strong believers in partnership working, and aim to add a new layer to existing services wherever we work. Most importantly, we do not follow any model of addiction or recovery, believing all to be equally valid and a personal choice. ‍

WHY DO WE DO IT?‍

Weekends can be a difficult and lonely time in early recovery, especially since traditional treatment providers are usually closed. The experience of addiction often isolates people from family and non-using friends, and one of the greatest challenges in moving forward with your life is making new friends and building a safe support network. Our social clubs with their wide range of activities and friendly volunteer teams, most of whom are in recovery themselves, provide a safe place to take these important steps back into the wider world of normal living.

We understand that for many people addiction is an all consuming experience, and ceasing your substance use can leave a large void in the day to fill. It is therefore really important in early recovery to find new interests. Build on Belief offers a wide range of activities in an open minded and friendly environment, supporting people and giving them the confidence to try something new. People accessing our services often find a sense of belonging that not only gives them hope, but reminds them of family. We have always seen ourselves as a family for people without a family.

Building Foundations Ltd provides short and long term accommodation and support services for young people to enable them to live independently in the community. Their objective is to provide an environment where young people can feel safe, secure and be valued. They are able to support young and vulnerable adults between the ages of 18 – 25+.

Business in the Community is the oldest and largest business-led membership organisation dedicated to responsible business.

What we do:

We inspire, engage and challenge members and we mobilise that collective strength as a force for good in society to:

• Create a skilled, inclusive workforce today and for the future

• Build thriving communities in which to live and work

• Innovate to repair and sustain our planet

A website packed with resources. Amongst other things Coram youth projects place young people at the heart of the organisation, co-producing and delivering solutions to the issues they face. With ongoing training and support, they are given the skills and confidence to get their voices heard and effect change. View our short film to find out more.  Workshops for 30 at risk young people from Lambeth and Southwark over six months.

COVO Connecting Voices is a charity working with children, young people and parents in the areas of behaviour management, play and parenting skills, and working with residents living with dementia in care homes and day centres. COVO specialises in consultancy and training in educational and community settings. We provide second tier support to statutory and voluntary organisations working with children, young people and parents in the areas of behaviour management, play and parenting skills.

Covo has provided second tier training services in Southwark since 1999, working in schools and community settings. We have been commissioned by the Children Services and Southwark Behavioural & Autism Support Service to provide training and mentoring programs for schools and out of school settings, as well as by the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Camden, Westminster, Islington, Hackney and Lambeth, and Oxford and Essex.

Since 2013 COVO has focused on developing a behavioural programme for secondary schools. The work has proven to be successful thanks to the innovative approach developed by the team while working in PRU.

Empowering People, Empowering Change

For over 50 years, Cranstoun has supported people to rebuild their lives, inspired transformation and empowered positive change.

Between 2020 and 2021, Cranstoun has supported over 15,000 adults and young people. 94% Housing First service users have been accommodated through the programme. In the past year 94.5% of young people achieved the goals agreed on their care plans. 97% of the people we work with agree that our staff are friendly and approachable. 94% of our people feel Cranstoun has a positive impact on society.

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Criminon UK is a national registered charity and has been delivering distance-learning courses to serving prisoners and ex-offenders since 2003.

The Criminon programme teaches moral choices and equips prisoners with the life skills they need to stay on the straight and narrow and remain free from future offending. The programme helps them to gain the integrity to lead honest and happy lives.

Our aim is to improve the social welfare of offenders by assisting them in their education and rehabilitation, so that they can make a positive contribution to society.

Our programme seeks to address:

- Reading and learning skills
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Self-respect and confidence
- Anti-social conduct
- Ability to solve problems

We offer support through our website, national helpline, live chat, group, zoom, telephone or one-to-one in person support. We want to make sure everyone grieving gets the help they need in a way that works for them.  We have a specially trained dedicated team of 4,000 bereavement volunteers.

Campaigning
Grieving people need a voice and that's why we're campaigning to make sure they're heard. We'll do whatever it takes to make changes, from campaigning for better business standards to improving bereavement laws – we're determined to change how grieving people are treated.

We want to live in a world where grief is understood and supported. We equip, educate and empower society to make sure all bereaved people are treated with compassion and respect.