Category: Projects

  • FOCUS on Charity: The Listening Centre

    The Listening Centre was founded in 1993 with the aim of providing a drop-in counselling service for the residents of Blackbird Leys, one of Oxfordshire’s most deprived areas. We work to support individuals who have experienced challenges to their mental wellbeing to find purpose, meaning and connection again. It is difficult to exactly quantify the…

  • FOCUS on Charity: Justlife

    Update for the Beer-Harris Memorial Trust, July 2024 “Some places were filthy, blood-stained walls….Welcome pack stipulated ‘no weapons allowed”, “It’s…a nightmare. The house has cockroaches, mice…it is leaking, damp…we sleep on the ground.” “I have attempted suicide in the past. In temporary accommodation [TA], I used to have a noose next to my bed, like…

  • FOCUS on Charity: Maggs Day Centre – Hope for Everyone

    written by Maggs Maggs Day Centre is a registered charity, providing shelter and support to people who are experiencing homelessness and are vulnerable throughout Worcestershire. Maggs was founded in 1984 after a homeless man died after years of sleeping rough on the streets of Worcester. Five members of a local church came together in unity…

  • FOCUS on Charity: Off the Streets

    July 2024, written by Off the Streets Charity “Can you help me get a mortgage?“ These were the words of an ex-guest who lived on the streets of Southend for 11 years and who was struggling with PTSD. We helped him get help for his mental health and also found him accommodation and a job…

  • FOCUS on Charity: Arise

    July 2024, written by Arise Brief history of the charity “Arise Counselling Service is an independent Christian charity born out of the vision of local churches and we are now in our 6th year of service. The purpose of Arise is to provide affordable counselling for people in East Grinstead and the surrounding area, within…

  • FOCUS on Charity: Freedom Community Project

    July 2024, written by Freedom Community Project Brief History of the Freedom Community Project Since our inception in 2008, Freedom has been a pillar of support for individuals and families grappling with the harsh realities of poverty within our local communities. Our mission isn’t solely about alleviating financial hardship. We are dedicated to uplifting lives,…

  • Self injury Support Charity Report March 2024

    Self Injury Support is a UK-wide, experience-led charity providing support and improving knowledge around self-harm. We have 38 years’ experience delivering support to people who self-harm, having been set up by a group of women who wanted more holistic mental health support and quickly grew into a national support service. Since 1986 the organisation has…

  • Grow For Life December 2023

    Grow for Life is a social and therapeutic gardening charity, working throughout Bath and towns and villages across North East Somerset. Their vision is to see a world where people experiencing low confidence, anxiety, depression or isolation are restored to live life to the full. Their purpose is to nurture people so that they flourish.…

  • Break charity introduction…

    Break has worked across East Anglia for over 60 years, supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in society.  Originally founded to give holidays to families whose children have disabilities, Break has grown and evolved.  Now their focus is primarily young people who have been taken into care.  Break provides safe and loving homes…

  • tastelife December 2023

    The tastelife charity was formed in 2014 with the aim of getting help for recovery from eating disorders to more people, more of the time. It was founded by Di Archer and Jean Hart, two mums who have both had daughters who had eating disorders. With a growing staff team, tastelife is committed to changing…