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Barca-Leeds Counselling and Psychotherapy Service delivers one-to-one and group counselling and psychotherapy to men, women and young people aged 12-18 in the West Leeds postcode areas LS12, LS13 and LS28. The bulk of its clients possess moderate to severe mental health problems caused by abusive experiences in childhood.

We carry out research and evaluation work in the areas of crime and disorder, prisons, anti-social behaviour and reducing reoffending. This work includes evaluations both formative and summative; research for feasibility purposes; investigations to identify the extent of, and reasons behind, crime and disorder; and evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives.

Barnabus are a Christian Homeless Charity in Manchester. We offer a lifeline to around 350 vulnerable and homeless people every week, many of whom have severe addictions or mental health issues. We have our own drop-in, medical suite and offer a range of classes help with an allotment and Street Soccer Project. We visit the Red Light District and Outreach workers support prisoners due for release.

Our award-winning approach, BBM, helps people develop their soft skills (e.g. communication, self-motivation, time-management, team-working), improving employability and wellbeing. BBM produces quantitative evidence of the changes that are made.
We support organisations through our consultancy, using BBM Diagnostic to identify and remove barriers in systems and processes that stop organisations making the most of their people and doing their best work.

CAAAD (Community Action Around Alcohol and Drugs) is a project within Barton Hill Settlement. The project was set up in May 1999 by a group of local people as a response to the increasing concern being expressed in the community over the issue of drug and alcohol misuse in the area.

Basis Yorkshire supports indoor and street sexworkers in Leeds with information and access to services including sexual health, housing, physical and mental health support, benefits, support regarding sexual and other forms of violence and advocacy on behalf of sexworkers. We also deliver a specialist one to one service for young people experiencing sexual exploitation and abuse in Leeds and North Yorkshire. We also offer training nationally in all our areas of expertise and related areas and campaign for the rights of our service users.

An independent community based organisation formed on behalf of the residents of Batchley and surrounding area, a district of Redditch, Worcestershire. The charity works not only in Batchley but also in other districts of Redditch working on behalf of the residents and provides a range of services, activities and events in local neighbourhoods.

Provide a range of high quality play support services which are relevant to those working with children in B&NES Recognise and promote the importance of self-directed play in realtion to child development and the rights of children and young people Facilitate user-led inclusive and specialist play opportunities for children and young people in their own communities and To provide training

The Be Strong Project is a community rehabilitation programme for ex-offenders, helping them to integrate back into society by facilitating their continuing rehabilitation from prison into the community, using personal development and sport as tools to assist them.

Incorporated in March 2014, Beats Learning Limited is a private training provider based in London to provide music & creative education services to young people & adults from deprived communities. We work with 25 YOS in Croydon, AEB learners with an offending background & currently around around 20 learners in a Forensic ward

Our motto ‘A symphony of skills’ is delivered by professional teachers sharing their passion

We support local people from deprived areas through 3 strands;
1) Apprenticeships in Creative & Social Media, Sound & Stage; Support Teaching & Learning in Schools, H&SC & wider apprenticeships
2) Academic & Traineeship programmes; Employability Awards, Functional Skills, ESOL & Vocational qualifications (80% into positive destination)
3) QCF qualifications: Diploma in Music Technology; Certificate CYPW; RARPA Creative Courses; Music production, Live Music, Music Business, Drama, Woodwork, Instrument Building, H&SC

Develop was established in 1996, as a company limited by guarantee and a not for profit organisation. The organisation provides a quality innovative service to employers, schools, colleges, communities and volunteers who need help, support, information, advice and guidance. Our mission is to bridge the gap between individuals, learning organisations and businesses to enhance employability skills and develop potential. We aim to offer access of opportunity to all those individuals we work with and support them to achieve their goals. Develop are currently funded via the National Careers Service, Careers Inspiration in Custody contract to deliver a range of activities in custody. This includes providing employer-led events for HMP Leicester, Bedford and Woodhill and ex offender alumni sessions in prisons across the East Midlands and Central Eastern Region.In addition we also provide Study Programme and Adult provision to all, including ex-offenders

Being on Purpose supports people in recovery from substance misuse who want to make positive changes so that they can lead purposeful and productive lives.
We provide coaching and group work opportunities to enable people to develop the motivation, confidence, skills and self esteem in order to move forward with hope and optimism. Our specialist area is resilience focused mindfulness for recovery.

Belong is a crime reduction charity that is committed to reducing crime and the harm it causes. We provide mentoring in custody and the community to adults, young people and children who have committed offences or survived incidents of crime. We also provide restorative justice services whereby survivors of crime and anti-social behaviour communicate with harmers in order to resolve harm. In addition to this, we provide group work services for children, young people and adults who are at risk of offending, have offended or have survived incidents of crime.

The Bendrigg Alternative (BA) scheme is designed to provide opportunities for offenders or people ‘at risk’ of offending to work alongside, supporting and encouraging disabled people throughout their stay at Bendrigg. Since the scheme’s inception in 1991, many people have benefited from such a positive, and often powerful, experience which has helped change the way they think and relate to others and thereby reduce their offending behaviour.
It provides people with the opportunity to give something back to society, to look at themselves and to put a new perspective on their lives. They have opportunities to give their time and energy to others, share in what really matters, be trusted and valued and be responsible for others. The experience puts their life into context, to see things differently and importantly to be ‘themselves’, which is very difficult when in a custodial situation. What is truly amazing is that everyone rises to the challenge and makes the most of their experience.

We are focused on foreign nationals in HMP Wandsworth - we visit, befriend, and where possible give support for those in prison and those about to be released and/or deported.

We work within the criminal justice system (with support staff and inmates) with a particular interest in addiction and mental health. We share an understanding how our experience of life is created from our own minds. Through a fresh thought in any moment, a deeper level of common sense, connection and resilience is always available. As people learn how their minds work, they are impacted in all sorts of wonderful ways – they get ideas about how to create businesses, how to heal relationships, and how to help others. People start to have new thoughts and no longer feel trapped in a particular belief system. They stop taking compulsive thoughts so seriously. They find solutions to problems they thought were intractable. People change in ways that just is not possible through teaching techniques or systems. Even in prison people are finding humor, and connection, and joy and peace of mind.

Chance 2 Change is an 8 session group based programme, using the cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce negativity and marginalisation in our communities. Each group works intensively with up to 10 clients and seeks to nurture good where otherwise negative behaviour can become prevalent. We aim to make other interventions more effective and responsive by creating a solid foundation of emotional strength upon which other services can be used to build a complete and robust package of support. Without tackling the underlying causes of why marginalisation exits in the first place it is very difficult to bring about lasting change and therefore it is necessary to alter the thinking patterns of participants before addressing the practical issues otherwise their underlying emotions will always cause conflict both in themselves and others. We believe and have demonstrated that change must start from within and we are best placed to deliver this.

BF Adventure, established in 1989, has developed a well-equipped and fully accessible 60-acre activity centre (“Goodygrane”) with four flooded granite quarries set in woods and heathland on the rural outskirts of Penryn. From this central location the charity, also constituted as a limited company, delivers programmes to challenge and inspire around 4,000 people throughout Cornwall each year.

Its experienced and highly motivated team of instructors and volunteers use these exciting outdoor resources to support children and adults who experience multiple disadvantage including difficulties which stem from physical, mental, behavioural and/or learning difficulties. Through a vast range of activities ranging from archery, abseiling and bushcraft to watersports and the zipwire, the team supports and monitors participants in building confidence and self-esteem, developing life skills - with accreditations as appropriate – to promote engagement and positive change.

BHT Charitable Trust makes charitable grants to individuals experiencing hardship - priorities current clients of Brighton Housing Trust.

Big Life Enterprises offers training and employment opportunities to people who face significant barriers to employment throughout the North west. We deliver a supported employment scheme, employing local residents for up to 12 months, to work on commercial contracts in partnership with local housing associations and their sub-contractors.