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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.

Bath Area Play Project are a small voluntary organisation that were established in 1979 to support the child’s right to play and have since its inception facilitated a range of play opportunities for children of all ages and abilities. None of these are possible without the commitment and enthusiasm of the staff, trustee and volunteer teams. We have a very high retention rate for both staff and trustees!

Many of the services that we provide today are very similar to how we started with the child and young person at the centre of everything that we do. Not only that but we have a playful creative approach to every aspect of our work and the flexibility to be able to adapt and respond to changing needs.

Be Strong is a project and registered charity with a strong Christian ethos, borne out of a passionate belief that a structured programme of supervised physical training and mentoring support can offer drug addicts and habitual offenders the opportunity to take active control of their lifestyle to improve their lives and add value to society.

Be Strong builds on positive aspects of health and well being to remedy project participant’s psychological and interpersonal issues via personal development workshops delivered simultaneously with physical training.

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

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 London works with people who have offended and those who have been victims of crime in order to reduce crime and the harm it causes. Our approach to tackling crime involves supporting offenders to exit a life of crime and providing opportunities that help them play a positive role in society. We also support victims of crime to tackle and recover from injustices that have happened to them.

Our services include mentoring, group work and restorative justice programmes for children, young people and adults who have committed offences or been a victim of crime. We work with offenders both in custody and in the community.

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.

BEST is a voluntary organisation dedicated to visiting foreign nationals in HM Prison Wandsworth, South London. It was founded in 1996 to support people held in detention centres or in prison who were seeking sanctuary and required befriending and support. We focus on this group because they are particularly vulnerable and often have to cope with serious difficulties and anxieties without support from friends, relatives or having anyone to talk to.

We visit everyone in this category who requests a BEST visit for as long as they want our visits to continue. Where possible we also try to support detainees after their release from prison.

We liaise closely with other organisations working with foreign prisoners and detainees and, where suitable, refer cases to colleagues specialising in associated areas such as law, health care, housing etc., as required.

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.

Founded by Jacqueline Hollows MSc, 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 diagnosis’s.

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.

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.

Our Mission is combating homelessness, creating opportunities, promoting change. We see it as our role to both challenge the causes of homelessness, poverty and marginalisation and to deal with the consequences.

BHT is a people-led organisation. First and foremost are the men and women who access our services.

Our most important assets are our staff. BHT employs over 250 members of staff who bring a rich assortment of skills, expertise and professionalism which is an essential ingredient of turning people’s lives around.

To provide a broad spectrum of community Mental Health treatment & care interventions for individuals. Incorporating a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. Services include pathways to a range of community mental health services upon release or transfer to medium secure units where necessary and offender healthcare pathways in HMP Birmingham as required.

We offer advice to, and undertake casework on behalf of, offenders, ex-offenders and families of current and ex-offenders, in matters of debt, benefits and housing. We also offer assistance to people who have been fined through the magistrates' court.

Birmingham Community Development Scheme (BCDS) is a specialist organisation in Birmingham that provides mentoring to young offenders, ex-offenders and the long termed unemployed. BCDS specialized in the delivery of behaviour modification workshops, employability workshops, job clubs, CV and cover letters workshops and other programmes for young people who are at risk of offending and people who want to get back into work.

BVSC is a charity that supports voluntary action in Birmingham and surrounding areas by providing an environment where organisations and community groups can pursue their aims and thrive. We achieve this by providing practical support, demonstrating strong leadership and by forging alliances with key strategic partners through our Third Sector Assembly.

We own and manage The Centre for Voluntary Action, a central hub for local and national organisations to get together for learning, networking and debate. Our versatile and modern conference and meeting facilities are run as a social enterprise meaning that profits can be reinvested in our core work supporting Birmingham's voluntary sector.

Birth Companions is a unique charity which supports women experiencing severe disadvantage during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. We are the UK’s leading organisation working in this area, with widely acknowledged expertise in the needs of pregnant women and new mothers facing severe disadvantage both in prison and the community.

The women we support face a range of issues and challenges including mental health problems, substance misuse, a history of domestic and sexual violence, trafficking, experience of detention and human rights violations overseas. They are particularly vulnerable during their pregnancies due to the effects of poor health, poverty, lack of support from family and friends as well as isolation.
Our overall aim is to empower women and help them to give their babies best possible start in life.

We also seek to raise awareness and to influence changes in policy and practice to improve conditions for the women we work with.

BHI exists to primarily work with Dual heritage, African and African Caribbean Communities as well as other marginalised groups in addressing and challenging inequalities in health. Mission Statement: BHI aims to develop interventions that enable service users to make positive lifestyle choices in relation to their health and well-being.

Using drama-based activities, Blank Cheque works with underrepresented and marginalised people to develop life skills, connect with communities, be creative, make art, and have fun.