Health & Wellbeing

59% of young people at youth clubs from the three most deprived IDACI deciles; 33% have SEND or an EHCP — both the highest proportions of any youth work provider in Brighton and Hove

BRAVE awarded Winner at Kent Mental Health Wellbeing Awards; North Kent Mind won Dartford Business Award for community impact; Men's Group won award at Kent Mental Health Awards; Jubilee Court opened — 7 new self-contained flats in Gravesham

Northampton hub: 7,397 visits, 2,076 Crisis Café visits, 544 emotional support sessions, 735 counselling sessions; Rushden: 6,003 visits, 1,264 Crisis Café visits, 506 emotional support sessions; Daventry: 3,314 visits, 242 Crisis Café visits, 477 emotional support sessions

New 3-year business plan signed off with focus on community partnerships, counselling and housing; refreshed board of trustees with 9 members and new 12-person advisory group; charity chosen as London Southend Airport Charity of the Year 2025

80%+ of Suffolk Work Well clients retained employment at end of support period; Coastal housing achieved CQC Outstanding; counselling NPS 98 (up from 86 the previous year); only 23% of Suffolk survey respondents meeting their needs well — down from 41% the previous year, highlighting growing need

'I would not have been able to get back out in the community without my peer support worker'; 'I have found my confidence again due to the support I received'; 1.2 million social media viewership across 7 weeks Nov/Dec 2024

Help finder tool for young people viewed over 100,000 times; help finder for parents and carers accessed by over 40,000 people; parent and carer blog viewed over 80,000 times; 65 new blogs written by and for young people

Glow Up participants left with improved confidence in hair care and self-esteem; Actors Toolkit: all participants said they would attend future sessions and loved the format; young researchers involved in naming, curating and producing all four events