Place2Be’s Art Room provision offers free art projects for primary aged children to make at home or school together with parents, carers or teachers. The creative projects can help adults and children to nurture their relationship whilst having fun making art together. Each project offers space to explore an engaging theme through stories, art and ...

The Children’s Allotment are a group of local parents and volunteers creating an inclusive outdoor education space for the local community. On the site of a disused old plant nursery in the East Ward Allotments on Cricket Road, they are bringing to life their vision for a new kind of ‘Nursery’ and children’s allotment. They ...

Peeple is a charity whose main purpose is to support parents/carers, babies and children to learn together by valuing and building on what families already do. Peep practitioners and families share information and ideas from their evidence-based Peep Learning Together Programme about how to make the most of the learning opportunities that surround us in ...

The Sunshine Centre are there to offer support to children and families within the local area. Their service aims to provide practical help and emotional support to families who need a little extra help and so they receive the best possible start in life. The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for ...

Thrive use gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable. They have over 40 years experience of an approach called social and therapeutic horticulture (STH), where trained horticultural therapists work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical ...

Together with Migrant Children provides specialist support to children, young people and families impacted by immigration control. This includes asylum seekers and refugees, families with no recourse to public funds and other or no immigration status. Together with Migrant Children deal with welfare, housing, family needs. They do not provide immigration advice but may signpost ...

The Unlocking Potential project is being delivered by Aspire, BYHP, SOFEA and Trax. All four are experienced community partners across Oxfordshire with a strong track record of reaching, engaging and empowering young people NEET towards, into and during employment, training and education. Their team of support workers offer 1-2-1 engagement across Oxfordshire with access to ...

Wantage & Vale Karate Clubs were formed to enable you to learn one of the most effective forms of self defence around, incorporating punching, kicking, striking, sweeping, throwing and many other techniques. Shotokan karate is a traditional Japanese martial art giving an excellent source of aerobic exercise that helps improve fitness, flexibility, coordination, balance, health ...

Watlington Youth Club is open to young people between the ages of 10 – 16 who live in Watlington and the surrounding area or who go attend school in Watlington. The club aims to help young people, through their leisure time activities, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities so that they may develop ...

Wolvercote Young People’s Club provides youth work provision for young people aged 8+ in their locality with the aim to provide the highest-quality youth work possible where young people can feel successful, happy and healthy, and safe. They want them to feel supported and empowered for their future. They currently open for three sessions a ...

Woodcote Youth Club offers a safe haven for young people to express themselves and experience some freedom in a fun and vibrant setting. The club has comfortable sofas where you can relax with friends or listen to music, or you can take part in other activities, e.g. pool competitions, gaming on the Xbox/Wii, or outdoor ...

Woodstock Youth Club are a self-funded club that has been running continuously since the 1960’s and is also a registered charity run by volunteers and trustees. The Youth Club leader is Mrs Jane Hibberd. The club meets every Tuesday night from 6.00 through to 8.30pm at the Youth Centre on Recreation Road in Woodstock. We ...

Well-qualified yoga and mindfulness teachers experienced with age groups from nursery to sixth form in mainstream and special schools across the United Kingdom. Yoga in Schools offers: •Yoga and mindfulness for themed activities days •Yoga and mindfulness for personal, social and health education •Intervention teaching for vulnerable learners •Yoga and mindfulness to engage students in ...

The Young Women’s Music Project (YWMP) is an educational charity based in Oxford, which provides an inclusive and supportive space for young women aged 14-21 to make music together, learn new skills, express themselves, and grow in confidence. In the free music sessions and workshops, the young women make and record music, plan and hold ...

The aim of Youth Ambition is to build meaningful relationships with disadvantaged young people aged 11-19 years old, (or up to 25 if they have physical or learning difficulties), who are from Oxford’s regeneration areas. They engage with young people through youth voice activities, youth clubs, multi-sports sessions and detached work in a variety of ...

Youth Challenge Oxfordshire (YoCO) is a local charity supporting young people aged 13–21 years to develop personal confidence and resilience. Through weekly youth group sessions they deliver a fun but challenging programme of personal development, team work and social education, so that they can make good decisions that will set them up for a bright ...

The Polish Psychologists’ Association (PPA) has been helping Poles living in the UK since 2006. Their mission is to provide professional services in the field of mental health and personal development. They aim to promote knowledge and psychological awareness to the widest possible audience. They currently have branches in London, Oxford, Cambridge and Leicester. The ...

EMBS offers a range of courses to help individuals raise their confidence, develop new skills, find employment and progress onto further or higher education. EMBS also runs a weekly Youth Club for 11-19 year olds. The Youth Club meets every Saturday from 3-5pm in term time, it is a safe place to have fun, make ...

Oxfordshire Family Mediators (OFM) is a group of FMC Accredited family mediators. They provide a paid mediation service in Oxford and Banbury, offering a way of addressing divorce and separation which differs from court settlements. The mediators help you find your own solutions when relationships break down, and they aim to provide an all-round approach ...

Asylum Welcome tackles suffering and isolation among asylum seekers, refugees and detainees who have fled persecution and danger in their own countries and seek refuge in Oxford and Oxfordshire. Children who arrive in the UK ‘unaccompanied’ (without a parent or guardian) are confused, homesick and traumatised by the journey. They lack the ability to present ...

CAMHS aims to make sure than no one goes without the support they need. In Oxfordshire they provide a wide range of mental health services for children and young people (CAMHS) and community services. CAMHS offers two pathways for providing mental health services for children and adolescents. The CAMHS – Getting Help pathway provides an ...

The Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (OSCB) aims to keep children in Oxfordshire as safe as possible by making sure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities regarding safeguarding through training, learning and local resources. It is everybody’s responsibility to keep children and young people safe. If you’re concerned that a child is being abused or neglected, ...

abandofbrothers (ABOB) works with young men involved in the criminal justice system. We provide them with the support they need to make the transition to an adulthood free of crime and filled with a sense of belonging, connection and purpose. Our Quest Programme brings together young men and adult role models through an intensive contemporary ...

We work with schools, colleges, CAMHS, local authorities, and third sector partners including Oxfordshire Youth to improve services for children and young people and campaign for positive change. Our services support children and young people to increase their knowledge and coping skills including innovative courses like Boxing and Wellbeing. We are offering new provision supporting ...

Unfortunately, the Mental Wealth Academy is now permanently closed to referrals. In November 2022 we were notified that there was no guarantee of funding beyond the end of March 2023; this has now been confirmed as a final decision. The partnership of Response, SOFEA, Ark-T, Oxfordshire Mind, Oxfordshire Youth, BYHP and The Abingdon Bridge have ...