Kennington Youth Club is a self-funded youth club that provides a range of activities, including pool, table tennis, Wii and computers, table football, darts, cooking, air hockey, and various board games. Kennington Youth Club also have a tuck shop serving a range of drinks, crisps, healthy snacks, fruit, 5p and 10p sweets and chocolate bars.
Most sessions are open access but they often get together at the end for any notices and a team game. Additionally some weeks they organise themed events and parties. Kennington Youth Club also talk about relevant issues such as knife crime, healthy eating, mental health, etc and also run a free book swap.
An award-winning, youth-led organisation focused on creating a more inclusive society for people with additional needs.
KEEN create and run amazing sessions projects, in addition to supporting other organisations including sports clubs. They also promote inclusion more widely through campaigns and collaboration.
Around 300 young people contribute to our work each year, through a wide range of volunteering opportunities, internships, and placements.
Jennie’s Children’s Trust provides a place where children who have suffered medical trauma or bereavement can recover, recharge and enjoy quality time together with their families. Families can escape the difficulties that they face on a daily basis, relax and have fun in the peaceful surroundings of the Pembrokeshire countryside and coastline.
Jacari is a charity providing free tutoring to children aged 7 – 16 who speak English as an additional language.
Host Abingdon is a volunteer-run local organisation providing a warm welcome and support to refugees and asylum seekers in Abingdon and the local area.
Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire is a voluntary home-visiting scheme, which supports families with at least one child aged five or under in the southern area of Oxfordshire. It is managed locally, but supported by Home-Start UK, the national organisation which offers training, information and guidance to Home-Start schemes to ensure consistent and quality support for parents and children wherever they are.
Guidepost Trust exists to provide services to meet individual needs so that each person has the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and maximise their potential. They seek to achieve excellence in their work and lead the way in researching, delivering and disseminating good practice.
To deliver their vision Guideposts mission is to:
- Break Barriers – Within society caused by misconceptions, prejudice, oversight or lack of provision.
- Build Bridges – With essential information, resource, services and therapeutic approaches to help people manage their needs and connect with their communities.
- Create Connections – So people have the opportunity to enjoy independence in all aspects of their lives – home, families, friends, leisure, learning and work so they can be an active member of society.
Gobo Theatre Foundation is a charity created to help support, mentor and inspire young people in the theatrical arts with a focus on ensuring that opportunities are not only available to those who can afford it. Be part of classes and a production run by a professional theatre company with a love of fostering young talent. You can learn how to act, sing and dance, as well helping with costumes, set and props.
Fusion Art’s projects reach across Oxfordshire and beyond, working within communities in public and environmental art, participatory art projects and high profile public events such as Cowley Road Carnival, Christmas Light Festival and In-tent-city. Through the transformation power of the arts, Fusion Arts respond to challenging social circumstances by delivering meaningful and inclusive artistic experiences.
A community-owned hub for people to meet, work, play, create, learn, eat and connect. Flo’s – The Place in the Park is a non-profit community-run organisation and is almost entirely run by volunteers.
