Kate Parrinder, Author at Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Homeless Oxfordshire supports and guides people along a one-way journey out of homelessness, towards fulfilling futures.

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Didcot TRAIN Youth Project

Community Resilience Fund, Education and employabilityBy Kate Parrinder July 31, 2018

Didcot TRAIN works with young people who are at risk of educational failure, crime, child sexual exploitation, alcohol and substance abuse, and other risky behaviours. OCF funded their Young Leaders Programme, which turned the lives of a small cohort of young people around.

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The Story Museum

Education and employabilityBy Kate Parrinder May 4, 2018

Located in central Oxford, The Story Museum celebrates stories in all forms and explores their enduring power to teach and delight. Working closely with one of our fundholders, the museum has developed several innovative outreach programmes to engage local school children from areas of multiple disadvantage.

Poet Joseph Coelho inspires schoolchildren for Maggie’s Day

Donors, Events, Maggie Evans, News, OCFBy Kate Parrinder April 19, 2018

On Tuesday the Evans family remembered their daughter and sister Maggie, who took her own life ten years ago, aged 29. The annual Maggie’s Day event is a celebration of the power of the arts, and this year was no exception, with Joseph Coelho showing children how easy it can be to express yourself through poetry.

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Donnington Doorstep

Community cohesionBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

Donnington Doorstep is an independent, community-based family centre delivering a range of universal and specialist services. Via their weekly drop-in ‘stay and play’ sessions, parenting courses and dedicated case workers, the centre engages informally with hard-to-reach families in a deprived area of Oxford.

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AESOP

Mental health and physical wellbeingBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

Aesop’s ‘Dance to Health’ initiative is a fall-prevention programme for older people, and a fun and social way for older people to participate in exercise, building up strength and mobility while also supporting mental health and wellbeing.

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The Porch Steppin’ Stone

Education and employability, Mental health and physical wellbeing, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

The Porch is a day centre that supports homeless and vulnerably housed single adults tackle the multiple problems that are preventing them from moving towards stable housing and sustainable work.

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Archway Foundation

Mental health and physical wellbeing, Step ChangeBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

The Archway Foundation helps people in Oxford and Abingdon who feel unwanted, excluded and forgotten, matching them with volunteer befrienders and social networks that give them back a sense of belonging.

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Children Heard and Seen

Mental health and physical wellbeingBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

Children Heard and Seen works to mitigate the effects of parental imprisonment on children, and consequently to reduce the likelihood of generational offending, mental health issues and family breakdown.

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Full Circle

Community cohesion, Mental health and physical wellbeingBy Kate Parrinder October 27, 2017

Full Circle works with schools to set up intergenerational groups that bring together children and older volunteers. They bring older and younger people together on a weekly basis, with the aim of nurturing friendship and understanding between the generations.