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Portfolio Archives: Education and employability

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Abingdon DAMASCUS Youth Project

Didcot Powerhouse Fund, Education and employabilityBy Kate WalkerNovember 15, 2022

Abingdon DAMASCUS Youth Project empowers and gives opportunities to young people to be the drivers behind positive change.

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Aspire Oxfordshire

Education and employability, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate WalkerMay 21, 2020

Aspire Oxfordshire is an employment charity and social enterprise, supporting vulnerable and marginalised people to address their unique housing and employment needs. They provide specialist long-term and person-centred support, guiding their beneficiaries to build upon their skills and self-confidence.

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Didcot TRAIN Youth Project

Community Resilience Fund, Education and employabilityBy Kate ParrinderJuly 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 ParrinderMay 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.

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The Porch Steppin’ Stone

Education and employability, Mental health and physical wellbeing, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate ParrinderOctober 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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Nomad Youth and Community Project

Education and employability, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate ParrinderOctober 26, 2017

Nomad Youth and Community Project works with children and families who are facing challenging situations in their lives. In particular, they strive to help people make better choices about their education, health, training, employment, finances, independence, recreation and relationships.

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Yellow Submarine

Education and employability, Mental health and physical wellbeingBy Kate ParrinderOctober 20, 2017

Yellow Submarine runs a variety of projects across Oxfordshire for young people with mild or moderate learning disabilities and autism, and provides workplace training in two cafés.

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SOFEA

Community Resilience Fund, Education and employability, Featured, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate ParrinderOctober 20, 2017

SOFEA’s mission is to enable the transformation of people’s lives, and their communities, with a major focus on young people. They enable people to fulfil their potential through work, wellbeing, study and purpose projects, providing the means of reducing the immediate effects of disadvantage by relieving food insecurity in the wider community.

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Thrive

Education and employability, Featured, Poverty and inequalityBy Kate ParrinderSeptember 28, 2017

Thrive offers activity clubs and mentoring for young people in two of Oxford’s most deprived areas – Blackbird Leys and Barton. Their clubs and activities are countering the effects of social exclusion.

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