Working together for better lives

Our mission is to help people with fewer chances to use their abilities and work together for better lives and stronger communities

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People Can in The Press

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People can in 90 seconds

The best way to get to know us is to hear from some People Can heroes who use our services and/or work for us. We also recommend the 5 minute version which is in the People's Community > Read more

THE PEOPLE CAN BOX CLEVER RANGE

The People Can Box Clever Range provides an informative and very engaging package of social and commercial enterprise skills development learning tools. >Visit the Box Clever pages

People's Community

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  • Heroes
London

Services in
London

  • Supporting Individuals
  • Campaigning
  • Employment Training

 

 

 

Nationwide Services

 

London

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

13A

W1

Homeless Hostel

40 bed accommodation for male and female rough sleepers who have a history of sleeping rough in Westminster and have medium to high support needs. We have a truly flexible approach as to who is accepted into the service ensuring that none are excluded especially those, who on paper, would be immediately turned away by other services.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Bridge Gardens

N16

Supported housing for ex rough sleepers.

We are focused around supporting homeless adults to develop and maintain their independent living skills.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Elsdale Street

E9

Supported housing for ex rough sleepers.

We are focused around supporting homeless adults to develop and maintain their independent living skills.

 

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Hackney Offenders Team

Floating support for ex-offenders or those at risk of offending.

Our service aims to support our customers to remain crime free, become free from addiction and to gain the skills to enable them to live healthy & safe lives.

 

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Watford Women's Refuge

Refuge for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Woodside Grove

N12

Barnet Ex-Offenders - Supported housing for ex offenders or people at risk of offending.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Eaton Rise

W5

Ealing Ex-Offenders - Supported housing for ex offenders or people at risk of offending.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Mansell Road

W3

Ealing Ex-Offenders - Supported housing for ex offenders or people at risk of offending.

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Services in<br /> London

Services in
London

Wellington Road

TW4

Hounslow Ex-Offenders - Supported housing for ex offenders or people at risk of offending.

North West

Services in
North West

  • Supporting Individuals
  • Supporting Communities
  • Social Enterprise
    (Talking Point)

 

 

Nationwide Services

 

North _west

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Services in<br /> North West

Services in
North West

Dual Diagnosis

L1

We support people with severe and enduring mental illness, complex needs and drug and alcohol issues empowering them to maintain their accommodation and live an independent lifestyle in the community.

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Services in<br /> North West

Services in
North West

CUC Liverpool

L1

The rather incredible CUC in Liverpool is a huge Arts & Entertainment venue that has to be seen to be believed.

Click on the hand to visit the website.

South East

Services in
South East

  • Supporting Communities

 

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South _east

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Services in<br /> South East

Services in
South East

Can Do Health

Community Development

We promote and support greater community involvement in activities that help to change attitudes and behaviour so putting people more in control of their own health and well being.

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Services in<br /> South East

Services in
South East

Healthy Neighbourhood Fund

Community Development

The HNF programme provides funding to neighbourhood areas to be spent on their health priorities. These priorities are identified by residents who are involved in all decision making processes, deciding how the money is to be spent.

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Services in<br /> South East

Services in
South East

Community Service Agreements

Community Development

We help to capitalise on the wealth of resources that communities have direct access to, but which so often remain undervalued and underutilised.

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Services in<br /> South East

Services in
South East

Children Can Do

Community Development

We run an innovative Children Can Do programme that invests in community based activities that are led by children, reacting to their needs whilst engaging appropriate adult support and supervision.

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Services in<br /> South East

Services in
South East

Can Do Networks

Community Development

This innovative framework promotes the rapid transfer of knowledge, skills and experience through peer to peer support. It allows communities, groups and individuals to dictate their own learning agenda through action learning and responsive creativity workshops.

South West

Services in
South West

  • Supporting Individuals
  • Supporting Communities

 

 

Nationwide Services

 

South _west

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Accommodation and AddictionsTeam (AAT)

BS2

Floating support for those with tenancy issues and addiction issues.

Our service aims to reduce the numbers of problematic drug and alcohol users in the Bristol area and make local communities safer for everyone including the customers themselves.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Barefoot Coaching Project

BS2

Community Development

We are a community coaching team made up of individuals who have been active in their community for a number of years and who have the skills and experience to help other new and developing community groups deal with issues that they are experiencing.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Bristol Offender Services

BS2

Floating support for high risk ex offenders

The Floating Support Team (High Risk Offenders) deliver community based, solutions focused provision to some of the most socially excluded members of our local communities

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

CARP (Central Allocation and Referral Point)

GL50

Telephone advice line providing a route in to services for those experiencing domestic abuse.

We support our callers by gaining access to refuges, legal remedies, housing, benefits, issues around children and have supported women with no recourse to public funds.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor Service)

Gloucestershire

Domestic Abuse

We provide support to victims of domestic abuse who have been assessed as very high risk; we are part of a multi agency response for victims.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

NADA (North Somerset Against Domestic Abuse)

North Somerset

Floating support service for women affected by domestic abuse and the Phoenix Programme - a two part course for women who have ended an abusive relationship to help them to move on and support their children effectively.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Somerset Floating Support (East & West)

TA2

We are a floating support team, helping people who are experiencing any problems relating to their housing situation. These problems range from street homeless, tenancy or landlord problems and mortgage arrears.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Stonebridge Park Hostel Service (South West)

BS5

Hostels and supported housing for rough sleepers

We are comprised of several hostels but meet as a team. Our largest hostel is a 22 bedded high support service taking clients with a range of substance misuse and mental health difficulties.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST)

BS2

General floating support for those with issues regarding their tenancy / at risk of becoming homeless

We provide a floating support service for people who have been homeless in the last 3 years and/or are at risk of becoming homeless. We work with around 60-70 people in the Bristol area at any one time.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Women's Services - Bristol

Bristol

Hostels for homeless and vulnerable women

We are a unique one of its kind service for homeless women in Bristol supporting vulnerable women to move-on and rebuild their lives to settle in the wider community.

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Services in<br /> South West

Services in
South West

Bristol Homeless Mediation Service

BS2

Mediation is used to assist people resolve conflict within their housing and to stop people becoming homeless.

Midlands

Services in
Midlands

  • Supporting Communities
  • Social Enterprise
    (Box Clever Range)

 

 

 

Nationwide Services

Midlands _east _england

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Services in<br /> Midlands

Services in
Midlands

Box Clever Range

Learning Tools

The People Can Box Clever Range of learning tools provides an informative and very engaging package of social and commercial enterprise skills development learning tools.  Specifically designed to unlock untapped social entrepreneur potential, they are suitable for trainers at all levels of delivery.

Wales

Services in
Wales

  • Supporting Communities

 

 

 

Nationwide Services

 

Wales

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Services in<br /> Wales

Services in
Wales

Adamsdown Communities First project

CF24

Community Development

Our aim is to make Adamsdown a better place to live, work and study.

Adamsdown logo (map)

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Services in<br /> Wales

Services in
Wales

Switched On

CF24

Community Development

Switched On is a project which delivers very low-level informal training in Cardiff and Newport.  We are funded by the Big Lottery and work with people in communities who cannot access mainstream training, jobs or services. 

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