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To provide a National Helpline and counselling service for female survivors of rape and/or childhood sexual abuse from the age of 14 years and over. Advocacy support for survivors who have reported to the police and are going through the legal system and training given to other professionals, schools, colleges and PRU's.

Rape Crisis Surrey and Sussex(RCSAS) are an independent specialist rape and sexual abuse support centre based in the Crawley area. We provide expert support for female survivors of any form of sexual violence aged 13+ who live or work in East Surrey and West Sussex.
At RCSAS we recognise that sexual violence exists on the continuum of violence against women and girls. All of our services support survivors of all forms of sexual violence.We offer a holistic, woman-only, and professional service. All of our services are offered free of charge to survivors under the age of 18, and are provided on a donation basis for those who are aged 18 or over.
We believe that survivors of sexual violence are the experts of their own lives, and consequently all of our workers are led by the women and girls we support. Whenever it happened, whatever happened, and however many times it has happened, all survivors deserve the very best support.

Services provided include adult learning - childcare, literacy and numeracy. The RCC also has a creche and childcare facilities. and provides health and well-being activities.

We are an adult literacy charity working one-to-one with readers who want to learn to read. We use an easy-to-follow phonics course and offer free and very supportive coaching.
Learning to read transforms lives and prospects.

We provide confidential and free one-to-one coaching to adults who struggle to read in West Surrey and North East Hampshire.

The Rebuild with Hope Foundation is the latest development in the story of the highly successful Remade with Hope social enterprise company, which operates in male and female prisons in England. Our aim is to train and confidence build prisoners so that they are "match fit" for the job market on release. We are strongly values driven using commercial success to reinvest in those who are furthest from job entry. By equipping men and women with greater self-esteem, more skills and a better understanding of what employers want we improve their chances of rehabilitation thereby preventing the next victim.

Rebuilding Futures Alliance is a not-for-profit organisation established to create national opportunities for employers, helping place people with low-level past convictions into full-time, meaningful careers at scale. The initiative brings together a powerful alliance of credible charities, each with a strong track record and a national network of experienced providers.

Launched in January 2025, our mission is to reduce reoffending by building inclusive and sustainable employment pathways for people with previous convictions who have spent time in prison. As a business-led organisation, we partner with expert charities and social enterprises to create smart pathways that both mitigate risk for employers and support individuals in rebuilding their futures.

In today’s fast-paced society, we believe lasting change comes when businesses work directly with grassroots organisations, combining resources, expertise, and purpose to unlock second chances and strengthen communities.

RECOOP promotes the care, resettlement and rehabilitation of older offenders and ex-offenders, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of support, advocacy, mentoring and advice on finance, housing and health that will enable them to take control of their lives and remain free from offending and prevent them from becoming socially excluded. We offer consultancy, training and direct services aimed at supporting prisons, probation staff and other organisations, including third-sector organisations, to build the range, capacity and skills necessary to meet the needs of older offenders in custody and through the resettlement transition. A number of our services are available through the Prison Education Framework Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). These include our day centre and buddy support management and training services, in-cell distraction packs and our older ‘Transition’ resettlement course.

Recovery Connections is a lived experience-led charity that has been transforming lives through recovery support for over 18 years. Founded in Middlesbrough, we now work across seven local authority areas in the North East, supporting people affected by addiction, stigma and social exclusion while delivering one of the region’s largest Individual Placement & Support (IPS) employment programmes.

Lived experience is at the heart of everything we do, with the majority of our staff bringing personal experience of addiction and many also having experience of the criminal justice system. This creates a culture of trust, hope and understanding, helping people rebuild their lives through peer support, recovery services, employment support and meaningful progression opportunities.

We are recognised nationally for our innovative approach, including launching the UK's first Inclusive Recovery City and pioneering the Recovery Friendly University movement. Alongside this, our social enterprise café, catering van and event space provide work experience and employment opportunities for people facing barriers to work.

RISE provides peer support for substance misuse and mental health. We are also involved in community development and engagement.

Recycle-IT is an exciting Social Enterprise that Recycles computers and puts them back into the community with local people at the heart of the enterprise.

Now more than ever there a need for more low cost computer equipment at home and a need for ethical recycling for the old equipment, and that's where we can help, by diverting any waste from landfill with thoughtful innovative ways and any equipment practically useful and reusable will be provided to the community at large.

We deliver first class mental health services and training across the Borough, from our roots as a small service user led charity, we have grown and developed new and innovative services that respond to the needs of our local community. Delivering services that generate positive mental health outcomes lies at the heart of what we do. We promote positive mental well-being through a range of activities which are tailored to focus on people’s strengths and build their confidence and self-esteem as well as lessening isolation and providing a network of support and practical strategies to use as needed. Our Road to Recovery Service uses person-centred assessment and support planning to assist recovery from mental illness. Personalised support includes assessment, goal setting, therapeutic and practical interventions. It may include preparation for work or volunteering, for vulnerable adults.

Redthread champions holistic healthcare for young people.

Youth Violence Intervention Programme runs in hospital emergency departments in partnership with the major trauma network. There, our innovative service aims to reduce serious youth violence, and has revolutionised the support available to young victims of violence.

Reducing the Risk is an Oxfordshire charity which aims to promote the safety and wellbeing of adults and children affected by domestic abuse and to support partnership work. We provide direct services; eg the IDVA service for Oxfordshire, training & consultancy, and act as a catalyst for multi-agency initiatives.

We co-create a range of interventions with and for care leavers and care experienced people across the UK

Reflections Yorkshire CIC is grassroots, community-driven organisation that supports some of the most vulnerable and marginalised individuals in our society, men who have experienced homelessness, addiction, trauma, and social exclusion. These are individuals often overlooked and caught in cycles of poverty, crime, and relapse, with limited access to ongoing support once initial treatment ends.

We work closely with Reflections Housing Association, which accommodates 56 men at a time, through a structured 12-step recovery programme. Reflections Yorkshire CIC was established to offer a vital continuation of support. Helping residents rebuild their lives after formal treatment, when the risk of relapse is highest. Without ongoing, education and training our residents will continue the cycle of using drugs and brining more chaos to the community.

Our approach is trauma-informed, and peer led. We offer peer mentoring, health and wellbeing programmes, and personalised pathways into life skills, volunteering, and education. This support is not just practical, it restores dignity, purpose, and a sense of belonging.

We work in partnership with local charities, housing providers, and recovery services to provide wraparound care. At the heart of our work is a belief in second chances. We believe that no one is beyond help, and that with the right support, even those who have lost everything can recover and become a meaningful member of society, holding down a job and managing a tenancy.

Left unsupported, this group places a high cost on public services through continued crime, medical care, and prison. But when given the tools to thrive, they can become role models, mentors, and valuable community members.

The Diversion from Custody project aims to increase skills and confidence through developing and running programmes aimed at improving the economic activity of target groups through improving employment skills, opportunities, access to business start up courses and start up finances, developing their entrepreneurial skills and competencies in key areas of business planning and project management.

Beyond making incredible content, Reform Radio uses the framework of an online station to support young adults into employment. We’re a not-for-profit company that delivers employment and creative workshops and traineeships alongside genuine opportunities to develop and practice new skills within our industry standard radio station. Our radio community supports the wider community; and so it goes around.

Our mission is to support individuals who have been affected either directly or indirectly by a Gambling Addiction and/org Gambling Related Harm.

We use Recovery Coaching as a modality to help and support others across three main themes of delivery:

- Pre Support
- After Care
- Workplaces

Refuge opened the world’s first refuge in Chiswick in 1971. Refuge is the country’s largest single provider of specialist accommodation and support to women and children escaping domestic violence, supporting 2,800 women and children on any given day. Refuge provides safe, emergency accommodation through a network of refuges throughout the country and runs the Freephone 24-Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline in partnership with Women’s Aid. Refuge also offers community based outreach services, specialist services for minority ethnic communities and a team of independent domestic violence advocates (IDVAs) to support women experiencing domestic violence.