GAIL's Bakery Chelsea

- Religious activities - The general public/mankind - Makes grants to organizations' - Provides buildings/facilities/open space - Provides services

Beacon House consists of self-contained flats. Young people staying with us have access to staff 24 hours a day and there is a communal lounge, garden, and skills room. Customers are referred by the Borough’s Social Inclusion, Independent Support and Children and Families teams; they normally have medium-to-high support needs. When customers move in, we empower them to make decisions about their support from the very start, such as choosing their support worker and the times of 1:1 sessions. Our approach focuses on encouraging them to identify their strengths and goals. From there they can choose how they want to progress, and take ownership of their journey into independence. Each customer receives a starter pack to help them settle in, and while at the service they can develop independent living skills like cooking, budgeting, fostering positive relationships and building their self-esteem. Our Health and Wellbeing team deliver mental health support, in partnership with external organisations like Insight. Support into education, training or employment is tailored to individual circumstances. We offer advice, and we connect customers to education opportunities and volunteering roles. Alongside this, we explore underlying barriers that they may face to accessing these things, like physical or mental health needs. This work is often done in partnership with partners like Spear. When customers are ready to move on, we help them to do so. That might mean that they return to their family home, or look for less supported or fully independent accommodation. Fully independent options are usually shared housing in the private rented sector.

Dads House is a UK-based organization that provides practical and emotional support to single dads, mums, and their children in times of family breakdowns. Our aim is to ensure that our beneficiaries have access to the resources and services needed to lead healthy and fulfilling lives, addressing the lack of support services available to primary caregivers in socio-economic dire straits. This includes the daily running of a food bank, well-being activities, and a bi-weekly bespoke pro bono law clinic in partnership with Corram Chambers, led by our Family Law Director, Solicitor Simon Bruce. We operate out of an office in West Brompton donated to us by our partners at Earl’s Court Development Company in 2019. Since its inception 16 years ago, Dads House has grown significantly, with the food bank helping 800 families a day over the pandemic, 1500 families a year since, and the family law clinic saw 208 clients from July 2022 to March 2023. Our work has had a significant impact on the mental health and well-being of our beneficiaries and has helped to create a more inclusive society with the help of our 25 committed volunteers and the wider local community. Our organisation addresses isolation, hunger, and underrepresented voices in the family court. This is important because hunger, poverty, and injustice remain huge social issues in the urban setting, and accessing services is often difficult with many organisations overwhelmed. The harsh impact of covid and, according to Bloomberg, the rising inflation in London alone has seen the price of groceries increase 17%, gas and electricity too. It is for this reason that we work tirelessly within the community to familiarise ourselves with the individual struggles of each of our families and ensure they are signposted to the appropriate childminding, housing, and financial services that are outside of our jurisdiction. Although we do offer small grants alongside the food bank if needed. As a small charity, we depend on the generosity of individuals, and small grants from trusts and foundations, however, these are often project-based and do not cover core costs. This leaves us struggling to sustain the electricity running of our refrigerator systems and expanding our services to reach more parents who need our support in keeping their children happy and healthy.