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Youth Shedz: helping young people thrive

Youth Shedz provides a safe place for young people who have been in care, or experienced other challenges, to explore who they are, develop relationships with positive role models, learn new skills and contribute to community projects.

Maa Shanti: supporting South Asian women affected by domestic abuse

Maa Shanti supports South Asian mothers affected by domestic abuse, including forced marriage, human trafficking and coercive control. We visited to learn more about their vital work.

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Transform Grant Funding Programmes

In 2017, Lloyds Bank Foundation England and Wales established the Transform grants programme with the aim of influencing policy and strengthing infrastructure and innovation in the domestic and sexual abuse sector, investing £1.6m to fund 16 projects.

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A man and a woman sit in a garden at STAMP Revisited

STAMP Revisited

Based in Roseberry Park Hospital in Middleborough, STAMP Revisited is an independent mental health advocacy service.

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Two men and a woman from South West Community Chaplaincy have a chat at a table

South West Community Chaplaincy

South West Community Chaplaincy is a charity that supports people in prison and post-release to overcome barriers such as access to housing and employment.

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Two women chat over a cup of tea at Refugee Women Connect

Refugee Women Connect

Liverpool-based charity Refugee Women Connect works with female asylum seekers and refugees to improve their quality of life.

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The team at RAMFEL pose for a photo

Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London

Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) is an Ilford-based charity that supports vulnerable migrants to access justice and that provides vital support in moments of individual crisis.

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Three women at Latin American Women's Rights Service hold up certificates and celebrate

Latin American Women's Rights Service

Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a charity which runs one of 16 projects funded through Transform, the Foundation’s grants programme for strengthening the domestic and sexual abuse sectors.

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Two women walk towards a building at Kairos Women Working Together

Kairos Women Working Together

Kairos Women Working Together is a Coventry-based charity supporting women caught up in street sex work, affected by or at risk of sexual exploitation in Coventry.

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An actor on stage with Hijinx Theatre

Hijinx

Cardiff-based Hijinx aims to “make it commonplace to see actors with learning disabilities and autism on our stages and screens.”

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A woman at Behind Closed Doors listens to a conversation

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors supports people throughout the Leeds District whose lives have been, or are, affected by domestic violence and abuse.

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A visitor at Asylum Link Merseyside

Asylum Link Merseyside

Asylum Link Merseyside, based in Liverpool is just one of the many charities we fund supporting asylum seeker and refugees.

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Through unrestricted funding, support to develop, and influencing policy and practice we help small and local charities thrive, communities grow stronger, and people overcome complex issues and barriers so they can transform their lives.

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