Sea Sanctuary

Sea Sanctuary is an innovative service which provides support to children, young people and adults suffering from mental ill health. They provide treatment, education and training and our service is suitable for any individual requiring support within Cornwall. Sea Sanctuary has recently been commissioned by the Cornwall NHS PCT to offer a limited number of residential placements to support vulnerable people within the county who are struggling with some aspect of their lives. This is the 1st time a marine based sailing project has received the formal backing of the NHS for this type of work.

Highway Projects

"Sharing God's love in Christ, through word and deed"
Highway Projects, an inter-denominational Christian organization, works towards reconciliation between all peoples in the Middle East, and believes that the best expression of Christian love in the Holy Lands is through acts of practical love. The main emphasis of our work is amongst disadvantaged people from across the religious divide, especially amongst the Arab community.

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Cornwall Hydrotherapy Centre

A Local Initiative with National Significance
The Charity Newquay Hydrotherapy Pool is working towards developing a Cornwall Hydrotherapy Centre that incorporates a hydrotherapy pool, treatment rooms along with respite care as part of the Centre. This £2.8 million project will be a modern purpose built building helping people with disabilities and illnesses in Cornwall and from other areas of the Country.

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YMCA Cornwall

April 1999 saw the start of YMCA Cornwall, a new company set up to develop both existing and new work in all areas of the county. An appointment of a chief Executive was made to oversee the management and development of YMCA Cornwall.

YMCA Cornwall (Penzance) operates an ambitious programme of activities and service including: Youth Programme, Accommodation, Housing, Redruth YMCA

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The Dreadnought Centre

The Dreadnought Centre is a registered charity that has for over 30 years been working with children and young people aged 8 – 18 years that have problems. The Dreadnought Centre has Centres across Cornwall helping young people many of whom who are socially excluded in society and who are in need of support due to having mental health problems, those having suffered abuse, those leaving care, those who have, or who are at risk of offending, those who are at risk of, or who have been excluded from school, and those who are NEET. These young people need access to facilities and resources to encourage them to build self-esteem, create new opportunities building and a better future for themselves.

The New Connection

The New Connection is a local charity working with homeless people in Cornwall. The work is primarily with the single homeless and engages with rough sleeping, substance misuse, offending behaviour, physical and mental health issues and mild learning difficulties. The aims of The New Connection are to:

• Provide a safe environment for homeless people and those otherwise socially excluded.
• To work with them towards identifying and resolving their issues and to assist them to move towards appropriate goals.
• Improve the availability and standard of accommodation and services available to homeless people.
• Increase the awareness and understanding of homelessness and social exclusion.

St. Petroc's Society

St. Petroc's Society was the first organisation in Cornwall to provide accommodation and social care services to meet the needs of single homeless people. Formed in 1986 at the instigation of the Bishop of St Germans, it has considerable support from all the churches, local communities and dedicated groups of 'Friends'.

Our Mission Statement is; "To provide accommodation, support, advice, training and resettlement services to single homeless people in Cornwall. Within resources available we strive to provide the best quality of services possible. Our primary aim is to provide these services to people aged 16-65 years and for whom no provision is made within the community, either statutory or otherwise."

Cirque du Ciel

Cirque du Ciel is a relatively new organisation in Cornwall, recently gaining charitable status, with the aim of to inspiring, challenging, encouraging, and supporting young people to achieve unimaginable feats of skill, strength, grace and dexterity through the use of circus skills. For those in any way able we also encourage peer support and teaching of skills already acquired. The work that we undertake includes;

WORKSHOPS: The target age group for these workshops is 10-13 years of age although the work of Cirque du Ciel covers a much wider age range. The aims of the workshops are to increase confidence and motivation in young people through the medium of circus skills. These workshops take place mainly in schools and youth projects across West Cornwall. Within the school environment the workshops are held for one, two hour session after school, each week for a term, culminating with a performance for the rest of the school.

ACCREDITATION SCHEME: The Cirque du Ciel Accreditation Scheme recognises the achievements of young people taking part in circus skills training programmes. It is designed to be simple to apply, does not require evidence building, and is meant as a first step in accrediting personal and social development.