Building brighter futures

Creating evidence-led solutions to build better futures, no matter past choices or wellbeing challenges.

We combine our knowledge, skills and talents across sectors to establish services and interventions that overcome the barriers holding people back.

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An employee-owned business

As an employee-owned business, we put people and relationships at the heart of all we do. We break down barriers, and collaborate with individuals and organisations to address the all too common criminal justice system and associated social care challenges.

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250,000+

Service users supported to build better futures

30,000+

People helped to tackle their behaviour or addiction

19,500+

Individuals supported with their health or wellbeing

  • CFO Activity Hubs

    We support people on a licence or community order to reintegrate back into their communities and make a positive contribution.

    Our support is tailored to the individual and appropriate to their circumstance and needs. This includes a holistic range of social, creative and group activities, as well as interaction with positive role models and peers.

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  • Crime and harm prevention

    We deliver prison, probation and crime prevention services designed to improve community safety.

    Our evidence-led solutions help people to change their behaviours and address the barriers that hold them back, no matter their past choices.

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  • Social care and wellbeing

    Designed to improve safeguarding, health and wellbeing for the individual and their family, our services enable people to live longer, healthier and independent lives.

    We understand the complicated addictive behaviours, mental health, and physical cravings that can cause havoc in a person’s life. Our interventions and support give people the skills, confidence and motivation to overcome these issues.

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  • Housing

    We use our specialist knowledge and expertise to deliver housing solutions that meet people’s needs, no matter their background, to enable them to live independent lives.

    Through our housing brokerage service, we support people to lay foundations for stability and improvement in everyday life.

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  • Workforce-focused learning and development

    Through our courses in social care and the criminal justice system, we enhance an organisation’s capacity to respond to key issues. Our training covers safeguarding, domestic abuse, risk management and crime prevention.

    As learners progress in their career, they can also gain qualifications and skills to improve their practice.

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  • Consultancy

    Drawing on our research and experience delivering skills services, we work with organisations to transform their service provision.

    We offer tailored training packages, research and the design of new evidence-led solutions.

    Through our consultancy services, we innovated a new intervention for stalking, benchmarked by the British Psychology Society, which has helped to reduce risks to victims by address this type of offending.

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Our research

Best practice through our research helps to transform lives. This informs, shapes and influences the design of our interventions and practice, improving the outcomes for the individuals and communities we serve.

This innovative and sector-leading approach helps our practitioners on the ground to be more effective and deliver better results.

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Our insights
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Neurodiversity Celebration Week: meet Rebecca Read more
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Supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week Read more
Case study
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National Careers Week- A CIAG Success Story Read more
Announcements
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Celebrating success at the CFO Celebration Awards 2024 Read more
Events
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New intervention offers new hope to tackle the root causes of stalking and harassment Read more
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Building bridges: Pioneering equality, diversion and inclusion in Kent's social housing sector Read more