Overview

CCP is a registered charity (No.1043143) that exists to prevent the causes and reduce the effects of homelessness, family breakdown and exclusion. With a head office in Cheltenham, we currently employ 240 staff, backed up by a team of bank workers and volunteers, currently delivering services and projects in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire and Dorset and Teignbridge.

The charity was originally founded in 1989 by a local businessman in response to the growing number of homeless young people in Cheltenham. Recognising that people as young as 16 were sleeping rough around the town after having been thrown out of their family home, he purchased a building and opened a 10 bed hostel.

Over the years, the charity has grown to become one of Gloucestershire’s foremost voluntary sector social care providers, and some 30 years after it was founded the original hostel is still managed by CCP as part of our Accommodation-based service, offering integrated accommodation and training to young people who are working to achieve sustainable independent living. The charity has also expanded in terms of the range of services offered and the geographical reach, currently working across five counties in the South West.

We embrace Social Value by encouraging volunteers to get involved in all of our services and projects, adding value, skills and capacity to everything we do. We also have a thriving student program and provide work placements for social work students from University of Gloucestershire, University of the West of England, University of Worcestershire, Bournemouth University and Bristol University, overseen by qualified Practice Educators.

We deliver a comprehensive range of interlocking services including:
  • Supported Accommodation and life-skills training for homeless young people aged 16 to 25 and adults aged 18+ who are working to achieve independent living, with accommodation units in Cheltenham, Stroud, Gloucester, Bournemouth, Worcester, Hereford, Bristol and Swindon.
  • Independent Living Services for 16-17 year old Looked-After Children preparing to leave local authority care.
  • Early Help Parenting and Family Support services, including intensive support to prevent children entering the care system, Family Relationships Mediation to prevent youth homelessness, Family Advocacy, and support for families with issues relating to physical and mental health, disability, family breakdown, social exclusion, school exclusion, chaotic lifestyles, drug and alcohol abuse, anti-social behaviour, domestic violence and poor parenting skills.
  • CCP Pantry – a choice-based foodbank for people on the edge of poverty.
  • Homelessness Prevention Services, including floating and drop-in support for adults at risk of homelessness, support for the No Second Night Out protocol, support for rough sleepers, and tenancy-ready training.
  • Housing Management services within supported accommodation sites
  • Social Prescribing, a community wellbeing service helping vulnerable adults to access social and community support and activities where these are more appropriate than GP and NHS services.
  • Outreach, mentoring, befriending and support for young people and adult who are socially isolated
  • Appropriate Adult services to monitor the rights and welfare of juveniles and vulnerable adults held in police custody.
  • Hamper Scamper Christmas giving scheme: relying on the generosity of businesses, schools, churches and members of the public.