In 2022 we developed an impact measurement frameworkdesigned to allow us to understand how well we weredelivering for those we support and to benchmark ourperformance findings year-on-year. The 2023 report is now available to view here
At our SAMAS project in Milton Keynes, our support workers help their mentees on their journey towards sobriety. Here is the story of one of our service user's Billy and how with the support of his mentor Charlotte, Billy has…
Our Peer Support mentors provide practical one-to-one weekly support and constructive activities to help those we support with the hard internal transformation needed to build positive change in their lives and achieve their goals. Week after week they help make…
Community Led Initiatives (CLI) is delighted to have appointed Emma Dutton MBE as a Non-Executive Director. Emma has extensive experience in complex business-to-business sales, go-to-market strategy and expertise in the human factors in business strategy and sales. Emma’s first career…
We are delighted to be working in with With You, a leading drug and alcohol support charity, to improve how drug and alcohol recovery services are delivered to local people across Shropshire. Data estimates that 28% of the adult population…
Volunteers are central to the peer-led support CLI provides. The passion, commitment and positive belief they bring to their mentoring roles makes a significant difference to people who are trying to build a new life and leave behind the problems…
As part of our ongoing commitment to developing the skills of our people so they can better help those we support and look after their own wellbeing too, we recently invited Ben Michael of Clearwing Cultures to run a mental…
We are delighted to welcome Craig Fletcher to the CLI senior team as our new Director of Impact, Research and Evaluation. Craig joins CLI having recently completed his Doctoral Certificate in Philosophy, at Manchester Metropolitan University. His PhD was titled:…
Community Led Initiatives, the specialist peer-to-peer mentoring organisation supporting people who have experienced addiction, the criminal justice system, mental health issues or homelessness to make positive changes to their lives and communities, is delighted to have appointed Simon Pringle as…
We were delighted to receive a charitable donation from LegalEdge who recently supported CLI with advice on a project contract. Impressed by the work that we undertake, the LegalEdge team elected to donate their advisory fee to help support our…