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Who We Are

We're St Giles, we help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.

We're a national charity using real-life past experiences to provide advice, training and support to people facing challenges today.

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Watch the Norwegian Exchange Video for Lived-Experience Peers from Wales

03 September 2024

Earlier this year, Peer Advisors and Staff from our Cymru office were […]

St Giles’ Peer Advisor Network (PAN) Launches Their Evaluation

08 August 2024

Back in March 2024 we celebrated the impact of 5 years of […]

Spotlight on: Wonder+ Women’s service in the East of England

08 August 2024

“I am so grateful for the help of you and Wonder+ – […]

Libby GIRLS – A mobile unit supporting young women and girls in Scarborough

07 August 2024

SPOTLIGHT ON: LIBBY GIRLS – A MOBILE UNIT PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR YOUNG […]

Our Impact 2022/23

27,577

intensive one-to-one interventions

385

reduced County Lines and/or gang involvement

4,047

people supported by Peer Advisors

5,446

clients engaged across community service projects

95,344

SOS+ session participants

955

clients who found employment and/or education/training

5 Pantry Hubs

Continued to tackle food poverty

148

peer advisors completing the Learning to Advise course

Our work generates a £8.54 saving to the taxpayer for every £1 invested in our peer-led services

What we do

Children and families

Peer advice

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Women's services

Tackling poverty

Child criminal exploitation

Ordinary man questionnaire for social worker or employee at table

Work with prison leavers

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Employment services

Commission Us

Our Stories

The people we work with come from all different backgrounds, situations and ages. Our approach is not one-size-fits-all. We work with each person as an individual, helping them realise their future goals.

Graeme’s Story

Graeme came to St Giles after a life of trauma looking for support to help turn his life...

Samuel’s story

We helped Samuel achieve the qualifications he started whilst in prison, giving him direction, confidence and hope for...

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Caitlin’s story

We first came into contact with Caitlin when she was released from prison. She has had a turbulent...

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Sarah’s Story

With the support of St Giles, Sarah is working on becoming financially independent and is looking at housing...

Jackie’s story

“Being out of work I found it hard to buy food so I was just living on my...

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Cara’s story

Cara* came to St Giles as a highly vulnerable young person at risk of sexual exploitation, due to...

Alan’s story

Many people leaving prison are in very vulnerable circumstances and the risk of re-offending is high if the...

Tracey’s story

This story is part of the Peer Power series – a photographic collaboration between professional photographer Jeff Hubbard...

Where we work

We provide services across the UK, coordinated from our regional and national hubs.