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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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Celebrating The Legacy Of St Giles’ Peer Advisor Network & The Power Of The Lived Experience Model

15 April 2024

On Wednesday 27th March 2024, St Giles brought together peers, partners and […]

St Giles Yorkshire Receive Suicide Prevention Grant from Department of Health and Social Care

04 April 2024

St Giles are delighted to have received a grant of £194,912 from […]

Ninth St Giles Pantry launches as national figures show one million children locked into destitution

19 March 2024

[Press Release] St Giles opened its latest Pantry in Kensal Rise, West […]

photograph of two people with low opacity letting the dark blue background through. Text over the top "St Giles helped me realise that the only things stopping me is me."

Youth Employment Project’s Success Revealed Through Evaluation

15 March 2024

An independent evaluation of the St Giles’s Choices project has illuminated its […]

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

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Work with prison leavers

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Employment services

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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.