Do you dare brave the fire?! We’re teaming up with Soul Solutions Hypnotherapy this April to put on a fundraising Fire Walk. Date: Saturday 26th April Time: 6pm – 9pm Location: Menphys Hub, South Wigston, Leicester Cost: £40 (raise over £200 in sponsorship, and we’ll refund your entrance fee!) Book your place The inspirational Heidi…
Come and be a part of HISTORY and celebrate all things youth. Join us on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd February for our first youth led LEICESTIVAL Festival! LEICESTIVAL is a completely youth-led festival – for the youth; by the youth. Developed by the young people here at FOCUS, they aim to give young people…
During the October Half-Term break, our Inspire project held its annual half-term scheme. The project’s young people – including some new faces – took part in four memorable days of activities. To make it even better, this year saw the return of the Inspire Residential at Beaumanor Hall. Led by a team of dedicated adult…
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Catherine is team leader at a city centre restaurant, and this year will give birth to her first child. She took time to reflect on her FOCUS journey with us, which began in 2017. Catherine: “I found out about Inspire from my mate in school, who knew Gavan and Michelle [former Leicestival Assistant Manager] from…
Stephen is presently one of our most dedicated and long-standing adult volunteers. We sat down earlier this year to talk about his journey with FOCUS – from young beneficiary to volunteer today supporting other young people. “Before coming to FOCUS I hadn’t left the house. I struggled in college and school with bullying. I couldn’t…
“In 2023, my support worker at Leicester College, Wendy, handed me a leaflet about FOCUS and the Leicestival Project. She thought it may benefit me. I came to FOCUS for the first time in May. Since coming here I have learnt heritage skills such as researching festivals, film-making, and how to present correctly. I’ve also…
Darren McWilliams, Project Manager for Inspire, met with ‘Kaz’ to discuss her experiences with Inspire, FOCUS, our work and reflecting on what worked and the impact upon her life. Darren: “What did you think of the Inspire Project during your first few sessions?” Kaz: “At first, I thought it was boring…like, really boring. We’d do…
We’re delighted to bring you our Impact Report for 2023-24! Read how the generosity and support of all our donors, funders and fundraisers have helped us to support nearly 300 young people throughout the last financial year. Impact Report 2023-24 (Final) Back to News and Events
For the past 4 years, we have been hugely fortunate to have been members of a local networking group called BNI Foxes (https://www.leicesternetworking.co.uk). Meeting every Tuesday morning, they support one another’s businesses, and that includes FOCUS. They are a fantastic group and are great supporters of our charity. Each year they’ve raised significant funds (up…
