The William Wates Memorial Trust supports around 20 to 25 charity projects at any given time. We normally support each for up to a period of 3 years. Our current projects are listed below

Chapter One

Chapter One transforms children’s futures by giving them one-to-one reading support at the time when they need it the most: at the very start of their education journey. In [...]

Only Connect

Only Connect exists to help ex-offenders live crime-free lives: our overarching goals are to reduce re-offending and increase the opportunities, dignity and regard of one of the most marginalized [...]

Eikon

Eikon is helping children and young people to feel safe, heard and supported. Growing up in today’s world can be incredibly challenging. It’s why Eikon listens to young people [...]

MAPS Mentoring

MAPS: (Mentoring, Advocacy and Peer Support), is a project that sits within Volunteer Centre Sutton. MAPS Mentoring is dedicated to empowering vulnerable children and young people who are either [...]

Oxford Hub

Oxford Hub is a local charity working to tackle inequalities of health, education and inequality in Oxford. Through volunteering programmes and collaborative community projects, we support people to bring [...]

StreetDoctors

StreetDoctors is a movement of young healthcare volunteers who train young people how to save the life of someone who has been stabbed or knocked out. Our peer-to-peer training [...]

STAR Scheme

The Star Scheme is an innovative new programme with a mission to support, transform and achieve through rugby. The scheme makes a real difference to the lives of young [...]

Villiers Park

Villiers Park Educational Trust is a social justice charity committed to equality in education and career opportunities for young people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds. Through a bespoke mix [...]

Sister System

Sister System’s mission is to bridge the gap between care-affected girls and mainstream society, by working alongside them to ensure they have the same opportunities everyone else has - [...]

Reaching Higher

Reaching Higher is a youth charity with a Christian ethos, focused on serving young people and challenging them to be leaders of their own lives. We believe in building [...]

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