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Shekinah is a registered charity which operates across Devon & Cornwall. It offers a broad range of services to adults and young people with multiple and complex needs. Currently it operates hostel provision for rough sleepers, tier 2 offender programme for Devon and Cornwall Probation Trust, street outreach and floating support services, drop in centre as well as a comprehensive education, training and employment programme for which it has won a number of regional and national awards. In addition it runs a series of succesfull social enterprises where "real" employment opportunities are given to former service users.

Shekinah is a registered charity which operates across Devon & Cornwall. It offers a broad range of services to socially excluded adults and young people. Currently it operates hostel provision for rough sleepers, street outreach and floating support services as well as a comprehensive education, training and employment programme for which it has received national recognition. In addition it runs a series of succesfull social enterprises where "real" employment opportunities are given to former service users

Common Purpose is a not-for-profit organisation that brings together people from a wide range of backgrounds to help them become more effective leaders in society

apt awards ( previously trading as OCNSWR) Mission Statement“The Open College Network supports learning and widens opportunity by recognising achievement through credit-based courses and qualifications.”Open College Network South West Region (OCNSWR) Vision StatementTo be at the forefront of a comprehensive national Credit Accumulation and Transfer system, and recognised for promoting social inclusion, wider participation and community transformation.We will achieve this by:•Being passionate about inclusive credit-based learning (Learners / Opportunities / Social Transformation).•Being the best at facilitating the creative use of credit through responsive and demand-led product development.•Ensuring a robust business base through increasing learner registration and credit achievement, and providing high quality service and support.•Developing the people, capacity and resources of the network to ensure effective business partnerships

Devon

Devon Reform is a collective of Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Organisations working with the Criminal Justice System in Devon.It is led by its membership and provides a countywide forum where these groups can support each other, understand each other roles, look for partnership working opportunities and act as a gateway to the statutory agencies.It was identified from both the VCS and Statutory agencies working within the Criminal Justice system that having an independent and efficient forum was vital in a period of change and increased financial pressures.There is no hidden agenda but a desire to build a strong membership of VCS organisations and statutory affiliates that can be proactive and effective in being a vehicle for networking and debate