rochdale connections trust
Rochdale Connections Trust are the leading independent provider of Domestic
Abuse services, family support services and targeted youth support interventions
throughout the Borough of Rochdale. We were founded in 1997 by a group of local
Youth Court Magistrates concerned by the number of young people coming before
them who were disengaged from education with little or no family support. They
soon realised that in order to impact effectively the offer of support needed to
be extended to incorporate a whole family approach and employed key workers to
offer supportive mentoring and bespoke interventions based on identified needs.
Volunteer Mentors were recruited and utilised to provide sustained support to
clients, most notably troubled adolescents and their families. 25 years after
our inception the Charity is deeply embedded in the diverse local communities of
Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and The Pennines townships, particularly those with
greatest need. We are trusted by residents, with a good word of mouth
reputation. By knowing our community, understanding the complexity of the issues
faced and evolving as an organisation to meet changing social, health and
wellbeing needs. We remain wholly committed to our core work with vulnerable,
disadvantaged children, young people and their families, delivering intense,
supportive interventions designed to prevent disengagement including a package
of bespoke mentoring support, group work and 1:1 sessions; in addition to
dedicated work with the family.
