We have more than 30 projects working in the heart of many communities across England and Wales. All of our projects are
developed in partnership with local agencies to provide services and support tailored to the needs of the people we work with.
Everyday our projects are helping hundreds of people steer clear of crime, rebuild personal relationships, improve their skills
and get back into work.
For details about our parent company, Change, Grow, Live (CGL) and its projects please visit
the CGL website.
At the PASS (Positive Activities Sova Sheffield) project we run a youth club for young people in need from Sheffield, offering opportunities to get involved in sports and creative activities, to meet people and make friends. The young people we support struggle to join in and fit...
Building better opportunities in Hertfordshire. Sova is one of the 27 partners working together as part of the Building Better Opportunities programme, funded jointly by the National Lottery and European Social Fund. The aim of this project is to tackle the root causes of poverty...
At Sova Gloucestershire Independent Visitors we find, train and support volunteers to provide an Independent Visitor service to children and young people aged 5 to 17 who are in care. We match each volunteer with a child or young person who needs extra support and encouragement,...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
We provide a young person who is living in care the opportunity to form a positive and consistent relationship with a trusted adult who is independent from the paid professionals involved in their care. We are looking to recruit volunteers across East Sussex who would like to be an Independent...
Sova are providing an adult male offender mentoring service for Humberside, Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire (HLNY) Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) based in Hull, Lincoln & York and the surrounding areas. The project assists the CRC’s Case Managers in improving the quality of...
Helping job seekers improve their ICT skills and achieve an IT qualification. This project aims to work with job seekers on a one to one basis in the Winchester district to improve their ICT skills. This scheme aims to offer service users an opportunity to gain accredited training in three...
At Sova Derby we recruit, train and support Independent Visitors and Advocates for children and young people who are looked after by Derby City Council, Sova also provide an advocacy service for all children in care and children and young people. Our Independent Visitors (IV) encourage...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
Helping Black, Minority Ethnic and Migrant people in Wales into Training, Volunteering and Employment Sova ACE is supported by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. The ACE project’s overall aim is to enable black and minority ethnic (BAME) and migrant individuals...
At Sova CAST we support and encourage young people who are, or have been, in care, helping them to get the confidence, self-esteem and skills they need to make the most of their lives. We run a drop-in twice a week which offers young people the opportunity to play sports and games and try...
Sova Derby Engage offers mentoring for young people aged 8-19 thanks to funding from the Police Crime Commissioner. The young people will be supported to improve their resilience to life's challenges, attain new skills and behaviours which make them able to desist from crime, and...
Priority Families are part of the national Troubled Families programme. Families getting support from Priority Families are some of the most vulnerable families in Derby City. Priority Families presents a positive opportunity to work intensively with children and parents in Derby. We are...
Harrow IV – part of our London Independent Visitors services is in the London Borough of Harrow and aims to provide each young person in care aged 5 to 17 the opportunity to form a positive relationship with an Independent Visitor providing them consistent, long term support. See more here...
Over the years we have looked at how best to improve the experience our volunteers have with Sova. In 2015 Sova introduced a centralised volunteer hub for London. This has a number of benefits. Volunteers have more choice in what they do; they are more involved in processes and have a voice that...
Getting used to life after prison is tough for most people. We are working with Ixion Holdings and HMPPS (HM Prison & Probation Service) to support people who may find it difficult to adjust to living and working back in the community. At Sova Metro we train and...
Want to make a difference to the lives of people in the Winchester District? Want to help people gain confidence and realise their potential? Sova Winchester District Employment Mentoring (WDEM) recruits, trains and supports Volunteer Mentors to work with unemployed people and boost their...
A simple and unique project that aims to benefit imprisoned mothers from South Wales held at HMP Eastwood Park and their children still living across the region. Sova has formed an innovative partnership with the families charity PACT, Children’s Social Services and the Prison...
Sova and South Yorkshire Community Rehabilitation Company Ltd are working in partnership to support offenders across the county. Sova will recruit, train and support community volunteers to be matched as mentors to offenders referred to the service by South Yorkshire Responsible Officers. ...
At Sova Support Link we support a range of adults with complex needs and a history of offending behaviour in London. At Sova Support Link (SSL) we hope to improve people’s quality of life and enable them to live successfully as part of their local community. We do this...
Are you having problems with your tenancy? Do you need advice about disputes with neighbours? Our Sova Orbit Mentoring project provides Orbit Housing Association residents with a comprehensive service that can answer your questions and is tailored to your needs. Our staff and...
Sova Circles Merseyside is a new and exciting project funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund . Sova Circles Merseyside helps the police and probation to make the community safer by holding to account offenders convicted of sexual offences. Circles of three or four...
The Connecting Choices project will be working with the most disadvantaged groups furthest away from the labour market across Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands. It is a voluntary programme and all advice and support we offer is free of charge. The programme...
Work Routes is a DWP/ESF programme designed to help unemployed and economically inactive people to enter, progress in and sustain employment. It helps people to overcome multiple barriers to work through a flexible and personalised package of support. Sova will be working alongside Reed in...
At the Sova Nottingham Mentoring Service we find, train and support volunteers to mentor young people, aged 8 to 18, living in families with a history of anti-social behaviour. Our volunteer mentors are there to support and encourage young people to make the right choices; whether that&...
At Sova Staffordshire we recruit, train and support Independent Visitors (IV) for children and young people who are looked after by Staffordshire County Council. For professionals: Our Independent Visitors encourage young people to demonstrate resilience and support them to gain skills...
At the Sova South Yorkshire Appropriate Adult Scheme we recruit, train, support and supervise volunteer Appropriate Adults (AA) to support children and young people (aged 10-17 inclusive) and vulnerable adults detained in police custody. The role of the AA is to look after the best...
At the Sova Sheffield Mentoring scheme we find, train and support volunteer mentors to work with young people who are in need, require respite or are at risk of getting into trouble. Our mentors offer advice, friendship and emotional support to young people to help them make better choices...
At Sova CFO3 Mentoring North East Project we find, train and support volunteer mentors in Tees Valley, Tyne and Wear and Co. Durham, to help offenders move towards social inclusion and mainstream provision by addressing their multiple barriers. Many of our participants...
Volunteers working in partnership with the Hull Youth Justice Service. Someone who will Motivate and Engage with young people; someone independent who will Negotiate on their behalf, giving up their Time to provide young people with support, Opportunities and a consistent Relationship. ...
At Sova Hull Independent Visitors we find, train and support volunteers to provide an Independent Visitor service to children and young people aged 5 to 17 who are in care. We match each volunteer with a child or young person who needs extra support and encouragement, sometimes because they...
Helping offenders to move towards social inclusion and mainstream provision by addressing their multiple barriers. Many of our participants lack confidence, have low self-esteem, lead chaotic lifestyles and have little support from family and friends. Working alongside The Shaw Trust and...
Helping hard-to-reach offenders to move towards employment & social inclusion by addressing their multiple barriers. Many of our service users lack confidence, have low self-esteem, lead chaotic lifestyles and have little support from family and friends. Working...
Enabling individuals to grow thrive and reconnect within their local communities. The Sova - BeNCH CRC Mentoring Services project supports adult service users who are currently in custody, on licence or serving a community sentence in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. ...
Barnet IV – part of our London Independent Visitors services is in the London Borough of Barnet and aims to provide each young person in care aged 5 to 17 the opportunity to form a positive relationship with an Independent Visitor providing them consistent, long term support. See more here...
At Sova CFO3 Mentoring East Midlands Project we find, train and support volunteer mentors across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, to help adult offenders (aged 16 years and above) move towards social inclusion and mainstream...
At Sova CFO3 Mentoring Yorkshire and Humberside Project we find, train and support volunteer mentors in the Yorkshire and the Humber, to help offenders move towards social inclusion and mainstream provision by addressing their multiple barriers. Many of our service users lack...
