Support our 2026 ‘BIG BUILD’ Project
‘Building Brighter Futures for Cornwall’s young lives’
Donate, Make a Difference, Change Lives
To continue our vital charity work supporting over 500 highly vulnerable young people each year we urgently need to replace our end of life main facilities, old Porta Cabins, some of which have been in use for 35 years.
This Autumn we need to start building an efficient and fit for purpose facility to ensure we can give young people the future they deserve.
The need for our services
We’re striving to double our reach (from 5,000 young people a year in 2024, of whom 500 receive longer term specialist support) to Cornwall’s vulnerable young people.
Our trauma informed youth work in the outdoors is having a BIG impact – building resilience, relationships, communication, life skills and educational achievement. We’re seeing barriers overcome and fears conquered!
Old buildings, expensive to maintain and operate and limited in their scope to support young people to build skills, positive self-belief, confidence and relationships.
When these buildings fail, we risk having to close areas of the site and operations, reducing our activity and turning away young people in need.
Our urgent need…
We need to replace our 10 porta cabins and sheds with new purpose built facilities (we’ve got planning permission already!).
This is what we’re aiming for!
Will you help?
This isn’t just building our site, it’s building Brighter Futures for real lives. Your donation will make a genuine difference.
Thank you so much! Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested. We really appreciate your support.
More about our work…
We provide life-changing opportunities to hundreds of Cornwall’s children and young people every year, in the form of specialised support for vulnerable young lives, as well as school residentials.
We support children and young people to:
“I am not the person I was when I arrived. I am in a much better place and have the tools I need to move forward in my career.”
Providing specialist support
We use trauma-informed youth work on our 60-acre outdoor site to support vulnerable children and young people facing life’s toughest challenges. Trauma, poverty, social isolation, learning/physical disabilities, behavioural challenges and mental ill health are some of the hurdles.
“You make my day every time I come here. You are my heroes for courage, self-esteem & confidence.”
Activities like Via Ferrata, Zip Wire Safari, coasteering, watersports, archery and rock climbing are fantastic for building self-esteem, and there are also accessible adventures, with a purpose-built wheelchair abseil ramp and an all-terrain wheelchair…
We’re going greener
We’re progressing towards being carbon neutral. By investing in our on-site renewable energy, we can be greener AND make huge utility savings, enabling us to invest more funds back into our charity work. Win-win!
Support Us When you Shop!
Everyone buys birthday presents, Christmas presents or just likes to treat themselves occasionally. Next time you do please support us at the same time by visiting one of our giving sites before you start to shop!
Give as you Live
Once you’ve signed up, you can browse their website for the store you want to shop with. Click ‘shop now’ to go to their website, then continue to shop as normal.
The donation amount varies from store to store. Most of the time you raise a percentage of what you spend – between 1% and 10% – whilst sometimes it’s a fixed amount.
With some stores there are different rates or restrictions depending on what you buy – you can see more information on each store’s page on our website.
You will receive an email 1 – 7 days after you shop to let you know how much you have raised.
Other ways to support us
THANK YOU so much for supporting us and helping us reach more young people in real need.