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Hughes Electrical Cyclists Charity Ride

450 miles in 5 days fundraising challenge

Thank you West Earlham Dental Practice

A new charity partnership

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Meet Up fundraising campaign launched

'A place to...' Fundraising Campaign

‘Take Back’ scheme to give new life to appliances

"The Take Back scheme offers another way in which people can support their local community.”

Thank you Norfolk Freemasons

BOOM! – A break for Young Carers

Thank you to Kier volunteers!

Decorating Butterfly House in King's Lynn

Becoming a Heart and Home Host

"I wanted to give young people a chance."

Clapham and Collinge LLP match-funding pledge to make Christmas brighter for local young people

Thank you to Clapham & Collinge LLP for their fantastic festive support!

Volunteers Sleep Out to end youth homelessness

Almost 150 people sleep out so local young people don't have to

Saffron Housing Sleep Out

"It’s a great cause, doing life-changing work and I’m really proud to be part of…

Sleep Out Number 6 for James

"Knowing that the money raised goes directly to support those who live locally is so…

WS Training prepare to take on Sleep Out

Preparing to spend one night outside so young people don't have to.

High Sheriff support for Sleep Out

Fern is feeling the love for Ipswich Sleep Out

"It’s going to be an amazing feeling once I’ve done the night and have helped…

Free Sleep Out Information Webinars

All you ever wanted to know about Sleep Out...

EMR Metal Recycling ‘Young Futures Reimagined’

Support is helping young people in Norfolk

Maximise your Sleep Out fundraising

"Be proud of what you have achieved..."

A Sleep Out hat-trick for Robert

Sarah is back for Sleep Out number 6!

"It is a great fundraiser..."

Dereham Furniture Store celebrates 10 years

A decade of supporting the local community

GCD Agency sign up for their first Sleep Out

"It’s a great opportunity to have a positive effect on someone’s life and make a…

Sleep Out is back for 2021!

Summer of Hope raises over £11,000

Welcome Joshua!

Introducing our new Fundraising Officer

Emotional wellbeing is Claire’s sit up motivation

Taking on our Summer of Hope challenge

Netmatters support for Sit Up 67

Taking on our Summer of Hope challenge

Sarah’s Sit Up Challenge

Raising money for our Summer of Hope appeal

Summer of Hope appeal

Supporting young people's mental health

High Sheriff’s support

A visit to The Mix House in Suffolk

EMR Lenwade offers support to The Benjamin Foundation

Donation to provide educational support for young people

Calling landlords in Ipswich

Can you help young people to finally feel hopeful of a brighter future?

“I can and I will!”

Taking on the Virtual Virgin Money London Marathon

Can you give a young person a chance?

How you can help a young person to finally feel at home

Watton Youth Club – Coming soon!

A new Youth Group for Breckland

Dipple & Conway donate £1,000

“We’re really pleased to be able to support this amazing charity."

Things feel disconnected – A short film by Alex Holmes

Things feel disconnected - A short film by Alex Holmes

Miles’ year of giving back begins with The Benjamin Foundation

“The work The Benjamin Foundation does with young people really struck a chord."

An hour away from the world

A relaxing half term activity for Meet Up families

The Nurtured Heart Approach®

Online training to promote 'inner wealth'

Andrew steps out on The Big Winter Walk

"I know if I can help just one person in need then I have achieved…

Charity Collaboration to Increase Housing Options and Support for Young People

The Benjamin Foundation partners with Solo Housing

Manicure Training Day

A pre-lockdown opportunity to gain new skills

Louis stays up for The Benjamin Foundation

Support from Headline Sponsors, Clapham and Collinge Solictors

STAY:UP raises £7,500 to help local young people

Spending one night awake to help prevent local youth homelessness

High Sheriff’s Support

"I am so impressed with the energy and skills that have been put into making…

STAY:UP – Are you ‘Up for the Night?’

The launch of a NEW virtual fundraising challenge in the wake of Covid

Renovated homes offer opportunity for young people

From August 2020, we have comfortable and affordable co-living in North Walsham for young people…

Letters from Lockdown

How you can buy a piece of history and support The Benjamin Foundation at the…

Meet Up Summer Activities

"Although the past six months have brought big changes for everyone, it seems it’s the…

Youth West, Hunstanton

Enjoying outdoor sessions in West Norfolk

Bury St Edmunds Re-use Shop re-opens

Re-opened on Thursday 9th July

Foxhall Re-use Shop to reopen

Re-use shop at the Foxhall Recycling Centre, Ipswich, will be reopening on June 15th

Furniture Stores Reopening Information

All you need to know when donating to or visiting one of our stores

Award win for the Rent Deposit Scheme

Funders Yorkshire Building Society win Business Charity Award for their End Youth Homelessness Partnership

Bags of Love from Meet Up

Staying safe at home with activities from our Youth and Family Centre in Thetford

Donate to our COVID-19 Emergency Fund

How your support can help us during this challenging time

Virtual Emotional Wellbeing Support

How our Time for You and Butterflies services are adapting

Donations help to Support Lucas through Lockdown

"I’m just really grateful that people have been able to help me in this way."

Virtual Support for Young Carers

How our support for Young Carers is adapting to life under COVID-19

Forward Court: Adapting to COVID-19

How our accommodation centre in Aylsham is coping with the current circumstances

The H&M Transforming Futures Programme

H&M Foundation and End Youth Homelessness launch evaluation of Transforming Futures Programme, which has supported…

Rival Clubs Back Sleep Out 2020

Our 2020 venues confirmed as Ipswich Town and Norwich City Football Clubs

Calling Local Landlords!

We can help you to fill your property in a managed and stress-free way

Providing Affordable Homes in North Walsham

Addressing the housing crisis by offering affordable housing with support

Butterfly Art Auction

Your opportunity to own unique ceramic artwork

Street Art at Meet Up

A special workshop at Meet Up in Thetford

Event Celebrates Volunteering Project

Cooking up confidence in collaboration with The Feed

"It’s really good to have a day like this. I would definitely do it again."

Butterfly Treasure Hunt Back for 2020

This year's event will take place on Friday 26th June

Con’clue’ding a Year of Support with Clu’doo Event

Right Angle Events host a special 'Real Life Clu'doo' event in support of our charity

BOOM! Young Carers Support

Valuable time out for young people with unique challenges

Sparking Children’s Curiosity Indoors and Out

Using The Curiosity Approach to open up a world of imagination

Real Life Clu’Doo Event to take place in support of The Benjamin Foundation

Do you have what it takes to solve a murder?..

Sleep Out 2019 Raises Over 100k!

A Record Breaking Amount Raised for our Charity

Tuesday Takeover at BBC Radio Suffolk

Young people supported by our charity in Suffolk take over the airwaves on Christmas Eve

Clapham and Collinge Christmas Extravaganza

An evening of festive fun in support of our charity

2019: A Year of Celebration

Reflecting on our milestone year

Butterflies Donated to the Community

Thank you to all those who have donated butterflies to the community

A Record Breaking 220 Sleep Out in Norwich

Norwich Sleep Out 2019 becomes our biggest ever fundraising event

Supporting Young Carers

We are pleased to confirm that we have joined the partnership of organisations commissioned by…

By ‘eck! Colin Completes the Yorkshire Marathon

"Having done the Sleep Out a few years running, now was the time for a…

A Record Year for Ipswich Sleep Out!

40 fundraisers spend one night outside so others don't have to

Charity Reuse Shop Partner

Supporting and promoting reuse in Suffolk

Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary with a Family Fun Day

“It’s so wonderful to see the whole charity coming together in one place to celebrate…

Harvest Festival Donation Helps to Develop Skills

Donation from Bale PCC boosts young people's cooking skills at Forward Court

Pop Up Cafe Celebrates 10 Years of Aspire

Aspire has helped over 170 young people during the last 10 years

Grapevine Networking Event Raises Over £900

Thank you to Clapham and Collinge and Warwick Street Social for a great evening in…

Volunteering in Calais

A three day visit supporting Help Refugees UK

Encouraging reuse with a special in store demonstration

Join us at our Dereham Furniture Store on Friday 18th October

TBF25: The Nurtured Heart Approach – Part 2

The ‘Special Ingredient’ of The Benjamin Foundation

TBF25: The Nurtured Heart Approach – Part 1

From Small Acorns, Great Oaks Grow... Reflecting on how The Nurtured Heart Approach has changed…

Young Carers become Confident Butterflies

Thanks to Norfolk Superhero Challenge

Sequin Art Helps Meet Up to Sparkle

Flight for Youth sponsors get involved at our Youth and Family Centre in Thetford

Future Builders – Get Involved!

An exciting new scheme for young people age 16 to 25 to construct their own…

Norfolk Superheroes Smash Fundraising Record with £100k Event

Helping us to support young carers in Norfolk

The Legacy of Our Butterflies

Wherever your butterfly lands, its journey isn’t over.

Supporting Reuse and Local People Through Our Stores

We're encouraging local people to support the reuse initiative.

Konectbus Commemorative Buses

Konectbus Unveils Commemorative Buses in Support of our 25th Anniversary

Sleep Out and Social Media

Using the power of social media to boost fundraising.

Let’s Make Sleep Out 2019 the Best Yet!

Could you spend one night outside so others don't have to? Register for our annual…

Thank You Superheroes!

A Swim, Kayak, Cycle and Run Supporting The Benjamin Foundation in 2019.

Showtime!

Butterflies and Tractors at The Royal Norfolk Show.

Breakwater Butterflies

Joining in with our Flight for Youth 25th Anniversary campaign

TBF25: Celebrating our Childcare Services

"To see the children learn and move on to their next stage of learning makes…

Butterfly Treasure Hunt raises almost £4,000

Solving clues to find the location of our butterflies.

Flight for Youth Soars with Kingsley Healthcare’s Help

"It’s been great taking part in such a big art project and supporting such a…

Face to Face Finance Showcase Creative Talents

Our long term supporters get involved with Flight for Youth 'Paint Your Own' butterflies.

Tiger Trek is a Roaring Success

Team from Tiger Eye Consulting complete 46 mile coastal walk

Golf Day Raises Over £1,800

A super event organised by Mundesley Golf Club.

The Story of Meet Up

"We’re an open door for those who need us."

A Brilliant Day at Stody Lodge

Stunning gardens, games, cakes and much more at family friendly event

Pruce Newman’s Silver Bee Support

Raising money for our charity with a special evening of music.

Join #MYTBFButterfly

Help us to mark 25 years of hope, opportunity, stability and independence

Pruce Newman Karting Event Raises over £3,300

As part of their year of support for our charity, specialist pipework contractor Pruce Newman’s…

Rick’s Marathon Challenge in Brighton

Taking on a huge sporting challenge to raise money for our charity.

Norwich High School for Girls – Flight for Youth Headline Sponsor

We're delighted to have the support of Norwich High School for Girls for our 25th…

Thank you Land Aid!

Land Aid Funding Enables Renovations at Winston Court

Butterflies: Emotional Wellbeing Support for Young People

"Thank you all so much for showing Sam there is hope and life can be…

Painting Butterflies at Meet Up

Creativity Thriving at Meet Up Butterfly Tile Workshop

Chalk Paint Workshop a Huge Success

Nick from The Rocky Crystal Delivers a Demo at Dereham Furniture Store

Big Smiles Thanks to Support from Orthodontist

Palace Plain Orthodontists Nominate Us as Their Charity of the Year

Celebrating 25 Years and Giving Back

Maxine tells her story about how she has gone from a young person attending one…

Paint Your Own Butterfly at the Norfolk Spring Fling!

We're delighted to be bringing our Flight for Youth Creative Pop-Up to the 2019 Norfolk…

Thank you to all of our Flight for Youth Sponsors

We're enormously grateful to all of the businesses who are supporting our 25th anniversary celebrations.

Ipswich Sleep Out 2019 – join us for our informal launch event

Could you spend one night outside so others don't have to? Pop into our informal…

Celebrating 25 Years Together

Sharing our 25th anniversary milestone with Lambert Bardsley Reeve.

The Launch of Flight for Youth

Our very special celebration to mark our 25th anniversary year

Cheers to CAMRA!

Thank you to Norwich and Norfolk CAMRA who helped us to raised over £5,200 at…

A Marathon Challenge for Chris

Our 2019 London Marathon Runner, Chris tells us all about the challenge that awaits!

Aspire Open Day

Collaborative event in Great Yarmouth welcomes young people to the Upper Deck and Basement

Family friendly event to take place at Stody Lodge Gardens

Sunday 28th April: A family-friendly event, including homemade tea and cakes, a butterfly trail, treasure…

Registration Open for Norwich Sleep Out 2019

Help us to end youth homelessness by spending one night outside so others don't have…

BDO nominate us as their Charity of the Year

Thank you to the Norwich office of BDO LLP who have chosen to support us…

Meet Up Thetford: Tender Opportunity

We wish to procure the services of a consultant or group of consultants to complete…

Open Day in Great Yarmouth

We're opening the doors of our community space in Great Yarmouth to young people and…

Winston Court Turns 21!

On Monday 10th December our very first accommodation centre, Winston Court in North Walsham, celebrated…

Big Lottery Boost for Meet Up

Thank you to the largest funder of community activity in the country for their continued…

Heart and Home Scoops National Award

Our supported lodgings services wins a Guardian Public Service Award

Norfolk Superhero 2019 Charity Partner

An exciting new partnership for our 25th anniversary year. We’re thrilled to share the news…

Norwich Sleep Out Raises £30,000

On Thursday 15th November a record-breaking 146 people congregated at Norwich City Football Club to…