Centre 33

Who we are

Centre 33 exists to help every young person in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough fulfil their potential. We support and empower young people to overcome their problems through a range of free and confidential services.

Free information and support for young people, and also running a young carers project and counselling in schools, Centre 33 orginated in Cambridge and now operates all over Cambridgeshire and has centres in Ely, Wisbech and Huntingdon and Peterborough. Please see the website for details or contact us for more information.

Our culture and values

Centre 33’s Mission is:

• to offer young people support with practical issues and emotional needs that is free, confidential, empowering, easy-access and high quality.

• to actively work with other local services so that young people’s needs are met and their voices are heard.

We apply the following Values to all our work and those we work with:

We are young people-led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Centre 33 is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and users, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee, volunteer and service user to feel respected.

Our over-arching goals are:

• We encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.

• We commit to actively reaching out to all communities of young people, investigating how we can welcome them to our services and breaking down any barriers to access.

• We commit to challenging instances of any power imbalances that may leave some people in our services or on our team at risk of harm or disadvantage.

• We commit to valuing and improving diversity in our workforce, governing body and volunteer base–we want to reflect the communities we work with.

• We commit to using language and communications that don’t alienate, discriminate against or misrepresent any group.