St Giles Trust

Who we are

We want to see a society where everybody – no matter what their background – has a positive future.

St Giles is a charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need, people who are hard to engage because they have been failed time and time again – held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others.

Our culture and values

We believe everyone has the power to turn their life around, no matter what their situation. Many of our employees have been in similar situations and use their past experiences to inspire and support those living through it right now.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We acknowledge that structural inequalities still exist, within institutions and society as a whole. Central to how St Giles delivers services are trained people with lived experience who use the skills and competencies they have developed to support others. This is a positive asset, though we recognise that a disproportionate number of people with lived experience face other inequalities.  

To tackle these issues requires active change. As an organisation that states our commitment to helping the most disadvantaged in society to have a positive future, we recognise the key role we play in tackling those inequalities, in order to better support the clients we work with. This cannot be achieved without tackling inequalities internally, starting with our own team, setting the best example and being the best role models.