Rochdale Connections Trust - RCT

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Rochdale Connections Trust are the leading independent provider of Domestic Abuse Services, Family Support Services and targeted Youth Support interventions throughout the Borough of Rochdale.

We have various volunteering opportunities available for people who wish to gain more skills and confidence. We have mentors, fundraisers and admin volunteers.

Who we are

Rochdale Connections Trust are the leading independent provider of Domestic Abuse services, family support services and targeted youth support interventions throughout the Borough of Rochdale.

We were founded in 1997 by a group of local Youth Court Magistrates concerned by the number of young people coming before them who were disengaged from education with little or no family support. They soon realised that in order to impact effectively the offer of support needed to be extended to incorporate a whole family approach and employed key workers to offer supportive mentoring and bespoke interventions based on identified needs. Volunteer Mentors were recruited and utilised to provide sustained support to clients, most notably troubled adolescents and their families.

20 years after our inception the Charity is deeply embedded in the diverse local communities of Rochdale, Heywood, Middleton and The Pennines townships, particularly those with greatest need. We are trusted by residents, with a good word of mouth reputation. By knowing our community, understanding the complexity of the issues faced and evolving as an organisation to meet changing social, health and wellbeing needs.

We remain wholly committed to our core work with vulnerable, disadvantaged children, young people and their families, delivering intense, supportive interventions designed to prevent disengagement including a package of bespoke mentoring support, group work and 1:1 sessions; in addition to dedicated work with the family.

What we do

We continue to support families and young people in the Rochdale Borough that are experiencing difficulties in some way through a range of programmes.

We have programmes in our base in Rochdale on Drake Street and Our base in Heywood on Darnhill. 

Adult programmes

Domestic Abuse programmes

  • Free From Harm
  • The Haven Project
  • Caring Dads Programme
  • The Haven Project 
  • The Phoenix Group

Courses

  • Respectful Relationships
  • Parenting programme

Social opportunities

  • Heywood Coffee Morning - Woodlands Primary Community room (every Wednesday)
  • The Phoenix Group
  • Heritage Happens Here

Young Person Programmes

  • The Mentor Project - Offering 1-2-1 mentor support.
  • Youth Groups - Rochdale and Heywood. Open to all young people referred to our mentoring project or Happier Children's Project. 
  • Happier Children Project - A new project that works with children affected by domestic abuse in schools.
  • Healthy Relationships - Designed to raise awareness and understanding in young people in Years 8 and 9 about Domestic Abuse.
  • Aim2Game- We have launched our first online support youth group named Aim2Game. 

Counselling and one to one support

We also offer in house 1-2-1 counselling to participants already on one of our courses or programmes. We have a range of counsellors to cover individual need.

Volunteering

We have various volunteering opportunities available for people who wish to gain more skills and confidence. We have mentors, fundraisers and admin volunteers. There are lots of free training sessions please take a look at our website for more information on what we have available.

Newsletters

If you are interested in signing up to our newsletter please contact us or follow the link RCT newsletter (external link)

Safe Space

This programme aim is to support young people aged between 5 - 18 years who have been affected by domestic abuse through 1 to 1 support, therapeutic interventions and some group work.

We aim to increase victim safety and reduce abuse by educating young people about healthy relationships and what abuse is, provide young people with a safe space to explore the impact domestic abuse has had on them and their well-being and give young people strategies to help them build resilience and recover from the domestic abuse.

For more information see Safe Space.

Who to contact

Telephone
01706 345111 01706 345111
E-mail
info@r-c-t.co.uk
Website(s)

Where to go

Name
Connections House
Address
60 Drake Street
Rochdale
Postcode

OL16 1PA

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Availability

Age Ranges
0 - 65 plus

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