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Barcan+Kirby have been a fantastic supporter of 1625ip. They have come up with loads of fun and creative fundraising challenges, and showed their passion to support charities local to them. Read on to hear their account… We took 1625 Independent People on as our charity of the year in 2020 and had lots of ideas […]

Come and ask questions about working with young people & learn about working for a charity 1625 Independent People are a charity that supports young people who’ve experienced homelessness or care. We have a range of employment opportunities so you can make a difference to young people, including direct youth work, administration, and management, offering […]

As our office begins to open up again, we are more eager than ever to have a beautiful space for 1625ip colleagues to work in and young people to feel welcomed and safe. With the help of Ian Williams and Crown Paints, we now have a beautifully painted main office for our front facing colleagues […]

Comfort in Chaos  new music and spoken word for jazz ensemble and poets celebrating the work of 1625 Independent People composed by Harriet Riley and Pete Judge   ‘Comfort in Chaos’ is a suite of new compositions inspired by, and aiming to raise awareness of the 1625 Independent People. The suite will be premiered in […]

Why we decided to refresh our look and why this is important We have been working over the past 9 months to develop our new website. We have given our logo a fresh lick of paint and developed our branding to be more young person friendly. Our new website and revised branding will support us to communicate and engage better […]

As introduce a new website, we wanted to provide updated information for young people about our work in light of covid restrictions. We are working to keep delivering services to young people with as little disruption as possible. We offer face to face work where possible, working safely all the time, and taking into account […]