Ambitions Step Up Cohort 2023

Axé Boom Boom, is based on the principle that all youth and their families, regardless of financial, ethnic, physical, and social background, should have equal access to physical and music activities that support healthy development.

Coaching for Creatives work with staff teams, individuals, organisations, funders and collective programmes to create bespoke coaching support.

Community Roots believe that everyone has the right to good social, physical and emotional well-being.

Better food security, community empowerment and social connections are at the heart of our projects.

Flosverse Techsphere is a pioneering social enterprise dedicated to bridging the digital divide by empowering communities with AI, VR, and robotics skills.

McLaren Leisure provides sports and leisure facilities and services to Callander and the larger geographical area of the Teith & Trossachs ward. We support the sports needs of the local high school, through agreement with Stirling Council. We exist to support these communities to be active and enjoy all the health benefits that brings.

Inspired by personal experience, National Support Network (‘NSN’) makes it easy for anyone facing crisis to discover support quickly and discreetly. NSN equips organisations with a hassle-free solution to connect diverse customers, colleagues or communities in need to trustworthy support across the UK - the Support Hub directory.  

Pause & Breathe aims to make wellbeing more accessible. Residents local to Bonnybridge have been negatively affected by the cost of living crisis, and lack financial resources to access wellbeing activities. We support them to improve their physical, mental and emotional health and to reduce feelings of loneliness.

Strawberry Lemonade Events is a social enterprise event management company specialising in conferences and charity fundraisers. As well as their events they have created their Event Management Fundamentals course which has been created to train, recruit and mentor people facing social exclusion issues such as homelessness, mental health challenges and those in recovery.

Tarras Valley Nature Reserve is the South of Scotland largest community land buyout. We have purchased 10,500 acres from Buccleuch Estates with the aim of establishing a nature reserve for people , nature and climate.

The Commons seeks to create more than just a co-working space, it aims to bring people together to work, learn new skills, socialise, and be part of a shared, inclusive community within the city. With loneliness and social isolation increasing, there is a need for meaningful connections within our city, and the reintroduction of third spaces which have massively reduced since COVID.

Wee Seeds is a wellbeing platform with a mission to impact the mental health of the next generation and help end the mental health crisis affecting our young people.

Age Concern Morgannwg is the largest generic older person’s charity operating across Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil, making up the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board footprint.