WHO WE ARE

The Community Impact Initiative C.I.C. (known as the Cii) is an award-winning social change organisation committed to the development, improvement, and sustainability of our communities.

We’re a not-for-profit organisation that innovatively combines skill development and learning with community regeneration to achieve positive socio-economic change.

Vision:

        A future where our communities flourish and prosper.

Mission:

        To improve our communities through innovative solutions, providing opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to society.

As a Community Interest Company, every penny we generate is used for the sole purpose of our activities, with all income invested back into our work to continue our community initiatives, allowing us to strive towards our vision and mission.

 

 

 

What we do

We deliver innovative projects that support people and our communities to flourish and prosper.

We support people to improve their health and wellbeing, build their confidence and self-esteem, learn new skills, achieve qualifications, and make positive life improvements through the sympathetic renovation of empty properties in our local communities.

We regenerate and invigorate our physical communities, returning empty properties to the housing market in an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient manner, improving the living standards of our communities, and providing an affordable and effective solution to the housing and empty property issues of Wales.

We challenge our community members to take positive action and become responsible for their own life journeys.

We aim to instil a sense of community pride, resilience, and ownership through our actions.

 

 

 

Who we support

We support people ranging in age, gender, and background to make positive change, empowering them to take ownership of their journey.

Circumstances, background, and support needs are often unique and complex. Our support doesn’t discriminate – we help people from ‘disadvantaged’ backgrounds who’ve experienced a range of life barriers, including, mental health problems, homelessness, domestic abuse, substance addiction, financial problems, social and economic isolation, low self-esteem, lack of skills and qualifications, and unemployment.

We focus on a person’s future, not their past.

 

 

 

 

Our impact

We transform both our people and our communities, creating positive and sustained personal, social, economic, and environmental impact. Our impact is far-reaching:

  • Healthier community members: We support community members to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, leading to a happier, more active community.
  • A better skilled workforce: We support community members to develop skills that lead to enhanced and more diverse employment prospects.
  • Better engaged communities: Our support empowers people to take ownership of their individual journeys, taking pride in their actions and resulting in better engaged community members.
  • Improved physical spaces: We use sustainable development principles to regenerate empty properties, reducing the effects of anti-social behaviour, crime and vandalism and the detrimental impact this has on our local communities.
  • More resilient communities: We develop attitudes, behaviours, and skills that result in improved confidence, motivation, and resilience, supporting people to make positive life decisions, changes, and improvements.

 

 

 

Further information

If you’d like to learn more about our work, our projects, our people, or about anything else, email us at: info@the-cii.org, call us on 07487 597609, or send us a message through our Contact page.