NWCH was founded on 1st April 2017 by Naomi Watkins and Alex Parkin. As co-founders, they felt that there were gaps in the local community for supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing. They decided to create the Counselling Hub to aim to fill these gaps. Their vision was to provide a central hub to support children, young people, adults, families and couples within Lincolnshire. As a Community Interest Company, they know they need to give back to the community. They have support workers and counsellors who are trained in these areas to enable the best support for the communities they have identified. They do this by using the surplus from the training to fund these programmes for free, at the point of delivery. They support: Young people in abusive relationships, Young parents, Young people who have experienced sexual abuse or rape, Families who are facing cancer. Their Vision NW Counselling Hub CIC (NWCH) provides a central hub to support children, young people, adults, families and couples within Lincolnshire. The hub delivers essential support for trainee counsellors and qualified counsellors via; training, CPD, networking, supervision, an open-door policy and a support line. NWCH enables local people to start a new career in counselling in a safe, ethical, moral, empowering and empathic environment. Their work: Enable people across Lincolnshire to access counselling, training and work opportunities. Work collaboratively with other agencies to offer advice, support and guidance, to enhance people’s mental health and well-being needs. Support qualified and trainee counsellors with networking and CPD opportunities. Deliver supervision and mentoring for professionals. Offer a nurturing environment for young children and families. Provide counselling to children, young people, adults, couples and families within Lincolnshire, enabling them to have the opportunity to improve their mental health, well-being and relationships. Offer young people the opportunity to attend support groups that enhance their personal development. Provide young parents a safe place to build relationships and life skills to enhance their future opportunities. Offer young people in abusive relationships a safe environment to learn about healthy relationships and build new friendships. Support victims of sexual abuse and rape with free counselling.