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Ownsay

Five services, one trusted place.

Peer support and community voice start in our pilot in Salford and Manchester. The rest follows once the pilot shows it is safe and working.

Our services

Every service follows the same pattern.

Reach people through channels they already trust, match them with the right person, make a plan, and track what changes.

  1. Reach

    Through channels people already trust: WhatsApp, community venues, faith leaders and referrals.

  2. Match

    With the right person: cross-community for peer support, career interest and optional heritage for mentoring.

  3. Plan

    Plans, goals and next steps, written together and owned by the person.

  4. Track

    What changes, recorded as part of the work, never as an extra form.

We start with the pilot, and grow the rest with partners.

Growing something that isn’t yet safe or working is the fastest way to lose community trust.

  1. Phase 0, months 0 to 3

    Now

    Foundations

    • Register the CIC
    • Data protection impact assessment and ICO
    • Recruit and train peers
    • Build the Ownsay Hub

    Gate 1: Safe to start

  2. Phase 1, months 3 to 9

    Pilot

    • Peer support and plans
    • Community voice
    • 15 to 20 people
    • First talks with trusts

    Gate 2: It works

  3. Phase 2, months 9 to 18

    Grow

    • Mentoring for 16 to 25s
    • Transition support
    • Digital and AI skills
    • First paid contracts

    Gate 3: Ready to scale

  4. Phase 3, months 18 to 36

    Scale

    • Licences for partners
    • More Greater Manchester boroughs
    • Other UK cities
    • Earned income grows

Dates are targets. Gates are rules: each phase opens only when the gate before it is passed.

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