In just four weeks, hundreds of you have stepped up and raised over £32,000 for our urgent appeal. We are lost for words. Every donation is vital in ensuring we can continue to provide safe and supportive spaces and opportunities for trans young people. Thank you. Today, because of the incredible support from our community, we have upped our target to £50,000. Can you chip in today and help us get there? https://lnkd.in/eSz7M_mt
Mermaids
Individual and Family Services
Leeds, West Yorkshire 6,306 followers
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About us
Mermaids is a UK based charity that offers support to transgender and gender variant children and young people, their families and supporting professionals. Mermaids provide helpline and email support services, parents and teens online forums, training into schools, social services, and many other agencies supporting children, residential family weekends, local groups at 8 locations nationwide, campaigning and advocacy, speaking at conferences and events nationwide, raising awareness by attending Pride and other LGBT events, young trans people and their families, advisory liaison service with EHRC, DofE, GEO and other agencies to help identify and combat poor practice. Mermaids was founded in the UK in 1995 and has grown to provide UK wide support to thousands of families with transgender or gender non-conforming children. Last year Mermaids supported over 4,000 people plus reached over 350 professionals working with young people.
- Website
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http://www.mermaidsuk.org.uk
External link for Mermaids
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Specialties
- charity, education, transgender, gender, children, families, schools, training, support, advice, and LGBT
Locations
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Suite 5, The High Street House, 2 The High Street
Yeadon
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS19 7PP, GB
Employees at Mermaids
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Ruth Chapple
Director of Finance & Resources at Leap Confronting Conflict
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Belinda Bell
Co-director, Finance for Systemic Change, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Social Innovation, Cambridge Judge Business School; Trustee, Mermaids
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Kristin Langille
Fine Arts Specialist Halifax Regional Arts at Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE)
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Niki Kenwright
Property Investor/portfolio management
Updates
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Last week, we hosted our second TRANS(CEND) event, an interactive day for trans young people aged 16-20, filled with workshops, guest speakers, and so much more. These are some of the placards the attendees made for @londontranspride, aren't they mer-mazing? Will you help us keep inspiring trans joy for generations to come by chipping in to our urgent appeal? https://lnkd.in/eX349j7Q
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Did you know that you can help us raise funds simply by recycling your ink cartridges via our Recycle4Charity programme? For each ink cartridge recycled via the programme we will receive up to £2 donation. Send your cartridges and start collecting for us today: https://lnkd.in/esUYvxNY
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Did you know that Mermaids offers training for professionals? We can help empower you to make your school, college or workplace more trans-inclusive with our CPD-accredited sessions. Interested? Book your slot, and find out about our other courses on our website: https://lnkd.in/dmwQ6rWJ
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This is the impact of our work, in the words of those who have attended our youth events. Donate today to ensure we can continue to be there for, and inspire hope, for trans young people and their families: https://bit.ly/3VXjgAo
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We're lost for words. In just over a week, our community has raised over £20,000 to ensure that we can continue to pick up the phone to trans young people and their loved ones when they need us most. Thank you. Let's keep it up. Will you join the hundreds who have already stepped up and donate today? https://lnkd.in/eDp32Q2e
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This is the impact of our work, in the words of those who have been in touch with our helpline. Will you donate today to ensure we can continue to be there for trans young people and their families? https://bit.ly/464q03R
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Trans young people and their families are at breaking point and we need your help. Will you chip in today and stand with trans youth now? https://bit.ly/3VSsJIS
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Did you know that Mermaids offers training for professionals? We can help empower you to make your school, college or workplace more trans-inclusive with our CPD-accredited sessions. Interested? Book your slot, and find out about our other courses today: https://lnkd.in/dmwQ6rWJ
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Did you know that you can help us raise funds simply by recycling your ink cartridges via our Recycle4Charity programme? For each ink cartridge recycled via the programme we will receive up to £2 donation. Send your cartridges and start collecting for us today: https://lnkd.in/esUYvxNY
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