Wellsprings (Bradford) Limited
Wellsprings is a local charity established to help the Church respond to social need; supporting and initiating projects and partnerships which practically serve people on the margins.
Wellsprings is currently awaiting approval by the Charities Commission to become a Joint Venture with the Church Urban Fund. This development will enable greater networking and financial resourcing of projects across the district. The name will then become Wellsprings Together Bradford.
The following initiatives are presently being supported by Wellsprings:
 @the Bus Stop is a mobile youth club on a converted bus, working in areas which suffer from youth crime, deprivation and low aspiration, providing a safe place for young people where there is little or no youth provision. It works in partnership with e:merge, Holme Wood Christian Centre, Bradford Diocese, local churches, the police and PCT.
Inn Churches - this winter shelter project houses the homeless in churches overnight during the three coldest winter months.
 Initiated by CIW, Inn Churches wrapped up its 3rd winter season in February 2012. There were 9 hosting churches with 430 registered volunteers from 70+ churches. Generous grants and church and individual donations have been received and a particular side-line of the project has been distributing Starter Packs for homeless individuals who are moving into housing. Inn Churches Halifax launched their shelter project this winter with direct support from the Bradford project.
 Maryam Project
The Maryam Project provides English language classes through the local church in deprived, multi-cultural areas of the district. Up to 100 women from Pakistan and the EU are taught per week from St Philip’s Girlington with the support of 8 volunteers. A men’s course was also started in 2011 with up to 12 men per week attending. Plans are underway to launch another Maryam Project in Keighley in 2012.
Hand in Hand Project
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) is a growing problem across the nation. The Hand in Hand Project in Keighley was initiated by CIW, launched with CUF funding and continues under the Children’s Society with the ongoing support of CIW. In a recent month, 80 young people have been individually supported, 1,300 have received preventative work through the schools, 20 young people are now free of CSE, and 30 young people have had significant periods of safety. Police in Keighley are aware of 80 known perpetrators at present with at least 100 children involved. Hand in Hand works alongside the police and other agencies to help these young people.
Bradford City of Sanctuary
City of Sanctuary is a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Our goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the country which are proud to be places of safety, and which include people seeking sanctuary fully in the life of their communities.
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