Building hope
The Branch builds hope by breaking down barriers
All our experience and research indicates that families and individuals are failing to thrive, even in this beautiful corner of the Cotswolds, due to a number of barriers that we have worked to identify:
To access many services an individuals may need to make a 30 mile round trip which costs £7.90, preventing them from accessing the support they need.
We serve some of the most deprived neighbourhood in the whole of West Oxfordshire.*
*Government Report
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
Skills & Attainment levels for young people in the area we serve in the lowest 10% in the country.*
*Government Report
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
254 violent and sexual offences were reported in Chipping Norton in the year to July 2026; a 32% increase on the previous year.*
*Government Report
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Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service reported the total number of young people it was looking after at any one time had doubled over the previous five years.*
*CAMHS report 2023
Income deprivation affecting children is in the highest 20% in the country and the worst in West Oxfordshire.*
*Government Report
Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2019
940,000 people aged 65+ in the UK often feel lonely. Age UK reports that 9 in 10 older people who are often lonely also say they are unhappy or depressed, highlighting the significant impact of loneliness on wellbeing.*
*Age UK, 2024
