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Genesis Impact's Raising Aspirations Programmes:
Acclivity, Aspire and Family Wellbeing are National Lottery Funded
14+
Years
of working in schools across South East London
5000+ Families
Over 5000 families reached
266+ Families
Aided with hardship support
60+
Courses
Parenting course delivered since COVID19
Our Story
Founded in 1997 as a Christian outreach initiative in South-East London, Genesis Impact began with a clear mission: to offer children and young people a safe, nurturing space to engage in creative arts, sports, and open dialogue about life’s challenges. What began as grassroots outreach quickly evolved into a dynamic organisation focused on empowerment through connection - for young people, their families, and their communities.
Over the years, our work expanded to include a wide range of workshops exploring life skills, drama, and real-world issues. This evolution led to meaningful collaborations with key partners such as social services, Greenwich Council, Greenwich Play Association, and Ofsted, helping to strengthen the web of support for families most in need.
By 2006, Genesis Impact was working directly within schools—leading assemblies, delivering targeted intervention programmes for pupils, and supporting referred parents with strategies to better manage behaviour and strengthen family dynamics.
Today, our services stretch across London boroughs, where we offer:
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Leadership workshops for Key Stage 2 children (ages 7–11
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Mentoring programmes for young people aged 14–18
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Skills-based training and practical support for parents of children from early years through to 18, including guidance on positive parenting strategies, effective communication, emotional resilience, and keeping children safe both online and offline.
Our Impact
Our impact is sustained through partnerships with primary and secondary schools, sixth form colleges, community organisations, and vocational and corporate sectors. Our core goal remains clear: to provide tailored support services that nurture young talent, foster positive parenting, and uplift underserved families.
To date, we’ve worked with over 5,000 families across four boroughs—primarily Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham and Barnet and we’re proud to have partnered with councils, social services, the NHS, 13 churches, 10 charities, and 14 schools.
Our Circle of Parents programme strengthens existing family groups while nurturing new networks of peer support rooted in compassion, trust, and resilience.
From early years to post-16, our approach to training and development is holistic, inclusive, and future-facing—designed to foster social mobility and unlock opportunity. We support young people with access to professional mentors and career-focused workshops. And we continue to build a lasting infrastructure of community care, one that champions responsibility, education, and transformative change.
Our Model
Our core aim is the Strengthen Communities. From our days as a youth club, we realised there are four essential factors required for children to thrive. The four factors to produce Happy Children are a Happy Home; a Community; Education; and a Future. We have developed this into our Happy Child Model, which succinctly communicates our approach to strengthening communities.
HAPPY HOME
We develop the knowledge, skills, and holistic wellbeing of parents to support happy parents who will be empowered to raise happy children.
COMMUNITY
We build trust and awareness between local agencies and beneficiaries to ensure vulnerable families do not fall through the net.
EDUCATION
We improve employment prospects and enterprise skills, to improve the economic standing of families and children.
FUTURE
We nurture the potential of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and ensure that no hurdle is too high
Our Programmes
Each of our programmes is anchored on our Happy Child Model.
Acclivity
The Acclivity Programme is the flagship initiative Genesis Impact offer to young people aged
16-18 years old providing mentoring from professionals working in the corporate sector.
The 8-month holistic mentoring programme prepares high achieving youth from underserved
communities; professionally, mentally and culturally for corporate life. The mentor works with
the student to enhance their soft skills, to build confidence and work towards empowering the
student to be readily equipped to step into the professional work environment.
Acclivity Tu
The Acclivity Tu Programme is an initiative focused on providing emotional and psychological
support to low achieving students, from underserved communities who have vocational
aspirations.
The 8-month mentoring programme matches students with mentors working within varying
vocational sectors and industries, partnering students with the mentors based on their interests,
goals and backgrounds.
Aspire
Aspire! is our junior leadership programme for children aged 9–11. The face-to-face sessions support children from Black, Asian and underserved communities with skills to boost their self-esteem and raise aspirations for their future. Session topics include: Introduction to Leadership; Mental and Emotional Well-Being; Confidence and Self-Esteem; Communication and resilience; Careers workshop and My community and I.
Whole Family Wellbeing
Aspire! is our junior leadership programme for children aged 9–11. The face-to-face sessions support children from Black, Asian and underserved communities with skills to boost their self-esteem and raise aspirations for their future. Session topics include: Introduction to Leadership; Mental and Emotional Well-Being; Confidence and Self-Esteem; Communication and resilience; Careers workshop and My community and I.
Other Programmes
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Pitch and Empowerment Workshops
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Circle of Parents
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Bible Club
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SENd Support
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Parenting Pre-Teens
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Faith Based Support
Genesis has played a pivotal role in my life. Joining Genesis when I was still in primary school until I left college, I was able to learn key life lessons, values and gain lifetime friends. From there, I was introduced to stable families, examples of professional and relational success in my community and all this formed
the desire in me to succeed and the belief that I could do anything I wanted to, and that NOTHING could limit me. Today I feel proud to say I'm a doctor, and practice as a GP. I know that my foundation with Genesis was the best start I could have, despite not having the best home life, I was not left disadvantaged. I will forever be grateful to Aunty Foluke and the whole team of Genesis for their work in me!
Yvonne, GP & Former Service User
