About us

A forward looking social business, Catch22 has over 200 years’ experience of providing services that help people in tough situations to turn their lives around.

Our programmes help those we work with to steer clear of crime or substance misuse, do the best they can in school or college and develop skills for work, live independently on leaving care or custody, gain new skills and confidence as parents, and play a full part in their community.

Our goal is to deliver social benefit by turning chaotic lives around.   

The difference we make

In 2011/12 we worked directly with 34,000 young people, families and adult offenders in 150 localities, supporting a further 49,000 young people through national partnership programmes. The people we work with may have had tough upbringings, few opportunities, or lived in difficult neighbourhoods.

Learn more about the people we help and meet some of our people.

Find out about the services in your area by searching our map.

Read our Impact Report

Our Impact Reports show how much Catch22 has achieved and the difference we have made to the lives of young people and others. It reports on the local projects and services we have delivered and the national programmes we have managed.

Impact Report 2011/12 (pdf, 544KB)

Impact Report 2010/11 (pdf, 571KB)

Read our annual reports

Catch22 reports are available each year in October.

Annual Report 2011/12 (pdf, 256KB).

Annual Report 2010/11 (pdf, 443KB).