Born in 2023, USP was founded by Ben Sturge and Hannah Patrick.
Having delivered outreach for over 40 years collectively through employers and charity partners, a decision was made to create wider impact and make agile decisions and flexible delivery that would be unrivalled in creating impactful outcomes for service users.
USP actively work collaboratively to support wellbeing by reducing risk of harm to self or others through early intervention, reducing offending behaviours and promoting self worth, skills and purposeful activity, employment and entrepreneurship.
We help create “good neighbours” facilitated by genuine lived experience and help people find and articulate their
“USP”.
Working with children and adults with protected features and without.
Our programmes and activity are varied, vast and inclusive.
Designed with a human centric approach in mind, we work with individuals with learning needs and all physical and mental abilities including people in crisis, addictions, fleeing, in care and out of care, in custody and through the gate, at risk of harm and risk of causing harm – victims and perpetrators and anyone referred in need of our support.
We are always mindful of safeguarding and you will find opportunities are based on need and capacity.
Our programmes for young people cover a vast range including education around farm school animal care and food growing – sustainability, biodiversity and carbon literacy.
Street first aid, confidence and motivation, coaching and mentoring, pitching, employability and entrepreneurship.
Eearly gang intervention, practical skills, music, arts and crafts and animal care.
These programmes are delivered through lived experience with specialism professionals.
Underpinning all of our outreach is general wellbeing, empathy and purpose.
Delivering an holistic approach to wellbeing for adults to include skills based learning and potential outcomes into economic activity ( employment/ entrepreneurship) underpinned with empathy and purpose.
Our adult offer includes many of the young persons outreach programmes, with an adult lens for example financial literacy.
Hicca Farm est 2026, Creating purpose and wellbeing through animal care, biodiversity, food growing, horticulture and carbon literacy.
At Hicca farm we aim to create learning opportunities for all in an inclusive environment.
Nestled in Hertfordshire Countryside on the historic The Hicca Way – Ickleford Parish Council
we aim to create access to nature for all.
Our selected group of therapy animals include Horses, rare breed Suffolk Horse Society ( with less then 500 horses left in UK) , Alpacas and sheep.
We offer Corporate team building events and volunteering opportunities, afternoon tea and animal experiences.
Education in animal care and Wellbeing opportunities.
Please get in touch to find out more .
