
Building community,
Equipping individuals,
Strengthening families.

Our first session with 16 children. Kidz Klub Allerton launched by Janet Nicholson and a team of five volunteers.
We recruited our first employee! Now a registered charity with a board of trustees. New kids’ activities and partnering with local schools.
We launched Rooted In Homes: our community-led housing project. With seed funding from Homes England, we aim to build 23 high-quality, affordable homes on a derelict plot. We’ll use local trades and create training opportunities.
Our first session with 16 children. Kidz Klub Allerton launched by Janet Nicholson and a team of five volunteers.
We launched Rooted In Homes: our community-led housing project. With seed funding from Homes England, we aim to build 23 high-quality, affordable homes on a derelict plot. We’ll use local trades and create training opportunities.
Our activities work with young people to explore the fullness of life and opportunities that await them. It provides an opportunity to get together, share opinions and talk about issues that they are facing. It helps them realise their value and worth, have the resilience and confidence to make positive choices and it equips them to play their part in building community.
The local schools are central hubs to our community. We work closely with pastoral and senior leadership teams to support children and young people in their school setting. We deliver assemblies, small group and one-to-one targeted intervention. On top of this we deliver a number of courses that cover mental wellbeing, personal and social development.
Turning a piece of derelict land into a productive growing space that is open to individuals, families and other community groups to meet, grow together and create a productive and beautiful garden.
At the age of 8 Connor came to our large weekly kids programme, Kidz Klub. Over the years we supported him in and out of school. But ultimately, he struggled to engage well with his peers, education and the challenges he faced at home.
This led to him leaving school and ending up in a Pupil Referral Unit. At this time Josiah and Kate had just made a start on their self-build and he asked to help one day… three years in he decided to pursue further education in plumbing which Rooted In supported him into. Through the build process and mentoring his confidence and aspirations increased and he won student of the year at Leeds Building College.
Today he is in full-time employment with a mortgage, fixing up his own house.
Josiah joined the staff team leading up the organisation in 2011. During this time he has overseen the growth of the organisation and team developing the charity, refining the vision and creating a culture which enables the team to thrive. Josiah currently takes direct responsibility for Rooted In Homes and the ongoing ‘big picture’ development, creating a model for grassroots community empowerment. Outside of work he enjoys a good bike ride and planning the next big idea, currently: it’s a treehouse for his daughter.
Kate pioneered the charity back in 2003 with her mum and became the first employee in 2008. With a background in working with children, young people and families, she is passionate about working with and supporting those deemed most vulnerable and on the fringes of society. Kate co-leads the organisation with her husband Josiah, overseeing the strategic and operational development of the charity. Kate loves to be active, enjoying bike riding, swimming and spending as much time as she can with her daughter.
Working with the core team, Tom takes a lead with all our social enterprise ventures. This covers a wide range of responsibilities involved in starting up and sustaining a profitable business. However, his primary focus is on building team, supporting them through our personal development programme and helping them take bold steps towards employment and a career. Tom’s been a season ticket holder for Valley Parade for far too many years to count, so handles disappointment well…
Jayne joined the team with a long career working within the banking sector specialising in IT and management. She’s very much the backbone of the organisation, creating systems and processes that enable us to be nimble and creative in our response to the ever-changing needs and challenges we encounter. Jayne has taken on a new role applying her skills to launching Rooted In Homes. In her spare time Jayne can be found exploring the trails and lanes walking Peggy, her borrowed dog!
Community Outreach Worker
Steffen, originally from Germany moved with his family to the UK in 2019 to become a youth pastor. He joined the Rooted In team in 2022 to become our Community Outreach Worker. Pairing his qualifications and experience with his big heart for people, Steffen is a natural fit within the Rooted In team and Allerton community. He loves to spend time with his family, is a whiskey connoisseur and supports Liverpool football club with all his heart…
Lucy is our chair and has been a trustee since 2017. During the day she works for Bradford Teaching Hospitals whilst studying for an MBA in business, juggling two children, two cats and prosecco.
Rob is a finance director of a UK-based manufacturing firm. Having previously worked for a FTSE100 firm, he brings a wealth of experience and wisdom to the team. He is also an avid Bradford City fan.
Pam joined the team in 2015 after over two decades in youth work across inclusive education, criminal justice services and charities. Pam is a regional leader for a national youth organisation and loves to empower those who want to see change in their own lives.
Rooted In is a registered charity in England and Wales. Charity No. 1126786.
Administrative Address: 36 Rudding Avenue, Allerton, Bradford BD15 7DS
Email: hello@rootedin.org
Phone: 01274 752285
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