Who We Are
Crosslight works to lift people out of poverty and help them build a better future.
With locations throughout London and the South, we work with some of the most marginalised and vulnerable people in society through our programmes providing comprehensive debt & benefit advice, building financial resilience through money education and budgeting coaching, and mentoring clients with open-ended holistic support.
Our Core Values
To help anyone
To show unconditional love
To act without judgement
To be open, honest, and fair
To empower our clients
What we do
Advise
We provide comprehensive debt and benefit advice, focusing on the unique circumstances of each individual. The end-to-end support we provide includes in-depth casework for the most vulnerable. We act as advocates for our clients to ensure their voices are heard, intermediating on their behalf whenever necessary. Our approach is to journey with our clients and support them each step of the way, working at their pace and adapting to their individual needs and abilities. Our open-ended support is available for as long as is needed.
Equip
A key part of our mission is to create lasting change so that our clients can face the future with more confidence, better equipped to meet their full potential. We do this through one-to-one budget coaching and our 'Money Course' workshops – both face-to-face and online. We help clients look beyond the immediate crisis and we work with them to build resilience over the long-term. Our programmes are designed to help clients understand their own finances and teach them simple budgeting skills they can apply day to day.
Encourage
We know that debt and financial difficulty is often a symptom of wider difficulties. We work hard to support clients through their difficulties and empower them to turn their lives around. We achieve this by taking a genuinely holistic approach which includes mentoring, befriending, social-engagement and encouragement.
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How we got here
Crosslight was established in October 2009 and we saw our first client in January 2010. Since then we have provided advice and support to thousands of families and individuals in difficulty. Set up originally as part of the social action work of Holy Trinity Brompton church in London, Crosslight has since expanded, opening up new branches in partnership with numerous churches and organisations, and running appointments from locations throughout London and the South of England.
What’s in a name?
Names are important, and so when we decided to set up our charity, we wanted a name that summed up what we stood for. So why did we choose Crosslight?