Benditos to Bless CIC is a UK community interest company created to turn compassion into practical, well-focused support for people facing hardship in Venezuela, London and within UK prisons.
We bring people together around clear social needs and create focused initiatives that can make a practical difference. Our work is shaped by dignity, personal care, access to useful resources and opportunities that can help people move forward.
We welcome individuals, businesses, community groups and delivery partners who want to contribute time, expertise, resources or funding.
A community interest company is a UK business structure created for organisations that operate for community benefit. It gives Benditos to Bless a formal framework for pursuing social impact while developing sustainable programmes and partnerships.
Our priority is to direct effort and resources towards the communities and programmes set out in our mission.
To serve people with dignity, respond to immediate needs and create practical pathways towards confidence, skills and renewed opportunity.
We want to see people supported through difficult circumstances and equipped with the care, resources and opportunities needed to build a more hopeful future.
We look beyond circumstances and recognise the individual, their needs and their potential.
We aim to deliver support with respect, care, sensitivity and attention to personal wellbeing.
Where possible, we combine immediate help with skills and pathways that support longer-term progress.
Supporting communities affected by the earthquake through focused practical assistance as needs and delivery arrangements are confirmed.
Providing clothing and professional haircuts to people experiencing poverty and hardship in London.
Supporting barbering training that can help participants develop practical ability, confidence and employability.
As programmes develop, we intend to communicate clearly about objectives, delivery partners, use of funds and the progress each initiative makes. We want supporters to understand what they are helping to achieve.
