Think2Speak, a social enterprise in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, has been awarded £90,000 to provide mental health support to LGBTQ+ children, young people and their families. The funding is being provided by the UK Youth Fund – Thriving Minds, a new programme being delivered by leading national youth work charity UK Youth.

Think2Speak takes over BBC Radio Humberside’s No Filter programme for LGBTQ+ History Month.

Think2Speak are proud to welcome the brilliant Rebecca Strickson as Artist in Residence.

Think2Speak are encouraging people to gift a conversation to someone this festive season. After the success of our Conversation Colouring Books, we have collaborated again with celebrated illustrator Rebecca Strickson to launch a beautiful range of notecards all designed to instigate a conversation.

Think2Speak is celebrating after being awarded £80 000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with children and young people. The funding boost for the organisation, whose head office is in Marshall’s Yard Gainsborough, comprises of £10000 to provide wellbeing support to children and their families, and £70000 from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund to develop their unique LGBTQ+ peer support programme.

In celebration of Think2Speak’s 5th birthday we share our latest collaboration with illustrator Rebecca Strickson; PROUD t shirts.

Think2Speak helps you say thank you to the children of key workers! The social enterprise, based in Gainsborough, have created Superhero Certificates with artwork designed by celebrated illustrator Rebecca Strickson.

Gainsborough social enterprise Think2Speak has teamed up with celebrated artist Rebecca Strickson to create the Conversation Colouring Book – and we’re giving thousands free to locked-down families in need.

Much of what we do simply would not be possible without the unwavering support of our team, our board and the organisations who choose to work with us. To each and every one of them - thank you!

Social enterprise Think2Speak has announced it is to work with Community Lincs in a new partnership that aims to support older LGBTQ+ people living in East Lindsey and beyond. Think2Speak will be working with the Talk, Eat and Drink (TED) East Lindsey delivery partners to support them to provide more inclusive services for older LGBTQ+ people. An essential outcome of this work is that there is a lasting legacy for individuals and organisations in terms of enhancing and improving the inclusivity of services.

Thought leaders from across the UK recently came together to drive change for vulnerable children in the East Midlands. Hosted and funded by CIC Think2Speak at the company’s Gainsborough headquarters, stakeholders were invited to discuss, explore and inform Best Practice Guidance to be able to embed practical narratives for the planning and profile-building of vulnerable learners in education.

We have launched a collection promoting gender diversity and the use of gender pronouns.

The badges are part of a collaboration with celebrated art illustrator Rebecca Strickson, who uses her art to promote important messages on social issues. The new collection ‘Pronouns Matter’ features pin badges, embroidered patches, notebooks and art prints all raising vital funds for Think2Speak’s work with transgender children and young people.

Social enterprise Think2Speak have received £10,000 from the Tampon Tax Community Fund and Lincolnshire Community Foundation to support the creation of resources to aid often difficult conversations around periods. The first resource in the series is for carers of children and young people in care.

Lizzie Jordan, Founder of Think2Speak, said: “Talking about periods can present a challenge for young people, and with some children starting their periods as early as age 8, access to information and support can make a huge difference. We look forward to using this money to create and distribute resources that can have a big impact on people’s lives.”

Lizzie Jordan, Think2Speak’s Founder and CEO was recognised as a Distinguished Life Fellow in ‘recognition of her outstanding service to the University and to public life’ by Bishop Grosseteste University.

Lizzie was accepted into the ranks of Distinguished University Life Fellows by University Chancellor, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas at the prestigious ceremony in Lincoln Cathedral on Wednesday 24th July. Lizzie was then presented with a framed certificate and gift at the Conferment Dinner held in the beautifully redeveloped Constance Stewart Hall at Bishop Groseteste University in Lincoln.

The Think2Speak director team celebrated a double award win at the inaugural East Midlands Charity Awards accompanied by our guest of honour Sue Fortune, Joint CEO from Lincolnshire Community Foundation.

The work of Think2Speak’s services across Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire has been recognised in the new awards, with T2S shortlisted for the category of 'East Midlands Small Charity Big Impact. Our CEO and Founder, Lizzie Jordan, has also been shortlisted as ‘Charity Director of the year’.

Thank you for everyone who supported our Open Event as we celebrate moving into Britannia House, Marshall’s Yard in Gainsborough.

2018 has been a incredible year of achievements and growth for Think2Speak.

From Lizzie and all of the team - thank you for supporting us!

Lizzie Jordan, Think2Speak’s CEO and Founder, was invited onto BBC One with Peter Levy - Look North. The segment discusses PrEP, medication taken to prevent HIV infection