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Come and join Hike the Hill 2024 on Sunday 9th June setting off at 9am. This year we will be tackling Box Hill as part of a stunning 10km route while fundraising for Amber’s work. You will spend a day soaking up the stunning beauty of Surrey while supporting Amber’s work housing and supporting young…

This year we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, with local Kent house builder Redrow. They welcomed a group of young adults from Downsview, our centre in Kent, to the Crown Hill View development in Ashford for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of the development. The group visited the site office and active building site and spoke with…

We were delighted to be chosen as one of ICAP’s charities for the 31st ICAP Charity Day on 7th December 2023. What is ICAP Charity Day? The idea behind ICAP Charity Day is simple. By using the core skills of financial professionals, and ICAP’s position at the heart of global markets, they raise funds for…

Amber has been included in the Good Giving List the UK’s first thoroughly vetted list of effective charities operating in the country. The Good Giving List recommends charities who run programmes, which have been shown by rigorous and independent evidence to succeed. This reassures donors’ their hard-earned donations improve lives. This project is the brainchild…

We are delighted that the Big Give has chosen Amber to take part in their Christmas Challenge again this year. We are looking to raise £100,000 in just 1 week! This campaign will kick off on Giving Tuesday – 28th November and will run until midday on 5th December. Funds raised will provide a temporary…

On Thursday 16th November Helen Bennett from St Marychurch, Torquay will be taking part in the Eden Sleep Out for the 5th time. To date she has raised over £6000 for our work housing and supporting young people facing tough challenges including homelessness, mental ill health and childhood trauma. Helen, who runs the Business Network…

What a night we had at Amber Rocks 2023 hosted by our patron Eddie Jordan. This was a star-studded fundraising event held at the Bloomsbury Ballrooms in London featuring performances from Grace Gachot, David Webb and Rick Astley. Guests included Amber ambassador Mark Webber, David Coulthard and Fiona Bruce! Also gracing the stage was Abbey…

On Thursday 5th October we ran our annual open morning at Farm Place, our Surrey centre, in association with Mole Valley Arts Alive. Among the attendees were the Chairman of our District Council, the Chair of Arts Alive, and our referring partners. Arts Alive 2023 theme is ‘culture’ so we encouraged young people to think about…

On Wednesday 26th July we welcomed nine-time Formula One Grand Prix winner and TV pundit Mark Webber to Farm Place, our centre in Surrey. Farm Place provides vital housing and support to up to 30 young people facing homelessness and unemployment from across the county and beyond. Mark first became aware of Amber’s work through…

Following several months of planning and preparation, we are excited to announce the launch of the new Amber website. Our new look has been designed to help you find information about Amber in an easier, sleeker way. The site also has full mobile optimization so that you can keep in touch with us on any…