Catch22 is a registered charity

Charitable organization

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 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. Formed in 2008, it has over 1000 employees.

Scope

Catch22 work with young people and their families within England and Wales. They provide advice, mentoring, mediation, accommodation, education and employment opportunities to young people. They primarily work in schools, community centres and police stations.

Catch22 helps over 34,000 young people and 1,500 families each year.

Catch22 is a member of the T2A Alliance http://www.t2a.org.uk/alliance, which looks at ways of preventing young adults from ending up in jail and refining the way society and specifically policy makers deal with young adults.

HRH the Princess Royal is patron of the charity.
In December 2009 the Princess Royal attended the official opening of Catch22's social enterprise, Auto22 http://www.auto22.co.uk
Pop Idol star, singer and actor Will Young

Will Young

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 is an ambassador for Catch22
In April 2011 Will Young ran the London Marathon

London Marathon

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 for Catch22 .

History

Catch22 has its origins in the Philanthropic Society formed in 1788. A merger of the Royal Philanthropic Society

Royal Philanthropic Society

The Royal Philanthropic Society had its origins in the St Paul's Coffee House in London in 1788 where a group of men met to discuss the problems of homeless children who were to be found begging and stealing on the streets. The Society began by opening homes where children were trained in cottage...

 and The Rainer Foundation

Rainer Foundation

The Rainer Foundation, currently named Catch22, was a charitable organization originally formed as the London Police Court Mission as a result of a 5 shilling gift made by Fredrick Rainer in 1876 to Church of England Temperance Society part of the Temperance movement...

 took place in 1997 to form RPSRainer. In 2003 it changed its name to Rainer.

Catch22 was formed in 2008 by the merge of UK young people's organisations "Rainer" and "Crime Concern"..

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The company name Catch22 (without a space) may also refer to a community interest company

Community interest company

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 based in Seven Sisters

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 (Tottenham

Tottenham

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), London

London

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 called Catch 22 Academy. Catch 22 Academy is a journalism school

Journalism school

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founded in 2006.

External links

• Telegraph article regarding Catch22's Ready or Not campaign: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7054707/Third-of-young-adults-turn-to-parents-for-help-every-week.html