News
Caridon Foundation Eagles Shortlisted for The London Sport Awards 2020
3rd March 2020
Caridon Foundation Eagles, an adult mental health football team set up by Caridon Foundation, part of Caridon Group, has been shortlisted for ‘The Health and Wellbeing Award’ at the 2020 London Sport Awards.The London Sport Awards is London community…
CEO of Caridon Group returns to ‘Legacy’ to help guide young people into employment
26th February 2020
On Thursday 27th February, our Group CEO, Mario Carrozzo, will return to Legacy Youth Zone in Croydon to talk to young people participating in the organisation’s ‘Get a Job’ programme. The aim is to help inspire attendees to achieve their goals, regardless…
Young Entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to Business professionals
24th February 2020
Last month, Mario Carrozzo, our Group CEO, and Akeel Alidina, our Managing Director, took part in an annual speed-networking event in Crawley for Young Start-up Talent (YST), an entrepreneurial initiative in the South East.The event invites a selection…
Caridon Foundation Eagles joins Crystal Palace players to support Royal ‘Heads Up’ campaign
7th February 2020
Caridon Foundation Eagles, an adult mental health football team in Croydon run by Palace for Life Foundation and set up by Caridon Foundation, have joined Crystal Palace players, Andros Townsend and Rea Laudat, to support the Duke of Cambridge’s Heads…
Case Study - JEZZA REBUILDS HIS LIFE WITH CARIDON
22nd January 2020
In August 2018, Caridon received a call from the Croydon Council Homeless Emergency Accommodation team. Croydon Council wanted to refer a homeless man, Jezza, to Caridon. Jezza was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health…
Mayor of Croydon attends Caridon Foundation Christmas Party
20th December 2019
The Caridon Foundation hosted a Christmas party for residents of Caridon Group properties who also access the Foundation’s services. The party was held at the Croydon Conference Centre for approximately 150 residents who might otherwise not have had…
Croydon Council Take Over Challenge
21st November 2019
The Croydon Council Takeover challenge is a local initiative; the idea being that a young person spends a day shadowing a director or senior member of a company, including meetings and tasks, allowing them to get full exposure of their working life. …
Caridon staff donate generously to the Purley Food Hub
14th November 2019
The Caridon Group is proud to announce that it's staff have donated seven large shopping bags and seven large boxes of food items to the Purley Food Hub. These contained tinned goods, fancy biscuits, Christmas cakes, chocolate selection boxes and toiletries,…
Caridon team takes part in charity abseil
1st November 2019
A group of Caridon employees, including our CEO Mario Carrozzo, participated in a charity abseil down 23 floors of one of Croydon’s tallest buildings, to raise money and awareness, in support of Croydon Commitment. Croydon Commitment is a well established…