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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…

Caridon supports Legacy Onside Youth Zone

14th October 2019

Caridon Group, have been supporting Legacy Youth Zone’s Employability Course to help young people in Croydon take their next steps into education, training and employment.Legacy Youth Zone, located in Croydon, is a purpose-built facility for the borough’s…

Caridon Foundation Eagles in Successful Millwall Outing

10th October 2019

To help celebrate World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October the brand new Caridon Foundation Eagles, six-aside football team entered the Millwall Community Trusts six-a-side football festival at the Lions Den, as the chosen Palace for Life community…