Our Mission

Somers Town Community Association is a Charity dedicated to providing cohesive, inclusive and innovative services.

We strongly support empowering our community to create and spearhead an active and responsive organisation, this organisation aims to produce a meaningful and positive influence at every level of people's lives and we value community in all its diversity and work vigorously to pursue these values.

Our Strategic goals

• Enabling better awareness of and access to health and wellbeing for everyone in the community.
  
  

• Reducing inequalities around access to education, training and employment for everyone in the community.
  

• Building resilience and advocacy: empowering everyone in the community to access knowledge and be better equipped to help themselves.
  
  

  Our Values
  

  STCA’s values identify what is most important to the organisation in the way
  it delivers the vision, mission and strategic aims. STCA aims to be:

• Challenging and committed, working in a way that reflects both professionalism and a caring attitude.

  
  

• Empowering and enabling, working in a way that is collaborative and community-led.
  
  

• Credible and trustworthy, working in
  a way that demonstrates transparency, inclusivity and accessibility.

We are proud to be members of the Knowledge Quarter.

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Opening hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

☎ CONTACT

020 7388 6088
Sarah - sarah@somerstown.org.uk
Jodie -  jodie@somerstown.org.uk

➤ LOCATION

Somers Town Community Association
150 Ossulston Street
London NW1 1EE

Registered Charity Number 292440 : Company Limited by Guarantee 1903408

Ways to support our work

People can support Somers Town Community Association in a variety of ways including, taking part in sponsored fundraising events, sending a one off donation or becoming a regular giver through a standing order.
If you wish to make a cash donation please make your cheque out to Somers Town Community Association and send to:

Somers Town Community Association
150 Ossulston Street,
London
NW1 1EE

If you wish to donate your time and expertise, please contact Sarah, Jill or Jodie on 020 7388 6088.

Partnerships

The Somers Town Community Association would not have been possible without the partnerships of several groups and organisations which can be viewed here. If  you wish to become a Partner, please get in touch with us.

Executive Director

Sarah Elie MBE

I joined Somers Town Community Association in 2005 at a time when the Association was undergoing a period of substantive change; the centre has subsequently spearheaded the creation of the Somers Town Job Hub, was instrumental in the setting up of the Somers Town Neighbourhood Forum, has continued to work on the regeneration of Chalton Street Market and is now the lead partner on the consortia of organisations responsible for running The St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre.

I am immensely proud to have been at the helm of this much loved organisation during its transition and I look forward to overseeing the centre as it continues to grow and develop with the support of an amazing team.

Business, Communication and Enterprise manager

Deputy to Executive Director

Jodie Allan

I left school at sixteen unsure as to what I wanted to do with my life and so I spent two years trying a myriad of different jobs, whilst working for an agency. Then at the age of eighteen, I was lucky enough to secure a civilian post withinthe Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Where I then went on to work in a variety of departments over a twenty-four year period. Including Court liaison, Criminal Justice Unit’s both crime and traffic, Witness Care, Duties, as well as more strategic roles within the Met Modernisation Programme. My last posting being as the Administrative Lead of the National Olympic and Paralympic Community Engagement Team. 

On leaving the MPS (in 2013), I decided to concentrate on my fostering and use some of my spare time to volunteer and so began volunteering at the Colchester General Hospital (within the Mary Baron day unit) and St Helena’s Hospice. In both of these roles my primary area of responsibility was to engage with the patients, especially those who didn’t get many visitors. This was an amazingly rewarding experience, as it truly taught me the value of life and how the human being in such situations will fight quiet literally for every minute of every hour of every day. Having now been working for STCA for two years I am keen to build on the excellent foundations created by my predecessors and help maintain STCA  as the community hub it has always been.

Tel: 020 7388 6088
jodie@somerstown.org.uk

Senior Youth worker

Jamie King

I’ve been recruited at STCA since 2009 as a Senior Youth Worker whereas before that I used to attend STCA youth club as a young person. Initially, the funding only covered my role and a team of volunteers.

Over the years, our team has developed and we now have a diverse team of youth workers. Our aim is to provide ongoing support to the young people. As I’ve grown up and lived in the area, it feels amazing to give back to my community.

They have offered me a lot growing up and I am grateful for being able to support young people to challenge issues they may face similar to the issues that I had faced when I was a young person (younger person).

When I’m not in the youth club, or at work, I spend my time with my family. I enjoy playing football regularly and socialising with my friends and messing around just as much as I do in the youth centre.

Tel: 020 7388 6088
youth@somerstown.org.uk