About us

Established 30 years ago, Safe New Futures is a wellbeing intervention offering 6-month online programmes that combine a group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach with vocational training. Individuals overcome anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, low confidence and negative thinking to set achievable goals and move into education, employment or training.

Our programmes have helped thousands of people take control of their lives.

Psychologists at the University of Southampton found the programme to have significant, long-lasting, and transformational results.

Our values

Authentic: Openness, integrity, and honesty are embedded into all we do. Our work is evidence-based, responsive to need and adaptive to change. We listen and seek to understand and serve accordingly.
Believe in people: Respect for everyone we work with, developing true partnerships with beneficiaries, referral organisations, funders, and the wider community, celebrating everyone’s value and worth.
Committed to excellence: We are committed to quality, striving to be the best we can and give the best to the people we work with, serving above and beyond expectations.

See how our programme has encouraged positive change in a previous graduate:

“SNF is an effective and trustworthy organisation which has provided employment support services to the hardest-to-reach communities for years. Their approach in the New Futures programme has been academically and externally validated and they have run the service for Southampton and other local areas. I would strongly support this charity with its motivational and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-based) approach. SNF’s New Futures programmes give something different and provide immense support to people furthest from the labour market.“

Kathryn Rankin, Commisioner and City Deal Programme Manager with Southampton City Council