After five  years of dedicated service to our community by empowering young people who are at risk of school exclusion, we have made the difficult decision to shut our doors due to a significant shift in the landscape of the not-for-profit sector. The competition for funding and resources has become increasingly fierce, making it difficult for organisations like ours to secure the needed support to continue our mission. Also, due to the living cost crisis and the priorities in the education sector changing this has also led to our decision. After taking the time to consider the sustainability of our operations we recognise that we are unfortunately unable to continue our mission in the way we had hoped.  
 
As we move forward, we encourage other not-for-profit organisations to carefully consider the sustainability of their operations, and to recognise when it may be time to stop operating. This can be a difficult decision, but it is important to ensure that resources are used effectively. 
 
We want to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to all the volunteers, staff, supporters, funders and customers, who have made our work possible over the past five years. We know that this news will come as a shock to many, but we hope that you can understand and support our decision. 
   
We are committed to ensuring that our closure is as smooth as possible, and we will work diligently to ensure that the transition is seamless for those we currently serve. 

To show our commitment to ensure our efforts live on through others, we are creating a report and hosting a webinar to launch it.   You can get free tickets via this link https://lnkd.in/eW6CMXD4 
 
With heavy hearts, 
Sabrina Jones 
Founder, 
Say It With Your Chest

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