Here For The Community
Who are BEES?
BEES is provided by a group of Black professionals and volunteers to create safe black spaces to support Black people on their most important personal journey. We share the same vision: we want to provide safe spaces where Black people can be heard, supported and live authentically.
Supporting people to work through, past and beyond barriers is the start of the journey. The increased ability to recognise and set their your own values should not be underestimated. The development of an authentic and empowered community is essential.
By accessing a culturally sensitive response to deal with issues that have affected them historically and in their daily lives, we enrich and empower each individual. To be able to gain advice and representation on options available to them in the wider context is invaluable. Black people across London and beyond will be able to explore key issues without having to re-explain their cultural base, nuances and history in depth.
Empowered and enriched individuals build empowered and enriched communities.
Equality Statement
Just be Black - This service will not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexuality, disability or other protected characteristics, as defined by the Equalities Act 2010, or in any way that supports a limited framework of understanding and humanity.
Here For You
Our Aims and Objectives
- To provide a safe space and empowering experience of counselling, advice and advocacy
- To provide equity of support for members of the Black community
- To improve confidence in and awareness of the Black community
- BEES will enable black people to access support, representation and counselling delivered by Black professionals with a greater understanding of cultural nuances, beliefs and attitudes. This produces better results for service users and creates honest communication in representing and advocating for them.
- Equality of access to our service is important and BEES services users will be offered a sliding scale of fees for our counselling service according to income levels.
About Us
Jenni is the CEO & Founder of BEES and a qualified therapist with over 20 yrs experience. She has worked with diverse communities both in and out of London, in areas of extreme wealth and deprivation. For Jenni and her team the formation of BEES was inevitable ...
Without the support of the BEES team, volunteers and mentors,
BEES would not exist.
The opportunity to work with great people who understand the intent in building and strengthening our community is essential. Thank you all.
You know who you are!!