Hestia and Twining finalise integration

31 March 2025 – Hestia and Twining have formally finalised their integration; to increase capacity and enhance the support they provide for people with mental health challenges.  The partnership builds on each organisation’s shared approach of empowering people so they can lead their own recovery process.

The plan to join forces was first announced in February 2024, and since this time both organisations have worked closely together to create a smooth and successful integration for their staff, service users, partners and commissioners.

From today, Twining will be known as ‘Twining-Hestia’ to acknowledge the partnership, whilst also retaining Twining’s established brand in the employment support sector.

Patrick Ryan, Chief Executive at Hestia said, “At Hestia, our mission is to support people who have experienced crisis and trauma to find safety, hope and purpose. Welcoming Twining’s complementary service into the Hestia family means that we can now offer those we support an even greater breadth of opportunities to realise their aspirations and fulfil their potential. I am excited to continue this journey together, and ultimately to supporting more people across London and beyond to a life beyond crisis.” 

Oli Jacobs, Chief Executive at Twining-Hestia, said, “For over 30 years, we have been driven by an unwavering purpose - to improve wellbeing by empowering people with mental health challenges find and stay in fulfilling work.  This integration will empower us to reach new heights together and support more people with complex needs in times of crisis through an expanded range of support services.  We are looking forward to our first year officially working as one united organisation, jointly securing new contracts, delivering holistic support packages and publicly profiling our work together – all with the shared goal of delivering safety, hope and purpose to our service users.”

About Twining-Hestia

Twining-Hestia believes meaningful employment is a cornerstone of mental health recovery and for over 30 years have been offering tailored employment support, to empower people to gain, sustain, and thrive in work - unlocking confidence, stability and a brighter future.

We understand the impact of living with challenging mental health, and our unwavering mission has always been to support people on their recovery journey through positive employment. Every year we help thousands of Londoners with mental health challenges to find fulfilling work, regain confidence, and take the next step in their careers and beyond.

We are a leader in implementing the Individual Placement Support (IPS) model of employment support, trailblazing IPS in Primary Care and innovating with the model in Secondary Care, across North, East and West London. We have also cemented our stake in providing Employment Advisor support to NHS Talking Therapies in North and West London.

Recognising the acute need for mental health support for young people from ethnically diverse communities we also provide an online mentoring programme for 18–24-year-olds, to help them achieve their work and life goals.

To help create the right job opportunities for the people we support, Twining-Hestia also works directly with employers, handpicked for their desire to create an inclusive and diverse workforce which values mental wellbeing, and challenges stigma and discrimination.

If you are 18 or over, experiencing mental health challenges and would like employment support, either to find new work or to improve an existing work situation that has become difficult, you can find out more at info@hestia.org.

About Hestia

At Hestia, we support adults and children who have experienced crisis and trauma, to find safety, hope and purpose.

We specialise in trauma and resilience informed support for people in crisis or who have experienced trauma - including survivors of modern slavery, adults and children escaping domestic abuse, people needing support with their mental health, and people leaving prison. We foster trusting relationships at crucial moments in their recovery, that empower individuals to build a life beyond crisis.

Guided by the reality of our service users’ experience, we bring their voice to the attention of policy makers, partners and communities and use our insight to push for the change that matters.

www.hestia.org

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