The Apple Box Company

Working with communities to reach their potential.

Giving Members of The Community The Support & Guidance They Deserve. Changing Futures. Putting Wellness First.

Who We Are

The Apple Box company was born out of the desire of a group of residents living in Leeds to make a difference to the communities they lived in.

The Apple Box Company is an innovative, not-for- profit community focused organisation which was set up in 2011 to pro-actively help small communities across Leeds to influence and be involved in their community’s social cohesion and development. We support each other in meeting our own economic, health and social etc. needs. We have recently moved into our premises based on Chapeltown Road that is available for use by the community on assessment , fit for purpose and an affordable community asset.

How We Do It

We deliver our services and activities through community led consultation and co -production, regular community led reviews and evaluations community-based volunteers and staff working alongside experienced facilitators, mentors, and partners.

Apple Box community

Working in Partnership

We work with mainstream and voluntary sector partners to explore factors affecting relationship between clients and their staff focusing on areas e.g. imbalance of power and authority, cultural naivety, poor communication we also work with organisations to improve take up of their services by black clients.

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Arts & Heritage

We engage people with local history, heritage sites, museums and galleries to explore their identity, heritage and sense of place.

Research

We connect local people in meaningful dialogue with stakeholders agencies, supporting the development of local policies, strategies and service delivery.

We work to make a difference

Apple Box is an innovative, not-for-profit social enterprise set up in 2011 to proactively address issues of community cohesion, educational attainment, skills development and behavioural change.

Our aim is to enhance the confidence, happiness, health and wellness of people and communities by engaging in the following: