Ethos

1.     Charitable Objectives

Pecan’s Memorandum and Articles of Association state the objects of the organisation to be:

1. To advance the Christian religion.
2. The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including providing training and other assistance to help people find employment.
3. The relief of poverty in particular among unemployed people.
4. To preserve and protect the physical environment for the benefit of the public by the promotion of waste reduction, re-use, reclamation and recycling and the use of recycled products.

Pecan’s Articles of Association state that the members of the Company are churches.

 2. Vision, Mission and Objectives

 Pecan’s Vision:                                                                                                                                                                          “Transforming Lives, Transforming Communities”

Pecan’s Mission:                                                                                                                                                                                                       by ‘enabling individuals to achieve their full potential.’

Pecan’s Objectives:

1. To address the multiple needs of our participants and work towards their social inclusion, through the development of holistic projects. 
2. To work with and support the local church in meeting the practical needs of the community.
3. To challenge inequality & injustice on a local and national level, with and for our community.

3. Pecan Past and Present

Pecan is a Christian organisation with the vision to see the lives of those we work with transformed, many of whom face seemingly insurmountable barriers to realise their dreams. Working with vulnerable groups such as ex-offenders, their families, refugees and asylum seekers, young people and the long term unemployed, we seek to enable each individual to achieve their full potential and through that to see the community around us transformed.

Pecan was set up in 1989 by a number of churches in Peckham to provide a vehicle for local churches to help in reducing unemployment.  Over the years our emphasis on employment has evolved to accommodate the changing needs in our community.  While unemployment is still a vital issue we are also addressing the problems that feed into it such as poor education, low self esteem, isolation and poverty.

All our projects seek to address the multiple needs of our participants and work towards their social inclusion, through the development of holistic projects. We work in partnership with the local church supporting initiatives to meet the needs of the community, as well as seeking to be an advocate for those we work with by challenging inequality & injustice on a local and national level.