Keeping Our Girls Safe (KOGS)
is a registered charity working with children and young people to Educate about unhealthy relationships, child sexual exploitation (CSE), grooming and risks; to Empower them to have confidence and self-esteem; and Inspire them to make positive life choices.
Established in 2011 KOGS was set up to address the gaps in the service provision available to young people around prevention and early intervention by educating young people on unhealthy relationships and supporting those that had been groomed or exploited in a holistic way.
KOGS are based in Oldham and work across Greater Manchester. Our work is outreach as we believe that young people work better in familiar environments. We work in schools, colleges, youth centres and within communities.
Our Process
EDUCATE
EMPOWER
INSPIRE
The Team
KOGS is registered with the Charities Commission (charity number 1163099 )
A Thompson
Chair
A Ryans
Treasurer
C Cook-Higgins
Secretary
The Staff
Hayley Harewood
(CEO)
Counsellors
We have a team of experienced counsellors who offer 121 sessions operating in a range of modalities including person centred, CBT, play therapy, single session and bereavement.
Peer Mentors
We have a team of high quality mentors who offer outreach support around individual needs – work includes education around exploitation and grooming, risks and keeping safe.
Sessional Workers
We have sessional workers who support the delivery of projects such as group sessions in schools and community projects.
Volunteers
We have a number of volunteers who support KOGS in the day to day running including office support, admin tasks, resource development.
