Everyone deserves somewhere to belong
Kinect Community works across Leicester to reduce isolation and build community with the people who feel it most. We create spaces where families can connect, young people can grow in confidence, and nobody has to manage on their own.
Our mission
Kinect Community CIC carries out activities that enhance education, health, social wellbeing and outreach for BAME and disadvantaged families living across Leicester, particularly those facing disadvantage, exclusion or barriers to opportunities.
Why Kinect exists
Isolation does quiet damage. It wears down confidence, it makes asking for help harder, and it falls heaviest on families who already face the most barriers.
Connection
Regular, familiar faces and a place to return to each week. Friendships need time and repetition, not one-off events.
Confidence
Time with positive peers and trusted adults outside the home helps people find their voice and try new things.
Opportunity
Activities, trips and experiences that cost money are free here, so families are not priced out of taking part.
Kinect & Belong
A free weekly space for home-educated young people aged 11 and over. Art, music, sport, cooking and trips, every Thursday in term time.
- When Every Thursday in term time, 10am to 2pm
- Where Highfields Centre, 96 Melbourne Road, Leicester LE2 0DS
- Cost Free
"One-off workshops were not enough. Families told us they needed somewhere consistent, every week."
What we heard in our community consultation
Built with our community
Kinect is shaped by the people it serves. Before we ran a single session, we listened.
"My child was up and out of bed, seeing other people, which is good for their mental health. Being back in a setting and engaging with different young people and adults will be good practice for when they start college."
Our funders
Kinect's work is paid for by funders who back community-led projects.
Kinect & Belong is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Thank you to everyone who plays The National Lottery and makes work like ours possible.
Come and meet us
Whether you are a parent, a young person, a volunteer or a local organisation, we would love to hear from you.