Access Financial Services has agreed partnerships with Just Finance Foundation and KidsAid.
The firm said the collaborations form part of a wider push to strengthen its social impact and financial wellbeing agenda.
The mortgage and protection brokerage said the partnerships would focus on tackling financial vulnerability and supporting community resilience through fundraising, awareness campaigns and staff engagement initiatives.
Its work with Just Finance Foundation will focus on improving financial literacy and money management skills among children and young people.
James Woodcock, head of fundraising at Just Finance Foundation, said: “Across the UK, most young people leave school without the financial skills and confidence needed for future study, work and life. This can leave them exposed to additional money stress, unhealthy risk and scams.
“We are on a mission to make sure every child is empowered with financial education for life. Access Financial Services is helping us make sure no child misses out.”
Access FS is also working with KidsAid, which provides specialist therapeutic support for children and young people affected by trauma, abuse and adverse life experiences.
Geoff Russell-Jones, deputy chief executive of KidsAid, said: “This year KidsAid will launch the Stronger Together programme bringing children, their families, schools and community focused businesses together to improve mental health outcomes for children & young people. We are delighted to be joining forces with Access Financial Services at this important and exciting moment.
“The impact of childhood trauma can extend far into adulthood, shaping people’s lives and the lives of those around them. Childhood trauma can be generational, impacting families and communities for years to come.
“KidsAid works to break these negative cycles by bringing our communities together to support children and young people, creating positive lasting outcomes that ensure we are all Stronger Together.”
Karl Wilkinson (pictured), founder and chief executive of Access FS, added: “Access FS takes ESG very seriously and has always placed great emphasis on vulnerability, inclusion and customer outcomes. The determination to support Just Finance Foundation and Kids Aid reflects that.
“Our decision was essentially driven by a desire to take a more holistic approach to our responsibilities.
“As a business, we’re increasingly conscious that our role doesn’t begin and end with arranging mortgages or protection policies. The confidence people have in their money management is shaped by a wide range of factors, from the financial literacy they have access to, through to the stability and support they experience growing up.
“By teaming up with Just Finance Foundation and KidsAid, we’re backing organisations that are addressing these issues at their roots. It’s about helping to create stronger foundations, whether that’s through improving financial literacy or supporting children to overcome early challenges.”
Access FS said both partnerships would develop over time through joint campaigns, events and community initiatives involving clients and staff.
Wilkinson added: “These relationships form part of a longer-term strategy to embed social value more deeply into our operations. At Access FS, social value is not a bolt-on corporate social responsibility exercise.
“This is precisely why we have been recognised as a champion of diversity and inclusion within the broker community recently.”
