The Brotherhood Legion
The Brotherhood Legion CIC is an award-winning men's mental health movement in Leicester, redefining community support. With over 65 events and collaborations with nearly 100 businesses, we've built a hub of movement, conversation, and inclusion. Our initiatives go beyond just weekend session support, embracing hiking, art workshops, therapy sessions, and even offering counselling, Christmas dinner for the lonely, house renovations & homeless outreach.
Project Overview
If it takes men from suicide to thrive and save lives, we're committed to starting a women's sister group, supporting our homeless community, and the general public in Leicester through various community projects. We offer community service to help renovate houses and gardens for those who can't manage it, provide Christmas dinners for the lonely, and offer free counseling for those who can't afford it. We also advocate against knife crime and have installed two bleed kits in Leicester. Our educational and creative workshops, alongside the multiple free social and physical sessions we hold each week, aim to enhance individuals' mental and physical well-being. We strive to be a beacon for social, mental, and physical well-being within Leicester.
The numerous awards we've received, both city-based and national, including the Dialogue Society Award, High Sheriff Award, BBC Make a Difference Award, and being recognized in the 40 Under 40 as one of the top 40 entrepreneurs under 40 in the UK for community development, reflect the fantastic work we have accomplished in this space so far.
We create events and social activities to encourage people to get moving and engage in conversation, in addition to our free weekly sessions every Saturday and Sunday. Our services extend beyond peer support sessions, including co and assistance with employment.
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Check out the live projects we're supporting
Derbyshire Children's Seaside Holiday Home
Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre offers free seaside holidays in Skegness for children in Derbyshire who are experiencing poverty, trauma, or difficult circumstances. For more than 135 years, we have provided safe and enjoyable experiences that foster confidence, friendships, and hope giving children a chance to escape their daily pressures and create lasting memories.
Martin House Childens Hospice
Martin House Children’s Hospice provides free, specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions across North, West and East Yorkshire. For almost 40 years, it has supported families through symptom management, respite breaks, emergency and end-of-life care, emotional support and bereavement services. In 2024–25, Martin House supported more than 550 children and young people.
