The Department of Archaeology is part of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sheffield. The Department is committed to creating partnerships with global organisations as well as local communities to produce world-leading research which has a real impact. 

Roots and Futures is one of the Department’s key Knowledge Exchange projects, and current Archaeology students have interacted with its work through the postgraduate module ‘Heritage, History and Identity’, creating heritage plans for Kelham Island.

We are currently working with Sheffield City Council, directly with Jenneffer Dennis and Rebecca Maddox, as well as with elected members of the council.

Joined Up Heritage Sheffield (JUHS) is a charitable organisation supported by a large, diverse group of individuals and organisations united by a desire to champion the city’s rich heritage. 

They share a wish to empower everyone in Sheffield to take an interest in the city’s diverse and fascinating heritage, understand their city’s past, and shape their desire and ability to influence the future development of this important local resource. Their main priority to date has been to create a Heritage Strategy for Sheffield.

The Astrea Academy is a secondary school in Sheffield. They are committed to providing an exceptional, knowledge-rich educational experience, to ensure the success of all scholars. Their motto is ‘A relentless commitment to excellence – every day’. 

Astrea's work with Roots and Futures builds on the 'My History' project already in progress at the school, which invites students to share their perspectives on Sheffield's history and map the parts of the city that are most important to them.

Care For Young People's Future was established in June 2019. Raising young people's aspirations, supporting their emotional well-being and offering alternative education are the organisation’s key goals.

They work towards empowering Roma young people, people of Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and any other young people with an English as an additional language background who are at risk of exclusions, looked-after children or those with undiagnosed needs, to achieve their best potential. 

The Children and Young People’s Empowerment Project is a charity dedicated to raising the voice of children and young people, giving them the platform to shape their world and stay connected. 

Their purpose is to promote the rights, wellbeing and opportunities of all young people across South Yorkshire, by working with young people to campaign around issues affecting them, and creating partnerships with charities, community services and local authorities. 

Heeley City Farm is a well-established community not-for-profit charity and visitor attraction based on a working farm a mile from Sheffield city centre. 

Staff and volunteers from Heeley City Farm work with young people, adults with learning disabilities and with local communities across Sheffield to promote regeneration, environmental education, energy efficiency and health and well-being. 

Kelham Island Museum is part of the Sheffield Museums Trust, an independent charity comprising six museum and heritage sites across the city. The Museum is committed to working with local people to tell the history of Sheffield and provide cultural experiences for its residents and visitors. 

The Museum worked with Roots and Futures in Summer 2021 to produce a digital exhibition for the project. 

KINCA stands for the Kelham Island and Neepsend Community Alliance, a charity created by local people to strengthen their growing and diverse community. 

Through KINCA, residents and businesses work together to protect and improve Kelham Island and Neepsend for everyone who lives, works, and socialises in the neighbourhood. It acts as a forum for local issues and concerns, and organises community activities to facilitate social inclusion. 

Manor and Castle Development Trust is a community-based charity that was set up in 1997 to work with local people to regenerate the neighbourhoods in the Manor and Castle ward. 

The Trust works with local people to address the issues that matter to them and the wider local community, supporting community action that brings about positive economic, social, and environmental changes through the development of enterprising solutions.

The Sheffield and District African Caribbean Community Association is a citywide anchor organisation serving the needs of African and Caribbean communities as well as acting for the benefit of all communities to the betterment of the city of Sheffield. 

With a 36-year history, SADACCA's base at 48 Wicker Street is a significant community space that hosts a range of inclusive and collaborative activities relating to music and arts, health and wellbeing, youth work, employment and enterprise, history, sports and culture.

SOAR is a community regeneration charity that provides services to improve a person’s health, well-being and employability. 

Working in partnership with over 20 GP Surgeries and over 40 Community Partners, SOAR’s social prescribing service is one of the largest in the city. Their objective is to use community development approaches to improve the health and economic well-being of people in North Sheffield.

Zest is a community organisation with a centre based in Upperthorpe. It delivers personalised support to members of the community to address local inequalities such as health and wellbeing, employment and skills, and sport, leisure, and recreation. 

Zest is committed to inclusivity and collaboration, and seeks to empower local people to use the community’s existing strengths to address local need. Zest played a key role in the first and second phases of Roots and Futures.

Create Sheffield is Sheffield’s Local Cultural Education Partnership (LCEP). Formed in 2016, Create Sheffield is one of 15 LCEPs established in Yorkshire and Humber by IVE, the Arts Council’s Bridge Organisation for the region, in response to the Cultural Education Challenge.