Medway Pride Awards 2026
Winner!
Oasis won the LGBTQIA+ Friendly Charity Intersectionality Award. This belongs to every colleague at Oasis who supports people through some of the most difficult times in their lives, challenges barriers, and works every day to make our services more inclusive. And to the clients who trust us with their stories and allow us to be part of their journey.
Medway Pride Awards 2026
Winner!
Oasis CEO Claire Fowler won the LGBTQIA+ Ally Award, recognising those who show visible allyship, challenge prejudice and uplift LGBTQIA+ communities. In 2026 Oasis started delivering the BeYou service, which Claire helped create almost a decade ago. This award recognises Claire’s long standing commitment to ensuring young people feel seen, heard and supported.
High Sheriff Awards 2026
Winner!
Belinda is an ex-Oasis employee who has been running our Thanet Support Group for victims and survivors of domestic abuse every week for years as a volunteer. She never misses a meet up! Belinda acts like a mother to the many women who have attended over the years. She organises arts and crafts and coffee and chat and provides a safe space week in, week out.
Excellence Awards 2025
Winner!
Our Access service in Medway was recognised with a Certificate of Excellence Award for outstanding partnership work with the Medway Winter Project! Throughout the winter months, our team attended weekly evenings to support our most vulnerable clients affected by domestic abuse to access our services in a warm and welcoming environment.
Kent Wellbeing Awards 2025
Winner!
Our Young Peoples Team of trauma-informed practitioners supporting children affected by domestic abuse won the Youth Project Award at the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Through innovative programmes, including Recovering Together, Fishing for Wellbeing and Validating Voices, the team helps rebuild relationships and promote social connection, hope and confidence.
Kent Charity Awards 2025
Finalist!
Derrick Downs was a finalist in the Volunteer Category for completing a 90 mile walk in 9 days in celebration of his 90th birthday. Walking through many iconic Kent locations, Derrick had initially hoped to raise £9,000, but with lots of local support along the way, and lots of media coverage, Derrick crossed the finish line in Margate with over £30,000 raised for Oasis!
Kent Charity Awards 2025
Finalist!
Oasis was a finalist in the Care Charity category, recognising our move from a traditional shared refuge to 22 self-contained properties across Thanet and Medway. Funded by a £4.1 million social investment loan, this created 32 inclusive self-contained homes for individuals, families, men, trans people, and those with pets.
Make a Difference Awards 2025
Finalist!
Our volunteer Jules was a finalist in BBC Radio Kent’s Make a Difference Awards, for giving her time, resources, solidarity and love in big ways to be there for survivors we support at Oasis, following the loss of her daughter to domestic abuse. “The reason I do this is because my daughter never got the chance to start a new life with her sons. She is on this journey with me.”
Kent Charity Awards 2022
Winner!
In the 2022 Kent Charity Awards, we were proudly awarded the Community Charity of the Year, recognised for our impactful work supporting adult and child victims of domestic abuse across Kent and Medway, helping them to heal and rebuild their lives.
Kent Charity Awards 2019
Winner!
We were the very proud overall winner awarded Kent Charity of the Year 2019. Judges found our outreach and support services for those affected by domestic abuse were second to none.