CLASP (Community Led Action and Support Project), was established as a charitable voluntary organisation in January 2000 taking over the former Hayocks Information and Support Project, a Social Work Urban Programme funded project.  CLASP also became a Company Limited by Guarantee in March 2005.
Initially, CLASP was established to support residents of the Hayocks and Stevenston communities but developed and expanded their services and now support residents from across the North Ayrshire local authority area.

The aims of the organisation are the relief of poverty and advancement of education. The charity’s objectives are:

• To develop a community managed and run sustainable project in the Stevenston area but serving the North Ayrshire area.
• To encourage a more empowered, informed and socially active community through community capacity building and active citizenship training and activities.
• To support and facilitate individual and group activity on issues relating to social inclusion.
• To provide a local base for information, advice, assistance and resources on issues such as poverty, health, unemployment, money advice, literacies and local training opportunities in partnership with other voluntary and statutory organisations.
• To recruit and train local volunteers in the above activities offering, where possible, recognised accredited opportunities in partnership with training and education providers.