I first got involved with the charity in November 1998, training to be a volunteer with my first family after receiving the newsletters for a number of years and having to wait until I was old enough to volunteer!! My first family were Irish with 2 primary age children...
This year we have continued with our focus on getting alongside each one of the precious children and families referred to us; taking time to listen and encourage and to enable fun and friendship in the midst of challenges faced.
October half term can, at first glance, seem quite insignificant. It is sandwiched between our big summer outings (the beach, picnics in the park, overnight residential) and our exciting Christmas outings (going to the theatre, ice skating). However, it is an important...
It is a well-known fact that with the season of giving, there is always a glut of receiving things you didn’t want! Martin Lewis (the ‘Money Saving Expert’) has been calling for a ban of unnecessary Christmas presents for years and the Archbishop of Canterbury is also...
Summer holidays can be a difficult time for our families. They have to arrange childcare for six weeks or take time off work in order to look after their children themselves. Many of the families we work with receive free school meals and the summer holidays mean that...
We are a Christian charity and as such, we passionately believe that everyone should experience acceptance and love. We believe that we were held responsible by Christ to care for those in need and suffering from oppression. HIV remains a hidden issue in many communiti...
As soon as we met as a group for lunch on the Monday, three of our amazing volunteers were on hand to encourage the children to talk to each other. All of our children love a good game of Dobble so happily ate lunch and played card games together.
