Results:

We are delighted to have been awarded a £2,000 grant to support children and their families in Richmond who are struggling to cope with the pandemic through our community grant programme. The local community grants will enable us to provide practical support for families in immediate need and to assist them in emergency situations.  

 

Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, will help us work alongside more parents and children in Inner London, especially those families with more complex challenges and increased exposure to harm. Thanks to the Government for making this possible

We are thrilled to have been awarded a grant from BBC Children In Need to expand our work in Bromley and South East London with children who have been exposed to domestic abuse. Through this funding we will be able to help more children and young people aged 8-13 through our online and one-to-one support.

Congratulations to Ruth Martin who is the Diocesan Secretary and Trustee of Welcare. She and six others were awarded the Lancelot Andrewes Medal by Bishop Christopher for distinguished service during the pandemic on Sunday 27th September. As Diocesan Secretary, Ruth worked with Bishop Christopher on the Coronavirus Task Group.

We are delighted to be awarded a £7,340 grant for our work in Lambeth from Lambeth CLIPs.  This will enable us to deliver digital, phone support and group work to children and families who are in need, including those affected by domestic abuse, income deprivation and mental ill health.  

We are thrilled to have been awarded £36,661 from the Youth Endowment Fund Covid-19 grant round to fund our work for twelve months in Inner London with families referred to us by the Youth Offending Service.  We will be working with young people, their parents and siblings with multiple risk factors for involvement in youth violence and offending behaviour in later life.  We will focus on working with identified of those experiencing emotional and physical trauma by delivering virtual support groups and individual one-to-one support for young people and the online parenting programme Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities and one-to-one family support for parents.

We are thrilled to be awarded a grant from @CommsLinksBromley for our work with children and families exposed to domestic abuse in Bromley and we would especially like to thank the Direct Line Group who gave the money!   Grants like this enable us to continue to provide both practical and emotional support as this case study shows.  

As you can imagine after 12 weeks of lockdown the front drive of the East Surrey centre was looking a little tired and overgrown.