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This August, with thanks to funding from Sherborne in the Community, Welcare ran its Summer Programme for children ages 6-13, at St John's Community Centre in Inner London.

This summer, with a little help from Merlin’s Magic Wand, we were able to help over 30 families in SW London.

Welcare in East Surrey is delighted to have been awarded a £2000 grant from the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council 2021/22 small grants fund.

We are delighted to announce our 2021 Summer Activity Project will take place from Monday 9th - Friday 13th August this year!

We are looking for a Business Manager for our Central Office in Kennington.

In our Redhill Family centre, playworker Hina has embraced the lifting of restrictions by implementing a Covid-safe group for new mothers who have been feeling isolated through lockdown.

The head of an independent review has described English children’s services system as “a tower of Jenga held together by Sellotape”.  According to Josh MacAlister the system needs major reform and investment, and is currently "bureaucratic, risk-averse, financially strained, and over-focused on investigating potential abuse and neglect at the expense of providing practical support for struggling families."

 

This year, Welcare staff have been working closely with the Youth Offending Team, working with children who have been in trouble with the law, and their siblings, helping them to rehabilitate and stay away from crime. This work has been funded by the Youth Endowment Fund.

Richmond Rugby Club launched its Second Hand Tech Saturdays in early 2021 during lockdown.  The initiative encouraged people to donate any unused laptops and tablets by dropping them off at the club on Saturdays, and these were then distributed to local children and families.