Stories Archive

Imran’s Story

Following childcare proceedings, the courts concluded that Imran had been abusive to both Amir’s mother and Umar’s mother and recommended that Imran self-refer to Welcare’s Caring Dads programme.

Caring Dads / Domestic Abuse / Father Group / Parenting Support

Alice’s Story

Alice and her two grandchildren, Michael, aged 12, and Henry, aged 7, were referred to Welcare by Henry’s primary school.

Boundaries & Behaviour / Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support / Parenting Support

Liam & Steph’s Story

Mum, Steph, and her son, Liam, aged 6, were referred to Welcare by their local authority.

Boundaries & Behaviour / Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing / Parenting Support

A referral was made to Welcare by the local Early Help Service for support for Dylan and his mother, Melissa, who has a diagnosis of anxiety and depression. School reported ongoing concerns in relation to Dylan’s punctuality and attendance and it had been suggested that this was related to Melissa’s mental health impacting her ability to manage the morning routine.

Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support / Parenting Support / The Wave Project

Anthony’s Story

The court had concluded that there was a history of domestic abuse from Anthony towards his children’s mother and Anthony needed support around parenting, understanding the impact of the historical abuse, and improving his co-parenting relationship.

Caring Dads / Domestic Abuse / Father Group / Parenting Support

Temi’s Story

Temi (9yrs) was referred to Welcare’s #CapeAbility programme by his schools SENCo. Temi had recently experienced difficulties maintaining friendships and became involved in altercations after comments were made about his family. He displayed low self-esteem, particularly around learning and lacked motivation and engagement when he felt he couldn’t complete the learning task.

#CapeAbility / Emotional Wellbeing

Zoya & Agata’s Story

Mum, Zoya, and her daughter, Agata, aged 4, were referred to Welcare by her Agata’s nursery school.

EHCP / Families in Crisis / Parenting Support / SEND

Kim’s Story

Kim and her three children, Leo (aged 13), Sophie (aged 9), and Mason (aged 5) were referred to Welcare by their Local Authority following 18 months of domestic abuse from the children's father to Kim.

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing

Farah’s Story

Farah, her husband Amir, and their two sons Zain (aged 6) and Jamal (aged 5) were referred to Welcare by local Children’s Disability Service to help Farah who was feeling overwhelmed and struggling to manage the family’s debt.

Emotional Wellbeing / Financial Support

Isabel & Grace’s Story

Isabel, aged 9, and her sister Grace, aged 8, were both referred to Welcare’s pilot school group programme by the school pastoral team. There was a history of domestic violence and parental conflict, and they were each struggling to recover from the trauma in different ways.