Stories Archive

Shannon’s Story

After a devastating house fire caused by a faulty tumble dryer, Shannon and her three children, Shayla (13), Kayley (10) and Ryan (7), suddenly found themselves living in temporary accommodation.

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing / Families in Crisis / Housing / Parenting Support

George has a diagnosis of Autism and displayed challenging behaviour that severely affected family life. Lisa, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, was struggling to cope as George’s aggression escalated.

Boundaries & Behaviour / Domestic Abuse / Financial Support / Parenting Support / SEND

Penny’s Story

A Personal Testimony from Penny, mother to Annie (aged 6) and Susie (aged 4).

Domestic Abuse / Emotional Wellbeing / Parenting Support

Leo & Toby’s Story

A referral was made to Welcare to support Mum and her two children, Leo, aged 5, and Toby, aged 3, following concerns raised by their Health Visitor. This was the second period of intervention, the first having taken place the previous year.

EHCP / Emotional Wellbeing / Housing / Parenting Support / Under 5s

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

Dylan’s Story

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.

Capability / Emotional Wellbeing

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