2025 Mid-Year Update
Yet again, our work supporting vulnerable families continues at a relentless pace. We keep going, because we know we are making a difference and we will always find a way to accommodate the increasing referrals to our organisation. Fortunately, thanks to you all contributing to another successful fundraising year, we have the money to hire an additional Outreach Worker to join our team - a process which is currently underway as I write.
Amongst the traits we see in clients are shame and guilt; that the harm which has come their way is somehow ‘their fault’ and any confidence and self-esteem they have had has eroded away. Our aim is to help them overcome these feelings of shame, guilt and fault, rebuilding their self-confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Counselling and Therapeutic Arts are two of the ways we tackle this. This month, one of our clients took the huge step of presenting in front of an audience, sharing her experience of how attending Therapeutic Arts sessions over the last 18 months has truly benefitted her. Her story is horrific and heartbreaking in equal measure, but the work she has done, together with Therapist, Jo Alam, has helped her recognise the impact of her trauma. We are very proud of the strides she has made in her healing journey. It took many months for her to come to terms with what had happened to her, and to take step changes to overcome her challenges. It underscores the fact that the difficulties faced by our clients cannot be ‘fixed’ in a limited number of sessions. Every client is different, and their problems are often complex and entwined. Rebuilding their lives can take months - if not years. That is why when it comes to our work with clients, to have a long-lasting impact, we will always ensure we are supporting them for the long-term.
Please do click here to see the impact we have had through our work over this half-year.
With best wishes
Caroline