Foundation Child Therapeutic Services: ‘Create Confidence’ programme.
December 05, 2016
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Foundation’s Children and Young People’s Therapeutic Service was asked by North Yorkshire County Council to write two eight week courses that would improve the resilience, confidence and self-esteem of children and young people affected by domestic abuse. These courses were based on the Expect Respect pack provided by Women’s Aid and included lots of creative […]
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Foundation Senior Management Team Shadowing Project – Darlington Services
December 05, 2016
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Foundation, like every other organisation working in our sector, is going through a period of change as we learn to adapt and innovate in the face of rising need and falling provision. Our Senior Management Team wanted to take some time to work within our services, alongside Support Workers and customers, and see first hand how the situation is […]
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Poplar Villa collect for Operation Christmas Child
December 05, 2016
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In Scarborough, staff and customers at Poplar Villa (a hostel for homeless young people) have joined in the festive spirit by organising a collection for Operation Christmas Child. Together with the local community they have sourced gifts for children living in poverty. What’s more they have made this fantastic video to share their efforts with […]
Read MoreFoundation and Progress Housing Group – making empty buildings into homes.
November 28, 2016
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Working in partnership with Progress Housing group, Foundation celebrated the opening of the Carriage Works in Skipton last week. The supported living housing scheme for 16-25 year olds opened its doors to Foundation customers in September and is now home to six young people. The housing scheme has been developed by Progress Group and comprises […]
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25, 2016
|By aissagallie
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From November 25th to 10th of December marks 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence. This campaign launches with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and White Ribbon Day. At Foundation we look at domestic abuse in terms of it’s impacts on the whole family. We provide refuge and support services […]
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Challenging identities – social inclusion activities.
November 24, 2016
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Social inclusion activities can help vulnerable people, who may have become pigeon-holed by their problems, form a strong sense of identity. Our teams at Foundation work incredibly hard to open up opportunities for our customers to gain experiences that challenges and positively boosts their identity, away from any issues they may have and towards a […]
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