We are all excited about the start of our new project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. May 10th 2021 is our start date and we will be able to receive referrals, start offering support and working with the local community to provide a wide range of support and additional services. Part of the project will involve our partner, Citizens Advice, to give specialist support and we will also be offering the community a place to come and get help and support face to face.  Our cafe will be opening up later in the month so you can come and have a cuppa and chat with us.  Please keep an eye on our Facebook, Twitter and website for more details!

If you want to get any info, make a referral for support or are thinking about volunteering or getting involved to offer support, please text or ring 07959 359240 or email info@hopefamilycentre.org

The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, has launched the biggest ever consultation with children and we are helping spread the word. The survey takes 5-10 minutes to do and is aimed at children and young people aged between 4 and 17.  If

You can watch Dame Rachel Da Souza with the help of Marcus Rashford in a short video here about the survey.

Please encourage children and young people you know to take part!

The team at Hope are celebrating their recent success in gaining a significant piece of funding for their new project, Restoring Resilience, from The National Lottery Community Fund. The award is for £490,384 over 3 years.

Restoring Resilience is part of a wider range of support services and will introduce additional activities/support in the areas of finance, food, mental health, domestic abuse and children and families.  Over the last 12 months, the Hope Centre has seen demand for support in these areas increase and this new funding will support the recruitment of new staff and the introduction of new support to meet demand.

It is not always easy to access support from rural locations and this has been even more difficult during the pandemic. It is for this reason that we are especially pleased to receive this funding award now, making it quick and easy to access help locally.

The Hope Centre has been supporting the local community for many years and has been described recently as a “beacon of success” by representatives of Bromyard and Winslow Town Council.  We are extremely pleased that such an important piece of funding recognised the value of locally led services working in communities and very grateful to The National Lottery for such an important award.

Our Child Contact Centre has remained open during the latest Government restrictions and we are delighted that we have been able to continue to facilitate contact sessions for children to see their non-resident parents/carers.
Our team has recently received some lovely feedback from a child who has been seeing their father at the centre.
‘I really like coming to play at the centre and I was worried that with the virus I wouldn’t be able to see my Daddy. It makes me sad when I can’t see him so it has made me happy that I can keep coming. There are lots of nice toys and crafts that we can play together and the staff make me feel happy and safe’.

If you would like to find out more information about our NACCC accredited Child Contact Centre please click here