Are you feeling a bit crafty? Can you help make homemade face masks for Family Gateway?
About our charity Whilst coronavirus has impacted many people, vulnerable families and children have felt the impact more than most. Especially those with already complex issues like un-employments, financial distress, addiction, domestic abuse and poor health and...
Face Masks, Indie Music and Pies: A Typical Week in Fundraising
Did you know it’s #smallcharityweek 15-20th June? With this in mind we thought we’d share an insight into the world of fundraising and how vital community and corporate fundraising is to small charities, in particular Family Gateway. Here’s Vicki Stone, our...
Emotional time-bomb: poverty, furlough and family tensions
When a family has a range of complex issues and challenging circumstances that are all interlinked, the road to recovery and resilience can be long and difficult – especially if you are untrusting of services and agencies and scared to ask for help. Add to that...
When Coronavirus Hits: Vulnerable Families are not Coping
Before coronavirus Maisie*’s life with a violent child was already incredibly difficult… with lockdown enforced, it’s unbearable. *All names, ages, locations and dates in this case study have been changed for anonymity.
Coronavirus Update – w/c April 27th, 2020
We’re committed to continuing to support those that are most vulnerable using our Barefoot Professional model, and we are adapting our approach to make sure that those who need us most are fully supported, whatever their needs.