Family Services - South Gloucestershire Family Support Volunteer

Family Services - South Gloucestershire Family Support Volunteer

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Youth workTeachingAssistance
Children & youthPoverty reductionCommunity & family
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CCP - Caring for Communities and People
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Summary

CCP’s team of experienced family support staff provide life-changing support to families in crisis. Volunteers are an integral part of the service

Detailed description

We as a Charity CCP was originally founded in 1989 by a local businessman in response to the growing number of homeless young people in Cheltenham. Recognising that people as young as 16 were sleeping rough around the town after having been thrown out of their family home, he purchased a building and opened a 10-bed hostel.

 

We have grown a lot since then and now aim to transform the lives of children, young people, families, and vulnerable adults by preventing homelessness, strengthening families and promoting independence. With a head office in Cheltenham, we currently employ 220 staff, backed up by a team of 160 volunteers, currently delivering services and projects in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, and Dorset.


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Within the South Gloucestershire Families team we believe in the value and uniqueness of people, we welcome volunteers who have a range of skills and life experiences. If you have a particular area of interest or skill set that you would like to share, please let us know.

 

The service offers emotional and practical support to families who may be facing challenges, which can include deprivation, family breakdown, lone parents, parents who find it difficult to cope with the stresses of family life, or those who are socially isolated.

 

Our aim is to empower families, by giving them the tools to overcome these challenges and for children to flourish in their environment. 

 

Volunteer Early Help means getting timely and effective support to children, young people and families who need it. It aims to enable children to flourish and to prevent long term and damaging outcomes 

 

If you have experience of working with vulnerable families, have a desire to help others, are reliable and resilient, you could be a great addition to the team.


We will ask of you to do the following:


Volunteer Early Help means getting timely and effective support to children, young people and families who need it. It aims to enable children to flourish and to prevent long term and damaging outcomes.

 

You will be Co facilitating baby groups (under 5 years old) within the Kingswood area, once a week on a Thursday morning. We are also looking to open a similar group in the next few months within the Yate area

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About CCP - Caring for Communities and People

As a charity delivering services across the South West, CCP prevents the causes, and reduces the effects, of homelessness, family breakdown and social isolation. Last year we supported 9,926 people to access:
• safe, stable accommodation to young people, children in care and vulnerable adults
• support to avoid someone losing their home
• family support to parents feeling overwhelmed
• social and friendship groups to avoid, or come out of, isolation.
• affordable food and other essentials through our Community Pantry


With a head office in Cheltenham, we currently employ 270 staff, backed up by a team of 65 volunteers, and deliver services and projects in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Devon and Dorset.