This year we’re supporting a fabulous local charity, Friends for Families. We hope to help raise awareness about this very worthwhile charity as well as working closely with them to generate much needed funds. Here’s a little bit of information about them:
Friends for Families is a small charity working in the Sevenoaks area to help families facing financial hardship. They provide direct, practical assistance to people who have been identified by Children’s Services as needing help which can’t be provided by central or local government. Once they receive a referral from Children’s Services, they step in to help to fill that gap.
Any family can fall on hard times and find it difficult to manage. A recent report by the Children’s Society and the Church of England called Not Making Ends Meet concludes that crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively, with increasing numbers of destitute people turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies (like Friends for Families) for help. Friends for Families aim to provide immediate, targeted help to families in severe financial need.
Keep a look out for social media posts from us over the coming weeks and months pushing this very worthwhile cause.
If you would like to make a donation to this charity, please follow this link.
