1) To sponsor a kitchen at Cotton Hall Farm through fund-raising activities, including School's Out Hog Roast on Friday July 2nd and Simon's Kitchen on March 20th
2) To hold a range of events with the families helped by Save the Family, including the Picnic@the Park in September
3) Holding a monthly collection at WI meetings for household items needed by the families:
Shampoo - Conditioner - Deodorant - Toothpaste - Toothbrushes - Shower Gel - Bubble bath - Hair products - Hair brushes - Towels - Bed linen - Tins - Toys
- They keep homeless families together and are unique in the UK in their pioneering work
- They provide key life skills training to enable families to resettle in the community and not become homeless again
- They give an example of normal family life
- They ensure the children continue their education
- 81% of their families successfully resettle and do not become homeless again
It's an uncomfortable fact even in this day and age that families have to sleep wherever they can find a roof just because of debt, unaffordable rent or spiralling house prices. The inevitable outcome is the children being taken into care. Families are torn apart, plunged into a cycle of despair that is almost impossible to escape.
Save The Family is a Christian Charity that provides a last chance lifeline for families who find themselves in this crisis situation. They exist to keep whole homeless families together, and help them to rebuild their lives.
They are unique in accommodating and supporting homeless families and turning their lives around at their main centre, Plas Bellin Hall and Outreach properties in Cheshire and North Wales. Their holistic work is recognised as of national importance and has been featured on Sky News and BBC documentaries, TV & Radio. Please explore their website to find out more including taking a tour of Plas Bellin Hall.
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