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Spurgeons team at HMP Swaleside bring some seasonal joy to children and families affected by imprisonment

Spurgeons Prison-based family support services at HMP Swaleside have been providing families with the chance to experience some normality over the Easter period thanks to the generous donations of ‘good eggs’ amongst the community. Over the spring and Easter period,…

New funding secured to support improved perinatal health services to Pakistani mothers in Birmingham

Spurgeons Birmingham Forward Steps service secures share of £7.6 million new Health and Wellbeing fund to give babies the best start in life. Spurgeons Children’s Centre Services in Birmingham have secured a share in a new Health and Wellbeing Fund…

Young carers on young carers

Spurgeons talked to the young carers we work with in the West Midlands about their lives as teenagers, carers and regulars at our young carers groups. Though modest and generally unassuming about their role, their identity as young carers is…

Service in the spotlight: Giving Young Carers a voice

Census data identifies 173,000 young carers in the UK (2016), though BBC research projects up to 700,000, or 3 times as many, have caring needs that are yet to be identified. These young people are caring for a family member…

Helping prisoners and their children make happy childhood memories

When fathers in custody move in preparation for release to Britannia House, an open prison in Norwich, Spurgeons Brit House Dads Visits helps them get ready for parenting their children outside. During custody in Norwich, fathers can have family visits and spend…

High Sheriff visit shines a spotlight on prisoner and families support services at HMP Ford and Lewes

The High Sheriff of West Sussex has met with the Spurgeons team at HMP Ford and HMP Lewes over Zoom to hear how residents are supported to maintain contact with their families whilst in custody and how a self-study parenting…

”Our work helps press the ‘reset’ button”

It’s ten years since Spurgeons service Invisible Walls, based at Winchester prison, was launched. We asked Service Lead Kerry Longhorn, who helped set up the service, what makes it so special. How does working with men in prison fit with Spurgeons being…

Enabling communities to support struggling families

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed many disadvantaged families into greater poverty; other families have been left vulnerable through redundancy, business closures and furlough. Spurgeons Together for Families project and Children’s and Family Centres have enabled community groups to safely provide…

Helping girls and young women at risk to believe for better

According to the Guardian, since 2019 there has been a 94.5% increase in under 18s reporting to have been criminally exploited – and around a third of these are female. In Birmingham, BeLeave helps those girls and young women who are at…

How the coronarivus pandemic has created a ‘perfect storm’ for domestic abuse

The coronavirus pandemic has created a ‘perfect storm’ for domestic abuse, with the escalation of incidents at a time when services became less accessible. Norwich Connect’s Service Manager, John Lee, gives us an insight into how the Spurgeons team have…

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Spurgeons team at HMP Swaleside bring some seasonal joy to children and families affected by imprisonment

New funding secured to support improved perinatal health services to Pakistani mothers in Birmingham

Young carers on young carers

Service in the spotlight: Giving Young Carers a voice

Helping prisoners and their children make happy childhood memories

High Sheriff visit shines a spotlight on prisoner and families support services at HMP Ford and Lewes

”Our work helps press the ‘reset’ button”

Enabling communities to support struggling families

Helping girls and young women at risk to believe for better

How the coronarivus pandemic has created a ‘perfect storm’ for domestic abuse

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