 Be the Voice of Tendring Families First: Volunteer Opportunity
At Tendring Families First, we're proud to serve our community by offering crucial support to families and children navigating life's challenges. Our success stories are many, but we want to share them far and wide, and we need your help to do so. We're looking for a Social Media Volunteer to bring our story to the digital world. This volunteer role is your chance to make a significant impact by creating/managing our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. You'll play a key part in promoting our services, sharing our successes, and engaging with our community online. Don't miss the opportunity to contribute to a cause that's changing lives every day. Join us in making a difference in Tendring by becoming our social media champion. If you are interested please email : [email protected]
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 Tendring Families First Charity and its 12 schools have worked in partnership with Essex Law Clinic to provide our parents and families with free locally delivered Legal Advice. We know that many of our families are experiencing difficult relationship separations, which inevitably involve disagreements over child arrangements which can impact on the emotional wellbeing of the children caught up in the middle. With the removal of legal aid so many of our families are unable to get the essential advice they need to make the changes and to keep the child's needs at the centre of all decisions.
Essex Law Clinic provide outreach law clinics delivered in our schools whereby parents can book a 45-minute appointment and be seen by the law students with the supervising solicitor to be provided with a follow up full written letter of advice. This service is often a crucial lifeline for parents to be able to move forward and most importantly to reduce conflict between parents impacting on the children Please check back for dates of the next Free Law Clinic.  Tendring Families First is delighted to be working with Essex University & Colchester Institute to offer Student Counsellors & Psychotherapists, placement opportunities for Clinical Practice to gain experience working with children and adults. Tendring Families First recognises the importance of providing opportunities for students to gain Clinical Hours and provides supported placements in our schools to work with both children and parents struggling with their emotional wellbeing to offer free therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy using the modalities of Person Centred & Psychodynamic therapy. Further, development opportunities are also available for Therapists with the option of paid Freelance work once they are qualified.   Quotes from Past Students
“Thank you so much for what you have done for me on my placement over the last 2 years. Your support, dedication and insight has been invaluable for my professional development, and I am excited to continue our work together as a qualified Counsellor” – July 2023 “Thank you again for all your support during my placement” – May 2023 Who Are We?
Tendring Families First is a local Charity providing early intervention and holistic support for children and families across one of the most deprived districts in the UK, Tendring. Children and families in Tendring are amongst the poorest in the country, and with the second highest rate of suicide Nationally, families are struggling with their emotional wellbeing and mental health and poverty. Our support helps families struggling with multiple complex issues including poverty, family breakdown, isolation, mental health and behavioural challenges. Who Do We Help? Tendring Families First works with the Child and their Families along with other key stakeholders including schools and multi-agency professionals. We primarily focus on children aged 5-11 years, as there is now a substantial body of evidence to support the argument that meeting the needs of Families and children at the earliest opportunity will develop the resilience and self-efficacy for good outcomes. The families we serve are struggling with a variety of challenges, including poverty, mental health issues, domestic violence, poor school performance, and more. Many feel alone and don’t know where to turn for help. Our goal is to reach these vulnerable families as early as possible to help get them back on track. We provide non- judgement support and work collaboratively with parents, children, and other community stakeholders to address each family’s unique situation. Our Aims Tendring Families First key priorities are: Strengthening Parental Capacity, Improving Family Relationships, Improving Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health, Improved School Attendance & Attainment & Improved Self Esteem & Confidence. Our Services and Programs Tendring Families First offers a comprehensive menu of support to include:
The Difference We Make Over the past year we supported over 391 Children & Families through direct services. Our programs continue to demonstrate powerful impact to include:
We Couldn’t Do This Without You' As a charity, we rely on grants and donations to fulfil our mission, thank you to our financial supporters, volunteers, partners, and referral agencies for helping make this work possible! With your continued help we can help more families to thrive and live happily in their communities with improved family functioning Learn more about our services and how to get involved by visiting our website www.tendringfamiliesfirst.org.uk. Together, we have the power to make a real difference for local children. |
