Family support services
In the year up to the end of March 2020, Spurgeons ran 50 projects and services which were delivered in 22 Local Authority areas across England.
This brought us into contact with 29,835 children and young people and 33,232 adult family members. Of these, we worked intensively with 3,095 children and young people to directly help them overcome the challenges they faced and reduced their vulnerability and disadvantage.
We make every effort to protect the children we are concerned about from harm, and in the last year, we responded to safeguarding incidents that directly or indirectly affected 1,022 children. We saw each one of these cases through to the conclusion of the safeguarding concerns we raised about them. 37 adults were also safeguarded through this activity.
Careers and jobs
https://www.jobcentrejobs.co.uk
https://www.jobcentrenearme.com
Wiltshire College and University Centre offer a wide range of apprenticeships as well as full-time, part-time and university level courses, across four campuses Chippenham, Lackham, Trowbridge and Salisbury. https://www.wiltshire.ac.uk
Domestic abuse helplines:
Abuse can be verbal as well as physical and sometimes it can be well hidden. People should be aware to speak out if they see something that isn’t right and seek help if they are in an abusive relationship.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse living in Wiltshire or are worried someone else may be a victim you can contact:
- Fear-less ( formally known as Splitz) Support Service 01225 775276 weekdays
- Out of hours/weekends call Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service 01793 610610
- In an emergency call 999
Fear- Less Service 8am to 5pm 01225 775276
General advice
Trowbridge Citizens Advice
1 Mill Street, TROWBRIDGE, Wiltshire, BA14 8BE
Citizens Advice is a network of 316 independent charities throughout the United Kingdom that give free, confidential information and advice to assist people with money, legal, consumer and other problems.
The aims of the Citizens Advice service are "to provide the advice people need for the problems they face"
Wiltshire local area coordinators
What is local area coordination?
Local area coordination is a long-term evidence-based approach to support people in their local community. Local area coordinators will support people to obtain information, make practical and local connections and live the life they would like. We do this by taking time to get to know people, their families and carers, helping to identify people’s strengths, skills, talents and abilities.
In short, we will take the time to get to know people and build a trusting relationship. We will support people of all ages (including disabled people and people with mental ill-health), their families and carers to:
- Access information, advice and support at the right time
- Stay strong, be heard and in control
- Develop plans for how they would like their life to be
- Build their own local networks
- Find practical ways to resolve problems
- Become more connected and more actively involved in their communities
- Identify their personal strengths and goals
Local area coordination is free, supporting non-service solutions wherever possible. There are no assessments, referral processes or time limits - and we can meet people in local community settings or where they live, work or learn.
Parenting Courses
https://www.onyourmind.org.uk/parents-and-carers/
Melksham Food Bank
The purpose of Melksham Foodbank is to provide practical short term help to a person or a family in need. This is done by supplying a food parcel containing sufficient food basics for 3 days. Please ask the school to make a referral on your behalf.
Further information about local foodbanks can be found on https://www.trusselltrust.org/
Ruksak45218
Ruksak45218 is a Registered Charity (1186437), based in Southwick in the County of Wiltshire. Ruksak45218 provides the essentials of bedding, clothing, toiletries, footwear, school stationery, sleeping bags and other items, to young persons aged 5 to 18 years of age in Wiltshire.
They take the name from a derivative of the word Rucksack and the numbers 45218, represent for five to eighteen year olds. They believe in the total equality of ALL young persons and that they should be able to concentrate on their education, free from concerns and distractions over the lack of essential items, they should have, that others on occasion, take for granted. They firmly believe that No Young Person Should Go Without. TEL: 07483 336862
'In the United Kingdom, there are so many children and young persons, that are facing disadvantages on a variety of levels, Ruksak45218 will work with the families and young persons, by providing a rucksack of essential items, such as bedding, clothes, toiletries and footwear etc. When you have young persons that are facing issues of peer pressure, mental health, domestic violence, poverty, neglect, illness, low income parents/carers, poor housing, educational issues, we feel that for a young person, to have to go without the essentials, is just making their lives worse and this should not be the case, as they already have enough to deal with on a daily basis.'
https://www.ruksak45218.org.uk/
If you would like a referral to Ruk45218 please contact the school