LATEST NEWS
Caritas Sunday Appeal |
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We are pleased to announce that this Sunday, 5 February, is the collection date of our annual appeal in churches called Caritas Sunday.
Visit to Parliament |
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Mark Wiggin, CEO, and Katherine Ashby, volunteer researcher, attended a Parliamentary reception at the Houses of Parliament on 23 November to ensure awareness of our work and raise concerns over current legislation and issues affecting our clients. The event provided an opportunity to meet ministers, MPs, Peers and members of Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN)- the national Caritas body of which we are a part. It was both a celebration of CSAN’s work and an invitation to MPs and Peers to utilise the knowledge and ideas from CSAN member organisations.
Think positive! |
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In Maryvale, the Blackburn Young Parents’ Unit, we ran a ‘Positive Images Project’ aimed at increasing confidence and self-esteem in the young women living there.
Throughout the project, young mothers have taken part in a variety of creative activities to encourage them to explore both the negative and positive aspects of what they think and feel about themselves and others in order to develop the thought processes that enable them to be more positive.
Robyn's Story |
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Every day, Caritas social workers partner with schools across the diocese to help pupils overcome issues through one-to-one and group counselling.
Robyn (not real name), 14, had trouble accepting the deaths of two close family members. Her high school, which commissioned our Schools Social Work Service, arranged for one of our social workers to come and chat to her.
