• Winter Newsletter 2023

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  • The role of a live-in supervisor

    Mandy is a live-in supervisor at Rebecca House. She lives there with three young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who are care leavers or have been homeless. Mandy said…’I…

  • Floating support service

    Our floating support service is for the young people who are moving on from our accommodation.  Many of the residents that leave us will be moving into a property of their own…

  • The story of a trustee – Margaret Bhatt

    It is impossible to quantify the impact that Margaret has had on the lives of the young people that have been supported by our charity over the last 13 years.  Her experience,…

  • Moving on from Care – Sabrina’s story

    When Sabrina* was 6, she and her younger sister were taken into care. The sisters would spend weekdays with foster parents and weekends with respite foster carers. Sabrina recently moved into her…

  • Live-in Supervisor required

    We have a vacancy at one of our houses, Rebecca House, for a Live-in House Supervisor. The successful candidate will have their own day job, and in return for free accommodation at…

  • Caretaker/General Maintenance person needed in Thatcham

    Caretaker/General Maintenance person needed in Thatcham. Part-time, 15 hours per week £11 per hour (£22,880 pro-rata) We are looking for an enthusiastic, kind and capable caretaker/maintenance person to look after our three…

  • Our charity used as an example of ‘best practice’ by an independent review of children’s social care

    The ‘once in a generation’ report calls for significant changes to the care system and warns that tens of thousands more children could end up in care without radical changes to child…

  • The Real Life Story of a Young Carer

    Today is Young Carers Action Day, and our charity, Young People and Children First, is proud to be providing a home and support to Robyn, one of these remarkable young people. Robyn*…

  • March 2022 Newsletter

    Spring has sprung and we have lots to tell you in our March Newsletter.  There is so much going on and so many things to look forward to. Our young people are…