• The Work of Child Contact Centres Protects the Rights of Children

When a relationship breaks down, the involvement of both parents in the life of the children is what Family Courts presume will be in their best interests.

• Ruth's Place - (Derby Child Contact Centre):

Ruth's Place provides an environment where non-resident parents (or other relatives) and their children can meet, play and interact together. The Centre is a neutral location for the handover of a child to the other parent and offers counselling to children. The Centre has continued to offer this safe place even during the difficult times of the pandemic. 

My hair grew so long and shaggy while the barbers were shut due to Covid and I didn't just want to get it cut because I thought it would be so much better instead to raise some money for a charity that has some meaning for me by having a full head shave. So........

• My £1,000+ Goal: 
  
  I am trying to raise money to help Derby Child Contact Centre fund counselling services for children. When families split up it can be difficult for children to understand what is happening. Working with a counsellor as well as other children in the same situation helps them to know that they are not alone and supports better mental health as they come to terms with their own situation. Early interventions of this kind are acknowledged to make a difference to a child's mental health. Each £1000 will enable the Centre to offer children twelve sessions of small group counselling conducted by professional counsellors.

• Volunteering - The Derby Child Contact Centre welcomes volunteers. If you have time to offer to help us, our volunteers: 

•   Keep the register, which records attendance and times of arrival and departure;
•   Set out the toys & equipment;
•   Complete the ‘hand-over’ of a child from one parent to the other if they don’t want to meet;
•   Help make the most of the first meeting between child and parent;
•   Run the snack bar;
•   Help with organising the centre behind the scenes with things like administration and fund-raising.

If you think you might be interested or would like to know more, please email derbychildcontactcentre@gmail.com

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Thank you to Derbyshire Healthcare United for being willing to host this and thank you to Sue Wavey of Mickleover's "The Salon at No 10" for coming on board to do my Headshave.