Outcome Stories

It's always good to know you are making a real difference in people's lives.  Here are some stories taken from the many families we serve (used with their permission) showing how we have helped hurt & broken families.

FG married with 2 boys, 3 years old and 2months old when we took on referral. F had suffered with & severe back problems through out her pregnancy, she was housebound for last 4 months of pregnancy, couldn’t walk, used wheel chair. After baby was born she was in a terrible state, not able to leave the house alone. Husband very supportive but needing to work as self employed. Health visitor referred to us, I put in a wonderful volunteer, S, who took her under her wing. S started to take F out with baby, whilst toddler at nursery. F started to walk further herself and then with S’s help started to drive her own car again. Now 6 months later F is really back to running the family, getting out and about on her own and she cannot thank FSW highly enough for all the support we gave.

A couple with six children who lived in a house that was subsiding. The housing association had agreed to rehouse the family but after two years this had not happened. The family had faced difficulties within the community which compounded negotiations with the HA. We were able to work in partnership with the HA to secure a property for the family. The move necessitated a change of schools for all the children and we were able to successfully apply for funding to help to purchase school uniform. The children were on the child protection register and engagement with Children’s Services had completely broken down. We were able to also encourage and support the family to re-open the lines of communication with the social worker which resulted in the children’s names being removed from the register. This had enabled the family to make a fresh start.

A couple with four boys who were facing the breakdown of their marriage. We were able to support them through the process of applying to Relate and for the period prior to starting their sessions. The couple were able to resolve their differences and four years later are still together as a family.
 

CT married with 2 young children, suffering post natal depression, having to move house for husband’s work. Our FSW worker went in to support her with the children during the weeks leading up to the move. She found this very supportive and after a few weeks was preparing to go back to work and was feeling much more confident and self assured, sleeping better and coping better on a day to day basis.