We work closely with Becca Carter from Family Support Work (the Sussex Charity for Families) in Rustington. Becca is ably assisted by volunteers from our congregation in the ongoing work of providing support to the families with special needs in our parish. To find out more view the FSW Website.
As I write this, I realise its almost too late to say Happy New Year - the month is racing by, and the work is piling up as we look to the future and all we need to achieve in the next three to five years. We know that there is still a rising demand for our work; we know there are challenges around funding; but we must move forward in faith trusting that we can achieve all that we need to for our families.
One of the first actions this year was to set in process the recruitment for a new Senior Support Practitioner for Hastings, a post that has been vacant for a year but one we hope will be filled quickly.
Alongside that there are roles in Garton House in fundraising and administration. We need to grow the Garton House team a little so that we can support our practitioners in the field and promote our work to new people, ensuring that we can increase our income, so we are able to achieve the change for our families that they deserve. You can find details of all these vacancies later in this newsletter.
As always we are grateful for the support we have received, especially through Christmas collections that many have had for us. Again we have been overwhelmed with gifts but I know that our families enjoyed their Christmas because of your support.
Martin and the FSW team