ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 ABOUT ORMISTON FAMILIES ORMISTON FAMILIES BELIEVES YOUNG LIVES MATTER

As the leading families charity in the East of England we do all that we can to give children FINANCIAL SUMMARY across the region the best start ORMISTON FAMILIES IS IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION AND in life. We want every child FULL DETAILS FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND AT ORMISTON.ORG and young person to be loved, nurtured and valued. Profit on asset sale Our support is wide ranging, £0.3m. offering help for those who Non-Programme Specific are emotionally vulnerable, £0.7m. disadvantaged or discriminated against, to those who may just need a friendly and reliable Connect nursery. Programme Enterprise INCOME £2m. Our mission is to provide Programme services that care, nurture £0.5m. £5.5M and empower, allowing children, young people and families to overcome challenges and create a positive future. Engage We achieve this through our Programme five core ground-breaking Unite Nurture £0.2m. programmes which help young Programme Programme children, offenders’ families, £1.3m. £0.5m. school students and local communities throughout the region. Enterprise Programme £0.5m.

The money we receive and spend on our activities has now grown to over £5million, this is demonstrated by programme activity in these charts. Detailed financial information is available in our full annual trustees report and audited financial statements, copies Unite EXPENDITURE of which can be obtained from the Programme Ormiston Families company secretary £5.4M Connect at 333 Felixstowe Road, IP3 9BU £1.6m. Programme or viewed at www.ormiston.org £2.4m.

Nurture Engage Programme Programme £0.6m. £0.3m. Cover photo: Stock photo. Posed by models.

02 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 WELCOME

I’m delighted to say that we’ve grown as an 2016 has been a year of consolidation and organisation throughout 2016 and are engaging further strengthening of our operations and with and supporting more children, young finances, together with changes on both people and families than ever before. the senior leadership team and our board of I’ve been very impressed by the new teams and trustees. individuals joining us and how quickly they’ve Throughout my first year as Chair at Ormiston become part of our family. Volunteers are a Families I have made a number of visits to our critical part of Ormiston Families and it has services. What strikes me on each occasion is been encouraging to see such commitment and the sheer commitment and dedication of those professionalism. responsible for delivering our vital programmes, We are currently in a strong financial situation each so essential in helping young people and with good reserves and robust financial their families to be able to better cope. processes. Over the past year our commercial It is a privilege to be part of such an organisation subsidiary, Ormiston Families Enterprises, has and I thank everyone involved in this remarkable become much more established, enabling us to charity for the work they do.​ I look forward to continue to pursue opportunities; we now have us achieving our goal of extending our services five nursery settings which we will look to grow to more disadvantaged and vulnerable children, in coming years. young people and their close relatives across the We have an exciting strategic plan and vision East of England. for the next few years and look forward to continuing to do all we can to enable safe, happy children across the East of England.

MARK HEASMAN, ROBERT PARKINSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 03 1992 Lady Tollemache became 35TH ANNIVERSARY TIMELINE patron of the charity and today is the charity’s president. 1969 Peter Murray met David Fiona Murray tragically Wright and Mark Taylor passes away on her of Save the Children honeymoon, providing the (SCF) and a partnership catalyst for the family to agreement was signed for start a children’s charity the running of a service in her memory. and visitor centre at 1987 HMP to support Ormiston Charitable Trust children visiting their 1982 signed its first service fathers. Sue Blake was appointed agreement with Suffolk the first manager of County Council Social Ormiston Charitable Trust Services. and went on to be CEO and an instrumental part in building the charity up to what it is today.

1980 1985 1990 1995

1981 1990 1993 With the assistance of Newmarket Children and Princess Anne visited Suffolk County Council Families Project opened. the Robert Milne Centre and Barnado’s, Ormiston in Ipswich and the 1991 Charitable Trust opened Newmarket Children and Peter Murray met the its first centre in the Families Project. regional director of former Barnado’s home in Save the Children and 1995 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, formed a partnership for Trevor Brooking MBE which remains the the takeover of its East opened The Ormiston charity’s headquarters. Anglian projects. Centre in Colchester, which enabled the charity to continue working with Sporting U’s, a children’s sporting charity.

04 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 1996 Ormiston Charitable Trust separated to form Ormiston Trust and Ormiston Children and Families Trust, which would be the provider of the services. 2008 2013 Ormiston Families’ third 1999 Ormiston Children and Families Trust takes over CEO, Mark Heasman, Sister organisation joined the charity and has Ormiston Academy seven Sure Start Local Programme Centres in since further transformed Trust is started planting it, helping it to grow the seed for creating a Essex and develops them into Children’s Centres. whilst maintaining a service to bridge the gap stable financial situation. between school and home life for those who are Ormiston Children and struggling. Families Trust becomes Ormiston Families and established the five core 2000 programmes; Engage, Ormiston Children and Unite, Connect, Nurture Families Trust now runs and Enterprise. 16 projects.

2000 2005 2010 2016

2001 2012 With the assistance The Point1 service is of Michael Spurr and started in Norfolk to funding from Ormiston support children and Trust and the Lankelly young people who are Foundation, the experiencing mental ‘Eastern Region Family health and emotional Partnership’ was created problems. to support local families, totalling £3m of funding 2014 over seven years. The first Celebrate Success event is held to thank the ‘Ormiston Family’ for its hard work and support. Over the years, Ormiston Families has achieved so much, helped so many families and today, its promise to 2016 continually support children, young people and families Ormiston Families celebrates is as strong as ever. its 35th Anniversary from the start of the first project in Ormiston Families now runs a total of 36 services across 1981. five key programmes in the East of England.

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 05 THE CONNECT PROGRAMME

The Connect Programme works with local communities across the East of England, supporting “THIS IS THE MOST ALIVE I HAVE EVER children, young people and BEEN IN MY LIFE.” ROBERT families with a variety of innovative services. These are pioneering emotional, physical and Kings Lynn in Norfolk, as well Now, Robert has completed social wellbeing initiatives for as offering advocacy help his qualification; he is more children and young people with for the gypsy and traveller confident, is able to hold emerging mental health and community in Cambridgeshire. conversations, can travel on emotional issues. Through the Connect public transport and is no longer on suicide watch. The Connect Programme Programme, Ormiston Families operates two youth and works hard to support people Rachel* was referred to Point community centres in with a wide range of problems 1 for concerns around her low and Holt to support including anxiety, depression, mood, obsessive behaviour, young people in these areas. eating disorders and difficulty poor self-image and difficulties There are also two Child and forming relationships with around her becoming very Adolescent Mental Health others. Through the Connect angry. Therapy sessions were Services (CAMHS): Point 1 Programme we are able to actioned to help her deal which covers Tier 1 and Tier 2 offer – often life changing – with difficult feelings and mental health for the whole help to young people and their family relationships and now, of Norfolk, and Heads Up families. Rachel’s emotional wellbeing, which works with children The Holt Youth Project is an confidence and communication with early emerging mental award-winning initiative which have improved dramatically. health issues in Fenland, supports young people aged Cambridgeshire. The 5-25 across north Norfolk. The Young Parents housing project enables young people project also supports young to reach their full potential and “THE FIRST mums by providing supported meet their own aspirations. accommodation for teenage SESSION WAS 14 year old Robert* was parents in Wisbech. * on suicide watch, suffering ENOUGH. RACHEL MPower is a service under the depression, isolation, low OPENED UP AND Connect Programme which self-esteem and emotional spans across Ipswich, Great instability. He was provided I LISTENED. IT’S Yarmouth and Norwich to with one-to-one mentoring BEEN TOUGH BUT offer support and guidance for which focussed on improving WE HAVE MOVED women who have had babies his confidence and self- removed at birth. The Connect esteem. Alongside this, ON REALLY WELL.” Programme also works with healthy lifestyle activities were RACHEL’S* MUM victims and perpetrators of implemented and he was also domestic abuse in Fenland, able to undertake a bespoke Cambridgeshire and educational qualification. *Names have been changed.

06 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 “I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND WILL GO AND DO COUNSELLING NOW, I WOULDN’T HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE. THINGS HAVE BEEN TOUGH BUT I KNOW I CAN GET THROUGH IT.” MPOWER SERVICE USER

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 07 THE UNITE PROGRAMME

More than 200,000 children Pete began by watching a Liam now has regular contact in the UK have a parent practitioner play with his with his daughter. He is able to in prison at any given son and over time, gradually communicate more effectively time1. This is more than the became more involved with with his ex-partner, is happier number affected by divorce2. Billy. Each visit, Pete seemed and more relaxed, and has also As well as struggling more confident and the quality completed his first test towards with their own feelings, of his relationship with Billy joining the fire services. which can include anger, improved as they learned to shame, loneliness, anxiety play together. and depression, children with a parent in prison are often subject to social isolation, discrimination and “THESE VISITS HAVE BECOME SO POSITIVE. stigmatisation. The Unite THE BOND BETWEEN THEM IS STRONGER Programme works with offenders and their families THAN EVER NOW.” BILLY’S MUM across the region’s prisons and within the community to maintain positive family Now, Billy is much more ties where appropriate. content and every time the visit “A BIG THANK YOU As well as reducing the amount begins, he runs to his dad with of trauma experienced by open arms to be picked up for FOR RUNNING the child, the work we do a cuddle. SUCH A GREAT plays a critical role in reducing Liam* was referred to us SERVICE. MY reoffending rates and breaking because he wanted to regain intergenerational cycles of access to his daughter after a SON IS NOW AT offending. year of no contact. He needed THE END OF A Our range of interventions support managing his anxiety, SEVEN MONTH includes children’s prison visits, frustration and communication with structured play activities, with his ex-partner. SENTENCE. YOUR accredited parenting courses, Liam attended five meetings CALM, KIND, NON- family liaison and community and worked through Non- JUDGEMENTAL outreach work with children Violent Resistance (NVR) and young people affected by techniques to enable him to SUPPORT HAS imprisonment. avoid confrontation. Mediation BEEN FANTASTIC When Billy* first visited his was supplied to help maintain father, Pete*, in prison, there an effective relationship with AT A TIME WHEN was limited interaction between his ex-partner and we also I NEEDED IT.” them and Pete struggled to equipped Liam with tools to engage with his son. manage his anxiety and enable CARD FROM VISITOR progression in his work life.

1 National Offender Management Service Report: Parenting and relationship support programmes for offenders and their families, 2014. 2 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/datasets/ *Names have been changed. divorcesinenglandandwaleschildrenofdivorcedcouples

08 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 “WITH HELP AND SUPPORT OFFERED FROM ORMISTON FAMILIES I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF [MY] CHILD’S LIFE.” LETTER FROM A PRISONER

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 09 THE ENGAGE PROGRAMME

Ormiston Families’ Engage Programme works across seven schools in Suffolk, “THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT. Norfolk and Essex to bridge I FEEL I’VE GOT SO MUCH MORE CONTROL the gap between school and home life and facilitate AND CAN NOW COPE WITH A DEMANDING improvement in attendance, TEEN. I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THAT I CAN attainment, behaviour, wellbeing and social HANDLE THINGS IN A POSITIVE WAY.” interactions. QUOTE FROM THE MOTHER The work we do allows us to help parents and carers, and provide support for children Our one-to-one parenting and young people through support helped establish “THE ENGAGE initiatives which use a range of a reward system with the one-to-one sessions and group daughter and set boundaries PROGRAMME IS mediation to help improve the in the home. The mother also MAKING A REAL lives of families. attended an Ormiston Families DIFFERENCE TO This year alone our team of Parental Presence Non-Violent 10 senior practitioners have Resistance programme to gain OUR VULNERABLE helped 319 service users across the skills needed to enable STUDENTS. 15 parenting programmes her to deal with antagonistic and have conducted 5,370 behaviour and aggressive OUR ORMISTON interventions. outbursts. We worked together FAMILIES ENGAGE with the daughter in school The Engage Programme and at her work experience PRACTITIONER complements the work schools placement to improve her already do to help improve IS A PLEASURE anxiety, confidence and behaviour, attendance and TO WORK WITH, friendship issues. attainment. We also work EXPERT IN HER across agencies with referrals, As a result of our support, signposting and helping to the mother and daughter’s FIELD AND A increase support networks. relationship has improved CONSUMMATE greatly – the daughter now A single mother, was referred confides in her mother and PROFESSIONAL.” to us; she suffered with serious is able to discuss her anxiety post-natal depression which issues. led to her three children JOAN COSTELLO, being removed from her care. Looking ahead to 2017, PRINCIPAL, ORMISTON Once she was well enough, the Engage Programme RIVERS ACADEMY, aims to expand its team, a long court battle ensued BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH and the family was eventually increase provision and improve reunited but the mother was monitoring to further help experiencing serious issues with children, young people, parents her youngest daughter, causing and carers in need of support. conflict within the family. *Names have been changed.

10 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 OUR TEAM OF 10 SENIOR PRACTITIONERS HAVE HELPED 319 SERVICE USERS ACROSS 15 PARENTING PROGRAMMES AND HAVE CONDUCTED 5,370 INTERVENTIONS.

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 11 THE NURTURE PROGRAMME

The Nurture Programme One group leader says: We also applied for the Family gives a helping hand “We have borrowed the bikes Fund to offer support. to families with young and trikes twice now and both Now, the family has a cooker children. This initiative times we had a lot of children and all have their own bed; the provides help to parents and use them; some of them for youngest has started pre-school carers, supporting them to the first time. It has encouraged and a positive relationship overcome their issues and parents to look into purchasing has been established with the giving them the confidence these items for their children. middle child’s school. The Family to meet their child’s needs, Children between 3 and 12 Fund has been approved and helping to fulfil every aspect years old have all been able will provide the family with a of their child’s development. to enjoy these items. much needed holiday together. Our children’s centres provide services working with and alongside a wide range “THE TOY LIBRARY HAS BEEN GREAT FOR US.” of professionals including FOSTER PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN midwives and health visitors. We provide opportunities for families to access stay and play We’ve also borrowed the dark Our Nurture Programme has sessions such as messy play, den and lights, which also also allowed us to support a music and movement and proved to be very enjoyable three year old little boy; whose rhyme times, enabling children for the children. As a group parents were drug dependant to play and learn before they leader, I have noticed the and putting him at risk of start school. attendance at the group has harm. He was placed under improved as parents see their special guardianship with Our family workers provide children enjoying the activities his grandparents but their drop-in advice sessions provided.” parenting styles didn’t allow and can offer more targeted him to reach his full potential. one-to-one support for families Nurture has helped many in need of additional support, families including a single They were assisted in obtaining such as those who have been mother of three who suffers Child Tax Credits & Disability affected by domestic violence, with mental health issues. Living Allowance (DLA). mental health issues and drug She was referred for support We encouraged attendance or alcohol misuse. ensuring that her children’s at parenting programmes needs were met following a and Stay & Play activities, Our sensory toy libraries period of homelessness and helped to implement positive have provided resources financial difficulty. She found parenting techniques and social and equipment on loan to it difficult to engage with interaction, and secured a free families who have children activities and people outside Two’s funded pre-school place. with special educational needs her home. or a disability. We also offer The little boy is now well loans to other local providers Over six months we obtained settled in and has successfully such as schools, pre-schools, two years of funding and a started pre-school. His childminders and nurseries. place at a pre-school for her grandparents have adapted Feedback from users identify youngest. We identified that the their parenting styles, and the value placed on this service. middle child was suffering with DLA is being used for ADHD and referred the mother extra-curricular activities.

to her local paediatrician. *Names have been changed.

12 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 “THE CHILDREN’S CENTRE SUPPORTED MY FAMILY THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT TIMES WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN, THEIR SUPPORT WAS INVALUABLE TO ME & I DON’T KNOW HOW I WOULD OF GOT THROUGH [IT] WITHOUT THEM.” FOSTER PARENT WITH TWO CHILDREN

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 13 THE ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME

As a charity we are at this setting and a ‘Good’ All of our nurseries prioritise constantly looking for new Ofsted rating. We are currently exceptional childcare quality. ways to generate income increasing the number of to enable us to continue to places we can offer families. deliver services to children Since this setting opened we and families most in need. have provided childcare services WE HAVE FOCUSED The more traditional routes in the following locations: ON PARENT of fundraising are becoming Ormitots Cliff Lane, Ipswich: increasingly challenging; RELATIONSHIPS, A breakfast and after-school the current economic club based at Cliff Lane DYNAMIC climate means statutory Primary School. contracts are less secure AND EXCITING and more rigid in their Treetots Nursery, LEARNING requirements. In order to Huntingdon: OPPORTUNITIES support a stable future for Based at Hinchingbrooke the charity we established Hospital this setting provides FOR EACH UNIQUE Ormiston Families flexible day care, between CHILD AS WELL Enterprises Limited and the hours of 7am and 8pm. our Enterprises Programme. It is open for the whole AS PROVIDING community but is focused The Enterprises Programme INSPIRING on providing childcare that looks for innovative, responds to the needs of ENVIRONMENTS. creative and financially the hospital teams. strong commercial activities which provide us with the Ormitots, March: opportunity to generate We opened Ormitot’s March We have invested considerably revenue for our charitable in May 2015, commissioned to ensure that the quality of services. Opportunities to as a pilot for Cambridgeshire our childcare is outstanding explore include training County Council to address the and our business model is subsidiaries, charity shops and needs of a number of families sustainable. We will continue residential homes along with in the March area who did to do so as we identify further any possibility that is ethically not utilise their funded hours opportunities for growth in aligned with Ormiston Families. entitlement. this sector as well as new Our primary activity within Ormitots, Hadleigh: enterprises. this programme thus far has We purchased Ormitot’s been the delivery of day-care Hadleigh in April 2016, and nurseries for children aged 0-5 have successfully transferred years old plus breakfasts and the staff and families to afterschool clubs. We have Ormiston Enterprises. opened five nurseries, the We have continued to develop first of which was Ormitots, the excellent service offered in Ipswich at our central by the staff and increased office in 2014. By the end of registrations within the first the 2015/16 financial year quarter of the year. we had 91.4% occupancy *Names have been changed.

14 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 “HAVING A CHILD WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS IS DIFFICULT AND KNOWING THAT THEY ARE IN A SAFE, SECURE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT PUTS MY MIND AT EASE.” SONIA BHADHAL, PARENT, TREETOTS NURSERY, HUNTINGDON

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 15 OUR SERVICES

THE CONNECT PROGRAMME: THE NURTURE PROGRAMME: THE UNITE PROGRAMME: NORWICH PARENTING SERVICE MARCH & DISTRICT HMP NORWICH POINT 1 CHILDREN’S CENTRE HMP BURE HEADSUP! CHATTERIS HMP WAYLAND BOSTON LODGE CHILDREN’S CENTRE HMP HIGHPOINT MPOWER WHITTLESEY HMP BEDFORD POSITIVE PATHWAYS CHILDREN’S CENTRE HMP LITTLEHEY HOLT YOUTH PROJECT EAST CITY & FRAMINGHAM HMP CHELMSFORD EARL CHILDREN’S CENTRE YOUNG PARENTS HMP WHITEMOOR FENLAND SENSORY HOUSING PROJECT HMP TOY LIBRARY GYPSY & TRAVELLER BREAKING BARRIERS ESSEX IPSWICH STAY & PLAY HEALTH ADVOCACY PROJECT BREAKING BARRIERS PETERBOROUGH STAY & PLAY FEN ROAD ADVOCACY PROJECT CAMBRIDGE DUCKETT’S PRE-SCHOOL BREAKING BARRIERS NORWICH BEDFORDSHIRE

ORMITOTS NURSERY - THE ENGAGE PROGRAMME: IPSWICH WE WORK IN SCHOOLS ORMITOTS CLIFF LANE AND COLLEGES IN NORWICH, NURSERY - IPSWICH IPSWICH, GORLESTON, (BREAKFAST & BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH AFTER SCHOOL CLUB) AND THURROCK TREETOT’S NURSERY HUNTINGDON ORMITOT’S MARCH ORMITOT’S HADLEIGH

OUR VISION “EVERY CHILD AND YOUNG PERSON IS LOVED, NURTURED AND VALUED”

16 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 WHERE WE WORK

HOLT

KING’S LYNN BUXTON

WISBECH NORWICH FENLAND GREAT PETERBOROUGH YARMOUTH MARCH WHITTLESEY GORLESTON CHATTERIS BECCLES LOWESTOFT HINCHINGBROOKE

HUNTINGDON

LITTLEHEY CAMBRIDGE IPSWICH HADLEIGH BEDFORD

ORMISTON FAMILIES WORKS FROM A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES RIGHT ACROSS THE EAST OF ENGLAND.

CHELMSFORD BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH

THURROCK

It has been a joy to watch Ormiston The work Ormiston Families does Families grow over the years. Today, to support families across the East as it celebrates 35 successful years, it of England is truly invaluable. I am remains true to its mission to identify continually impressed by the dedicated and respond to the needs of children, individuals working across all areas young people and families, helping of the charity and without them, we them to improve their life chances. wouldn’t be able to provide such vital I feel proud to have been able to support to as many children, young help it grow from a single centre and people and families as we do. I’d like to thank each and every person that LADY TOLLEMACHE, flourish into a stable organisation which now provides a range of helps to support the work of Ormiston PRESIDENT OF ground-breaking initiatives across five Families, from our fantastic donors, ORMISTON FAMILIES core programmes to tackle issues often volunteers to our fundraisers, and the shied away from. people that attend our events.

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 17 WE NEED YOUR HELP

We make no secret of the fact that our work just wouldn’t be possible without all the help we get from our generous supporters. Without these ongoing donations we wouldn’t be able to continue helping children and families in need. We are very grateful to each and every person that donates. However small, your donation will make a difference.

NEED SOME IDEAS FOR WAYS YOU CAN WHY NOT RUN THE HELP TO SUPPORT ORMISTON FAMILIES? MARATHON FOR US LIKE WARWICK DID? HE RAISED AN INCREDIBLE £1,686.62. GIVE AS YOU EARN WITH PAYROLL GIVING.

LEGACY; WHEN YOU’VE TAKEN CARE OF YOUR FAMILY, WHY NOT SUPPORT AN ORMISTON FAMILY.

THE DE RAMSEY LIONS TOOK PART IN THE BEN NEVIS CHARITY CHALLENGE WHICH INVOLVED CLIMBING BEN NEVIS, CYCLING 25 MILES AND CANOEING LOCH LOCHY – BRAVE RACHAEL, CAT AND IMPRESSIVE! TRACEY FLEW THROUGH THE AIR AT 13,000 FEET AND TOOK PART IN A SPONSORED SKYDIVE TO RAISE MONEY FOR ORMISTON FAMILIES.

STAFF AND CUSTOMERS AT NORWICH AND PURE RESOURCING PETERBOROUGH BUILDING SOLUTIONS HELD A QUIZ SOCIETY NOMINATED US NIGHT WHICH RAISED AS ONE OF THEIR CHOSEN £1,862. CHARITIES.

18 ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER? GET IN TOUCH! Without our wonderful volunteers we wouldn’t be able to support as many families across the region. We currently have 200 volunteers working across all areas providing, on average, 1,000 hours a month. We are committed to offering an enriching experience for all and were re-awarded the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation in 2016 for a further three years. Each individual volunteer is integral to the work we do. When you give your time to volunteer with Ormiston To find out more about volunteering Families, you’re helping to make young lives better across opportunities across the region contact us on: the East of England. Tel: 01473 724517 Opportunities with Ormiston Email: [email protected] Families include: www.ormiston.org Working with children in crèches and play areas www.facebook.com/ormistonfamilies Supporting fundraising @ormistonfamily Admin and project support Helping at events Supporting service users in group and one-to-one settings Mentoring

DID YOU KNOW? “Volunteering has been an absolute pleasure, In our 2015 survey 100% helping others has proved to be enriching of volunteers said they and enlightening thanks to the excellent would recommend caring ethos Ormiston Families promotes.” volunteering with Ormiston Families to others.

YOUNG LIVES MATTER ORMISTON FAMILIES ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 19 CONTACT US

Ormiston Families 333 Felixstowe Road Ipswich Suffolk IP3 9BU Tel: 01473 724517 Email: [email protected] www.ormiston.org www.facebook.com/ormistonfamilies @ormistonfamily

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