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Fundraising has been a difficult task over the last couple of years, with our Philanthropy Team in particular having to get creative in order to raise vital funds for our services around lockdowns, social distancing and other all-new obstacles. And in spite of these challenges, our team worked tirelessly to rally community support and donations…

Ormiston Families is delighted to announce that Cambridgeshire-based Stars Children’s Bereavement Support Service is to become part of the organisation. Stars has been providing support to bereaved children and young people since 2006, having originally been set up by a group of counsellors who were concerned about the lack of support available to children whose…

Since Spring, Ormiston Families’ Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service has been actively involved in the Youth in Mind project, helping to shape mental health service in Norfolk and Waveney. The latest issue of the Youth in Mind newsletter can be downloaded here or below – this issue introduces the Youth in Mind team…

An enormous congratulations to the Small Steps Together team for their success at the 2021 Children & Young People Now Awards, scooping The Early Years Award! The award results were announced at a virtual ceremony on 25th November, watched live by many at Ormiston Families. The service was commended for its vital work in helping…

Donate to our #AllDoorsOpen This Christmas Campaign below: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/alldoorsopenthisxmas Throughout 2021, we’ve been celebrating our 40th anniversary with our #AllDoorsOpen campaign, highlighting how our work helps children, young people and families in the East of England to open the doorways to hope and opportunity. And as we head towards a festive season that we hope…

A huge congratulations to our 8 amazing runners who completed the London Marathon in aid of Ormiston Families on 3rd October! Jo, Naomi, Michelle, Holly, Liam, Donna, Tim and Vicky all completed the 26.2 mile run on a relatively bright and dry day in London last Sunday, raising over £7,600 (as of 7th October, excluding…

Ormiston Families is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for The Third Sector Award at the Investors In People Awards 2021. In a record-breaking year for entries, with nearly three hundred organisations involved, this is an outstanding achievement and one that everyone at Ormiston Families is proud of. The Investors in People Awards…

7th September 2021 is Youth Mental Health Day in the UK, a day that encourages understanding and awareness of mental health in young people. The Link, Ormiston Families’ project which provides advice, support and training to adults who work with children and young people aged 0-18 across Norfolk and Waveney, recently visited North Walsham Town…

As part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, we’ve been speaking to some of our wonderful staff about their achievements and experiences with us. This time, we spoke with Anna Palmer, Volunteer Co-ordinator and Senior Practitioner at our Sensory Toy Library, who has provided children, young people and families with invaluable support during her 22 year…

Our latest anniversary campaign story sees us catching up with David Breakspear, a criminal justice champion, and reformed prisoner. He opens up about the role Ormiston Families played in supporting him and his family through the difficult periods of his imprisonment. As turnaround stories go, David Breakspear’s is surely up there with the most inspirational.…