The Parish Church of St John-at-Hampstead

one of the charities supported by the parish

Unhappy children are so often innocent victims. They’re failed by their families or society, or they’re struck down by illness or accident. Once children get into trouble, they can so easily fall into a downward spiral of real woe. Unless they can be helped in time …….

There are many small organisations running projects in local communities which could help if only they had enough funding … Wednesday’s Child is a local charitable trust which specializes in finding and helping small projects for whom even a little funding can make a lot of difference……

…abused and/or psychologically damaged children
● £13,300 over a period of 10 years to the Tavistock Clinic to fund escorts and transport, enabling children suffering from severe psychological damage (as a result of trauma, abuse, rape, violence, etc) to attend regular therapy

…bereaved children
● £1000 to Open Door, a specialist counselling service in Crouch End for young people aged 13 – 25 who have difficulty coping with severe loss● £500 towards equipment for a new children’s playroom at St John’s Hospice
   
…brain-damaged children
● £2000 to Brainwave for the individual re-habilitation and development of two London children suffering from cerebral palsy as a result of brain damage at birth

…children from families infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS virus
● £5000 to Centrepeace in Kentish Town, to provide kickstart funds one year and then further support the following year for a summer play-scheme for local children, all of whom have had a close family member infected with HIV/AIDS.

…children of homeless families
● £4865 to CARIS Haringey’s Homeless Families project in Haringey, where more than 4,500 homeless households live in temporary accommodation; the project supports asylum seekers and refugees


● £7575 to Volunteer Reading Help – volunteers are recruited to give reading help in primary schools, especially in deprived areas where many children come from immigrant families.

…children of impoverished or inadequate families
● £4070 to School Home Liaison – to establish a contingency fund to provide basic necessities (eg shoes) for impoverished families unable to find a way out of their difficulties

…children separated from one or both parents       
● £12,000 to the Welcare Accord Centre in Kilburn, working with families where breakdown has been due to domestic violence, drug/alcohol abuse, mental health problems or religious differences.
   
…children whose education is affected by deprivation
● £2000 to the Kingsmead Kabin Homework Club for books and equipment for an educational project on a housing estate in Hackney, where 51% of the children are from families affected by unemployment and long-term illness, and 59% are single-parent families.
           
Information taken from their website wednesdayschild.org.uk
Registered Charity No. 328213.  Contact them through the website or  [email protected] / The Treasurer, Wednesday’s Child, 86 Wise Lane, NW7 2RD