Hilton in the Community Foundation donated to the With kids Xmas appeal 2010

With kids would like to say a huge thank you to the Hilton in the Community Foundation.

We are really grateful for donating a further £1,000 to the With Kids Xmas 2010 Appeal.

A total of £8,000 has now been donated by the Hilton in the Community Foundation to With Kids.

Angela Beattie, Business Development Manager, at With Kids said "we are extremely grateful for this invaluable support".

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Queenspark Builders hard graft for With Kids

The first phase of the With Kids drop-in centre development has now been completed with our brand new kitchen being fully installed and operational. The team at Queenspark Builders in Glasgow fitted the kitchen in 3 days.

With Kids would like to thank the team at Queenspark Builders for all of their hard graft and we can now utilise the fully modern and equipped kitchen when families drop by.

We can now begin work on a cafe, workshop area and a specially designed therapy room. It's all been made possible with our recent funding from the Asda Foundation. We'll keep you up to date on the rest of our work.

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Ignis Asset Management Womans 10k run

With Kids Glasgow are looking for fundraiser's who would be interested in running at this event, so if you're looking for an excuse to shed those Xmas pounds then why not sign up for the Ignis Asset Management Women's 10K on Sunday 8th May?

You could get fit while raising some much needed funds for With Kids. We can support you with your fundraising and even advise you on a training plan.

If you'd like to get involved, contact us at With Kids and make a start on your fitness plan.

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With Kids Play Therapy: Case Study

With Kids, Glasgow regularly operates a Play Therapy class for children that attend the centre. Here is an example of why Play Therapy is so important and how it makes a difference to a child's life. This is just some of the work that we do.

Key Issues
Child A (aged 10) was referred by primary school due to concerns about emotional difficulties, especially anger and behavioural issues at school (including anti-social concerns and sexualised behaviour). Child A's family situation was cause for concern with a mother who admitted to prostituting from the family home when Child A was younger and with a history of drug abuse. Child C was now in the care of a family member who stated that the child struggled with separation, which was causing distress for all concerned

Intervention
Over 11 months, the play therapist noted that Child A was initially very silent, guarded and anxious and play was limited and physically contained. At first the child engaged mainly in art activities and was prolific in the amount of work produced. The play therapist felt that this was content rich and seemed cathartic for the child.

Themes in play related to fear violence, chaos, confusion, destruction and lack of safety. It also revealed that the child found transitions difficult. Over time play moved on to exploring sand and other sensory materials and playing with cars. It was noted that play was very repetitive and mirrored the play of a much younger child suggesting that the child had missed out on some early development play.

Outcomes
As time progressed Child A's play developed a much more spontaneous element becoming more vocal and expressive with frequent laughing and smiling and was increasingly more relaxed. The child began to develop reciprocal play with the therapist and began to cope better with transitions.

The play therapist was able to suggest that Child A would benefit from further opportunities to revisit activities associated with early development, such as sensory and tactile activities. It also recommended that continued support be provided to help Child A deal with transitions.

Staff at school reported that Child A seemed more settled and calm with increased confidence and was taking on more responsibility. Child A became more willing to engage and speak and behaviour became less challenging.

The family carer felt that Child A had made a 'huge improvement' and commented that they couldn't remember the last time Child A had had a 'temper tantrum'.

For further information and reading on Play Therapy please follow the links: http://www.bapt.info/ or http://www.playtherapy.org.uk/.

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Spring has sprung, the grass is green, i wonder where the birdies been?

With Kids are stepping into spring with the Spring Fair on Saturday 5th March. With Kids are hoping to raise much needed funds for the charity. The event will be a fun-filled day with stalls selling new and (gently) used clothes and toys, games and competitions, face-painting and entertainment. We would be delighted if you could join us on the day with... your friends and family to pick up a bargain, have a great day and help us raise money for a fantastic cause.

We would also like to ask for a little help with donations for our bakery stall and also for some competition prizes. It may be that you love to bake or even have an unwanted Christmas gift that could go to a good home, if so then we would love to hear from you; please contact us on 0141 550 5770 or email Suzie with your suggestions or donations.

Thank you so much for your support of With Kids, we look forward to hearing from you and/or seeing you on the day.

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Asda Foundation helps transform derelict building

With Kids were delighted to recently accept a cheque for £13,855 from Asda Foundation. This fantastic grant will help us to transform what was a previously derelict building at 15 Annfield Place into a fully equipped Drop-In centre for children and families in the East End of Glasgow.

The Asda Foundation supports local causes nominated by Asda colleagues which helps to make a huge difference to the local community. The Asda Foundation was set up to give something back to the community and is UK wide.

This will make a tremendous difference to our work and we are hugely grateful to Asda Foundation.

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Kids freeze in their own homes...in Glasgow

A Glasgow-based charity which helps some of the city’s most vulnerable children is calling on gas and electricity suppliers to help ease fuel poverty.

With Kids is working to ensure that families at this time of year can help meet their fuel bills.

The charity seeks to help very vulnerable children from some of Glasgow’s most deprived communities and their families overcome the effects of alcohol, drug abuse and domestic violence to ensure they get a decent start in life.

Research has shown that thousands of families struggle at this time of the year simply to ensure that their homes are heated. Many will go without food and Christmas gifts for their children in a desperate fight to keep their homes lit and heated.

If a family gets into arrears with their fuel payments their supplier can grab up to 70% of these payments to pay off the arrears. That means only 30p in every one pound spent goes into heating the home.

With Kids, Business Development Manager, Angela Beattie said: “At this time of year a distressingly high number of families and their children are at risk of freezing in their own homes because they simply cannot afford to heat them. And the winter we are currently experiencing is causing real material hardship for the most vulnerable in our city.

“We have also found that hundreds of families will be unable to provide their children with Christmas gifts because they scraped together what little they have to prevent their gas and electricity supplies being turned off. And although families with children under the age of five will rarely have their supplies stopped they find it impossible to struggle free of their fuel debt and will go without food to keep paying.

“One of the ways in which we try to help combat this is to organise a Christmas party on Christmas Eve with the help of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue. This year’s event at Calton Fire Station will see 200 families being given presents that they otherwise wouldn’t have. This means they have one thing less to worry about as they fight to pay the winter fuel bills.
“But the bigger issue remains: what are government and fuel suppliers, whose prices are set to jump again this winter, doing to ensure the most needy in our society can be helped.”

With Kids is one of the Evening Times Community Champions. This year’s Christmas Party will see poor kids experience for the first time what others take for granted. This will include a Christmas meal, games and a visit from Santa Claus. The Calton firefighters will be on hand to give the children rides on the fire engines and they’ll host the party.

For those who want to donate cash or gifts to help pay for the With Kids Christmas Party please contact Angela Beattie on:

Telephone 0141 550 5770 or e mail a.beattie@withkids.org.uk

You can also donate on line by visiting www.justgiving.com/withkids

Written by Kevin McKenna, The Word Agency. Email kevin@wordagency.net

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