The Children’s Society
Victor Hext is the Honorary Diocesan President for the Children’s Society, which is founded on a Christian vision and driven by Christian values.
About the Society
The Church of England Children’s Society is a leading national charity, driven by the belief that all children deserve a good childhood. Guided by the unconditional belief in the worth and importance of all children, the Society offers help and understanding to those forgotten children who face danger, discrimination or disadvantage in their daily lives.
Its network of projects helps over 50,000 children and their families each year. Through its pioneering research and influential campaigning, it defends, safeguards and protects the childhood of all children.
To find out more visit the Society’s website
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/ or click on any of the highlighted phrases below and follow the instructions:
Victor can arrange for a speaker to come to any deanery or church to give more details about the work of the Society and help to raise funds for its work A speaker can take part in services or talk to any group (PCC, Mission Committee, Mothers’ Union etc), and addresses can be tailored to suit the occasion – from a 10 minute presentation in a service to a full evening, with a talk, questions and discussion.
Fundraising for the Society
Volunteers are the cornerstone of our work. Without your generous support, we could only reach a fraction of the children we currently help each year. Your hard work and dedication gives us the freedom to concentrate our work where the need is greatest, not just in areas where government funding is available. Together we can give countless children the vital help and support they cannot find anywhere else. Together, we can give them back their childhood.
Two of the most popular ways of raising money is by Christingle activities where the Society can help by providing materials (download to get details) and by House Collecting Boxes where small change makes a large change. By having a box in their homes which is opened annually by a Parish Co-ordinator people all over the country raise £2 million pounds each year.. But there are all sorts of other ways in which you can raise money, and the Fundraising download, or Victor, will help you.
Press Releases
The Society issues press releases on urgent matters related to children. To read the latest of these click on Society, then click on Press releases.
Past Events
A group of churches from Doncaster organised a collection in the Frenchgate Centre in the middle of the town from 9 to 5 on July 2nd to July 4th. In that time they raised £1073.10
Coming Events
You can advertise your Children’s Society activities here by contacting Victor.
This site will be updated once a month.
The Good Childhood Inquiry
This was published by Penguin on 4 February 2009 under the title “A Good Childhood: Searching for values in a Competitive Age”. Copies are available in bookshops at £9.99 or visit Amazon to order your book for only £7.49. The Society is planning conferences and lectures throughout the year. The first of these is the 2009 Edward Rudolf Lecture at 6pm on 17 September 2009 at the Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London.
National Coffee Morning
This year’s National Coffee Morning is taking place on 8 September 2009. The Society is asking all supporters to join in and hold s coffee morning (any size from 2 upwards) to raise funds for our vital work with children suffering from the vicious circle driven by neglect, violence, poverty and discrimination. There is a prayer to be said at 11am – all over the country. These events can raise a lot of money. One group in the diocese managed to raise £300 with the St George’s Bake and Brew
Wine and Wisdom
Sprotbrough St Mary’s and St Edmund’s Support Group are hosting a Wine and Wisdom Evening for the Society on Friday 9 October 2009 at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall. Tickets £6 For more details of all the above contact 01302-854467 |
