Part of Reach - one church in many places
Reach Response
Karina Martin, SLT Member, introduces Reach Response
Reach Response is our Reach-wide ministry which enables Reach Communities and church members to come alongside people who are currently in need of extra care or support.
We strive to provide caring communities where people feel safe and empowered to rebuild their lives. We also partner with a number of trusted charity partners to help deliver the specialised support people may need.
In Nottingham, we partner with the following local organisations to come alongside people at their point of need and be a loving community for some of our city’s most vulnerable people.
Our Nottingham Partners
When a crisis strikes a family with children, its effects can be devastating. Many of us would turn to relatives and friends for support but some families can be really isolated with nobody there to help them. Safe Families works hand-in-hand with Children’s Services to link families in need with local volunteers who can offer them help and support.
Find out more at safefamilies.uk
Welcome Churches specifically equips churches to welcome and support asylum seekers, housed in Home Office accommodation. Trained volunteers deliver a Welcome Box, filled with small gifts, to the homes of people who have recently arrived in the area. They provide information about local groups and services and support asylum seekers to find a place to belong within community. Reach Nottingham and Reach Leicester both run Welcome Boxes in their cities.
Find out more at welcomechurches.org
More than 4 million children are being raised in poverty and the stress poverty places on them (and their parents) can result in long-term emotional and social problems. Kids Matter want children to have the best chance to flourish in life. Their highly effective parenting programmes equip parents and carers in the community and in prison who are facing disadvantages with confidence, competence and community, enabling their children to thrive.
Find out more at kidsmatter.org.uk