Impact Family Services

We are thrilled to be members of the North East Chamber of Commerce!

We look forward to attending future NECC events, networking and building relationships with everyone. 👏🏼

Thank you again to South Tyneside Youth Service for the wonderful gift packs that were donated for our families. 💚

Some lovely feedback from Impact Family Services 💙

One group from Simonside Youth project chose to create gift packs for families, as part of their social action project, and donated them to Impact FS 👏

Impact Family Services

Tips for running The Great North Run 🏃🏻‍♀️

We have 5 people raising money for Impact Family Services in the Great North Run 🏃🥳

If you would like to support them and add a spring to their step for their training then please donate here 👉🏻 https://ajbellgreatnorthrun2024.enthuse.com/impac.../profile

Every little helps! 🥰

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Safe Hands is launching an art club this Summer for children who’ve previously completed the programme!

We will have lots of arts and crafts available. 🎨

It will run every Thursday starting from the 1st of August and will have two time slots to make sure everyone gets to come

1-2pm and 2:30 – 3:30pm.

Please contact Layla & Greg if you are interested in your child attending.

📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]

Mark your diaries and swing into action for our Impact Family Services Charity Golf Tournament!! 🏌🏼‍♀️⛳️

📍 Where: Cleadon Hills, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE34 8EG
📆 When: Thursday 26th September, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

To participate or to get in touch about sponsorship opportunities, please fill in this form: https://www.impactfs.co.uk/forms/charity-golf-tournament-form

While football and alcohol do not cause domestic abuse, studies show that cases can rise by 38% after a big game.

If you are experiencing any kind of domestic abuse and live in South Tyneside – please call us in confidence on 07375 788 835 (opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), or email us at [email protected]

If you are in immediate danger, call 999.

Or, you can call the National Abuse Helpline, for free and in confidence, 24hrs a day on:
📞0808 2000 247 (women only)
📞0808 8010327 (men only)

Image credit: Women's Aid

For their final session, the Safe Hands group made some friendship bracelets! 😃

Our Safe Hands programme provides art-based therapeutic group work and one-to-one sessions for children who have lived experience of domestic abuse.

How cool are these bracelets?!

Did you know that we not only help adults that have or are experiencing domestic abuse, but that we help children too?

We have services available for children and young people with lived experience of abuse. 👇🏼

🧡 Our children's team provides art-based therapeutic group work and one-to-one sessions for children who have lived experience of domestic abuse.

❤️ We have a member of our team who works specifically with young people aged 13-17 years who reside in South Tyneside and have lived experience of domestic abuse.

💚 Our Child Contact services allow us to support children to reestablish or maintain significant relationships in a safe and controlled environment.

For more information email us on [email protected]

FREE SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT PACT:
Starting 25th July and continuing Monday and Thursday over the Summer Holidays - Food included

Children eligible for benefits related free school meals are required to book via their school’s Fun & Food programme. If you think you are eligible, but have not been issued a ticket, please contact [email protected]

All other children can be booked onto sessions by contacting PACT House directly 👇

PACT House Stanley

Tracey our Young Person's Domestic Abuse Advocate took some of our Young people to see the new Inside Out 2 film.

It’s a great film about Emotions and how to cope with them daily. In particular around puberty and anxiety in teens. 💚

The Young People really benefited from the film and it sparked a conversation/discussion amongst the young people about how they cope with anxiety and the stresses of the teenage years.

While realising that these feelings are overwhelming at times, they are a normal process of growing up.

Have you seen the film? What did you think?

Places Where Kids Eat Free (or for £1) During The 6 Weeks Summer Holidays 2024! 🍎 🍝
See details below 👇

Our Safe Hands team, ran by Layla and Greg, is an art therapy based programme that offers both group work and one-to-one sessions for children who have lived experience of domestic abuse.

Our Safe Hands programme is for children aged 5-12 years who reside in South Tyneside. 🧡

Visit our website below to find out more details about the work we do and how to make a referral. 👇🏼

https://www.impactfs.co.uk/domestic-abuse-help

Fancy a few rounds of golf? ⛳️🏌🏻‍♂️

How about raising money for domestic abuse services in the process? 🥳

Join us for our Charity Golf Tournament 🙌🏼 We're looking for players and teams to take part and make it a day to remember!

📅 Thursday 26th September
⏰ 10.30am start
Includes breakfast, raffle and a tombola!!

Find out more details here 👉🏻 https://www.impactfs.co.uk/charity-golf-tournament or email [email protected] to take part!

We are delighted to announce that we are now an accredited Living Wage UK employer! 🥳

We are committed to paying all staff the real for the real cost of living.

Read more about the movement here: https://goo.gl/rtQSZ3

A huge thank you to W H Forster Printers for printing our flyers for our Charity Golf Tournament 🥳 We're so excited to get these handed out and shared around our community.

Want to hear more about our charity event?

📍 Where: Cleadon Hills, South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE34 8EG
📅 When: Thursday 26th September, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

This special event is dedicated to supporting our vital work in breaking the cycle of domestic abuse in South Tyneside. Every swing and every putt will help provide essential services to families affected by domestic abuse, ensuring a brighter, safer future for all.

Read more here: https://www.impactfs.co.uk/charity-golf-tournament
See WHForster printing services here: https://www.whforster.co.uk/?

Although it is known that domestic violence disproportionately effects women, a third of domestic abuse victims are men.

The Office for National Statistics estimates that 1.6 million women and 757,000 men reported abuse in 2020.

We want you to know that we are here for you. If you have experienced domestic abuse, whether male, female or non-binary, you can reach out for help.

If you reside in South Tyneside – please call us in confidence on 07375 788 835 (opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), or email us at [email protected].

You can also read our article below on why domestic violence is not just a women's issue. 👇🏼

💚 https://www.impactfs.co.uk/news/domestic-violence-men

For other resources for male victims please see the websites below.

💚 https://mensadviceline.org.uk/

💚 https://mankind.org.uk/

Unfortunately, research shows that cases of domestic abuse rises by approximately 38% when England loses a football match, and 26% rise when they win.

It is an incredibly sad reality that football tournaments mean an increased risk to victims across the UK.

Please know that if you experience any kind of domestic abuse, there is help available.

If you are experiencing any kind of domestic abuse and live in South Tyneside – please call us in confidence on 07375 788 835 (opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), or email us at [email protected].

Just a quick reminder that this Sunday's event is now postponed! We will hopefully be able to update you soon on the rescheduled date. 😊

How amazing are these crafts?! We're thrilled to share some more creations that the kids using our services have been making.

These craft kits were donated from te Let's Craft Campaign by Crafts Council UK and Hobbycraft.

The aim of this campaign is to get 20,000 craft packs into the hands of children who don’t have art and craft supplies at home.

Creativity can sometimes be seen as low priority but is incredibly important for development and therapeutic purposes. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, it is under even more pressure as millions of families are being pushed into poverty.

Thank you again Crafts Council UK and your partners for helping our kids get creative. 💚

ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to unforeseen circumstances out of our control, we have had to postpone this event to a later date.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused. An update will be made in due course. Thank you.

Did you know you can cover your tracks online if you're worried someone is looking at your internet browser history?

We know it can be hard to reach out for help, especially if your partner is checking up on the things you do.

Follow our simple guide on how to do this: https://impactfs.co.uk/cover-your-tracks-online

Just over a week to go until the charity event at Fountain, Flaming Grill!

Will you be joining us?

Saturday 30th June, 2pm onwards.
Everyone welcome! 🥳🤗

We are a domestic abuse charity providing services for adults, young people and children in South Tyneside.

We can help with:

💚 housing
💚 non molestation orders
💚 emotional support
💚 safety planning (including how you can keep safe in your own home)
💚 practical advocacy in regard to housing and benefits
💚 support and safety planning for the future
💚 recovery work (121 and group sessions)
💚 Art therapy based programmes for children
💚 Independent Domestic Violence Advisors for both adults and young people.

If you are experiencing any kind of domestic abuse and live in South Tyneside – please call us in confidence on 07375 788 835 (opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), or email us at [email protected].

Recently we had some craft boxes donated from the Let's Craft campaign by Crafts Council UK who have teamed up with Hobbycraft and regional partners across England to get 20,000 craft packs into the hands of children who don’t have art and craft supplies at home.

The kids that use our services have been absolutely loving them, as you can see from this photo of one of our kids brilliant creations. 🤩

Making with our hands is life-affirming and supports our mental health. As children grow, it helps to build cognitive skills, hand-eye co-ordination, self-confidence and the ability to express themselves.

Creativity can sometimes be seen as low priority. Amid a cost-of-living crisis, it is under even more pressure as millions of families are being pushed into poverty.

Thank you Crafts Council UK and your partners for helping our kids get creative.

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