Head of Operations
Marie Ashford
Marie oversees the day-to-day running of the charity and its strategic direction. She works Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and is always happy to talk to volunteers about the charity and the support you provide to families. She is also a Designated Safeguarding Officer, so if you have any concerns you can contact her.
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07906 143 611
Perinatal Senior Coordinator and Freedom Programme Lead
Sarah Kaiper-Holmes
Sarah oversees the Perinatal services we provide including Perinatal 1-2-1 Volunteers, Perinatal and Mum2Mum groups. She also has a caseload of families and their volunteers. In addition to this, she runs our Freedom Programme - a support group for survivors of domestic abuse. She works Monday - Thursday.
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07516 680 649
School Readiness Senior Coordinator
Emma Gurdag
Emma oversees the School Readiness services we provide, including 1-2-1 School Readiness Volunteers, Peep groups and SALT provision. She has a caseload of families and their volunteers. She is also one of our Designated Safeguarding Officers. Emma works Tuesday - Friday and you can contact her with any volunteering, school readiness or safeguarding queries.
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07907 616 922
Family Support Coordinator
Kate Smith
Kate looks after a caseload of Perinatal families and their volunteers and is their first point of call. She works Monday - Wednesday.
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07719 731 098
Family Support Coordinator
Ros Bishop
Ros looks after a caseload of School Readiness families and their volunteers and is their first point of call. She works Tuesday - Thursday.
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07857 041 578
Group Coordinator
Gemma Proctor
Gemma coordinates some of our Peep groups as well as supporting a caseload of School Readiness families and their Volunteers. Gemma works Monday, Tuesday and Frida.
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07783 427 145
Speech and Language Therapist
Mel Pritchard
Mel is our Speech and Language Therapist and can provide 1-2-1 support for families whose children are experiencing communication difficulties. Mel also coordinates some of our Peep courses. She works one day a week so if you need to contact her, please email or leave a message and she will get back to you when she is next working.
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07927 130 969
Dad Matters Coordinator
Abi Hall
Abi runs our Dad Matters Progamme, our service to support new Dads. She manages volunteers and the group support for new Dads. She works Tuesday - Thursday.
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07783 426 359
Head of Finance and Income Generation
Caroline Pepperell
Caroline looks after the financial and organisational aspects of the charity. She manages the day-to-day budgets and finances, ensuring that any grants we receive are spent correctly. Caroline works Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and can be contacted for support with your expense claims.
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Admin Assistant
Lucy Ashley
Lucy is our Admin Assistant and can help you with any Charity Log questions and will be in touch with you with any admin updates or information. Lucy works Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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Community Partnerships Manager
Jemma Bonner
Jemma coordinates our fundraising strategy, runs our social media and works to engage local businesses and groups with our charity. Jemma would love to hear from you if you are interested in helping with fundraising events, spot a funding opportunity or would like to do a sponsored activity for us. She works Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Office contact details
07564 543 806