We exist to change lives and transform futures.
We’re passionate about helping the most vulnerable children and families overcome the challenges caused by deprivation so they can flourish and step into a brighter future.
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We’re passionate about helping the most vulnerable children and families overcome the challenges caused by deprivation so they can flourish and step into a brighter future.
When we first met nine year old Charlie, he struggled with his sense of self-worth and found it hard to open up. A few weeks later, we saw a new confident Charlie, able to identify and share his feelings, and even encourage others to do the same.
See how coming along helped Charlie feel able to talk about his feelings and grow his self-esteem.
When Amber told us there was no food in the house, we knew that coming along to our Cookery Club was more than learning to cook—it was a lifeline.
Read how our Family Cookery Club helped one mum feed her family, and find new joy in family life
Full-time dad Matt used to spend his days alone at home with his daughter Chloe unsure how to fill their days. Now they’re the first ones through the door at our Play Pals group—and the last to leave.
We take a grassroots, holistic and practical approach to support families in key areas: tackling food poverty and poor diet through Family Cookery Clubs; improving mental health through child and family wellbeing groups; boosting literacy with Family Literacy groups; supporting young families and nurturing early childhood development; and reducing isolation through community events, groups for parents and carers and individual support. Our groups and activities take place in local community venues and in partnership with local primary schools.
Helping families learn to cook nutritious, economical meals and gain lasting skills for better health.
Building confidence and a life-long love of reading through immersive, family-led storytelling activities.
Supporting parents’ and children’s wellbeing, and helping build emotional resilience for life.
We've started another new group! 🥳
Being outside in nature is proven to significantly lower the risk of childhood mental health issues. But sadly not every child has equal access to outdoor play opportunities.
That’s why we’ve launched our outdoor wellbeing groups - specifically to close this gap and give children the opportunity to play, connect and thrive 🛝 ⚽ 🥅 🌳 🌸
#play #righttoplay #insideoutside #thegreatoutdoors #insideout #nature #connectwithnature #newgroup #wellbeing #familywellbeing #childrensmentalhealth #physicalactivity
This year, to support @bbccin, we attended a @cbeebieshq event in our local area of Pudsey, the town that Pudsey Bear is named after! 🐻
It was so wonderful to see many families from the local area enjoying the interactive singing and story telling, led by the amazing @evie.pickerill
Here at Flourishing Families, we believe that a love of reading and reading for pleasure is one of the most powerful foundations for future success. We thoroughly enjoyed hearing @tomfletcher 's new book 'Pudsey and the Thread of Hope', a beautiful story about friendship, courage, and hope.
If you are interested in finding out more, or want to support the transformational work we do in Leeds, then please visit the link to our website in our bio 🩵
Thank you @asda , @bbccin , and @cbeebieshq for having us!
#childreninneed #pudseybear #bbc #cbeebies #storytime #storytelling #tomfletcher #everyfamilydeservestoflourish #readingforpleasure #familywellbeing #earlyyears #earlyyearsdevelopment #schoolreadiness
Our Christmas hamper appeal is now live!
Please join us in changing Christmas for families across Leeds.
🎁 £20 will mean a child has a tailor-made stocking full of presents to open on Christmas morning.
🎁 £50 will buy a Christmas hamper packed full of food for the whole family.
To donate, please visit the Just Giving link in our bio. Together we can make a difference to Christmas for many families!
#leeds #christmas #donate #everypennycounts #feedingfamilies #savechristmas #presents #stockings #changelives #justgiving
Volunteer Spotlight!
Our volunteers are amazing! Here's Katie who helps out at one of our mentoring groups in the West of Leeds.
Her reply to why she loves volunteering: "I really love watching the kids grow and develop each week!"
Would you like to volunteer with us? If so, send us a message or visit our website to find out more!
#volunteer #mentoring #studentvolunteer #volunteerspotlight #volunteerwork #giveback #makeadifference #volunteersmakeadifference #nonprofitwork #dogoodfeelgood
Some exciting news from Flourishing Families!
We are starting a brand new group called EVERYDAY PLAY.
9 weeks of fun activities for parents and children aged 0-4, supporting your child’s development.
All completely free!
To keep this group as interactive as possible, we only have 10 spaces available.
Please DM us if you would like us to reserve a place for you!
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Sam and Harry, who both ran their first marathon, and to Gemma, who ran the 10 mile race, to raise money for Flourishing Families 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
Fantastic achievement! The money will go directly to our work with babies and young children.
Together they raised an incredible £1,505
Contact us if you'd like to run for us!
You can still donate via their Just Giving pages:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/sam-neal-3
https://www.justgiving.com/page/harry-hext-2
https://www.justgiving.com/page/gemma-robinson
#runforall #marathon #10miles #fundraising #yorkmarathon #yorkshiremarathon #runtotransformfutures #running #justgiving #everypennycounts #thankyou
