REED makes contribution for upcoming Christmas festivities – 2024

Reed, a local recruitment agency situated in Wolverhampton have, once again, have supported another of Freedom’s causes, by collecting and donating a large number of advent calendars in celebration and preparation of the upcoming Christmas festivities, that are to be distributed across the young people and families under the service.

As we approach the festive season, it is important to look at what can be done to support those children and young people who are in care, in the process of leaving care or who are care leavers.

Christmas can be a stressful and anxious time for many, layered with expectations and pressures of what it is ‘supposed’ to look like. For children and young people in care, and for care leavers, Christmas can be a time where traumas resurface, they feel lonely, like they don’t or can’t fit into the excitement and ‘buzz’, or they might feel angry or withdrawn.

Taking the importance of being trauma-informed into consideration, as well as how changes might affect children and young people in care over the Christmas period, it is essential to ask, what can professionals and foster carers do to make this time of year easier for those children and young people?

One of which being, as above, a kind gesture which enables young people to feel part of a celebration and a sense of belonging within a family to share the experiences with and create memories that will last a life time.

Giving back to the community is important because it benefits society by:

• Enhancing social welfare and reducing the burden on government services
• Promoting social inclusion and bridging social gaps
• Encouraging civic engagement and a more active citizenry
• Showing that ‘paying things forward’ promotes positivity and cohesion across individuals in the world

Thank you so much Michelle Green and Claire Birch at Reed, for organising and supporting a well deserved cause in your collection and donation of advent calendars. Your support does not go unnoticed and we are truly grateful and humbled by your contributions and ongoing support.