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Nauru migrants: Last four children to leave island for US

3rd February 20193rd February 2019 Josie McFarlane 241 Views 0 Comment Australia, children, community, Detained, Families, Immigration laws, Nauru migrants

Australia says the last four migrant children detained at a camp on the Pacific island of Nauru are being moved

Lifestyle

PACT urges prospective adopters to pick up the phone!

28th January 201924th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 264 Views 0 Comment Adopt, adoption, BAME, children, community, Families, London, PACT

Adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) is now opening its enquiries line during evenings and at the weekend to

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Migrant workers send home £8bn to families

23rd November 201820th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 1058 Views 0 Comment Africa, community, Europe, Families, financial, House of Commons, migrant workers, Money, overseas, Support, UK, Western Union

Migrant workers in the UK, many in low-paid jobs, are sending £8bn a year to support families in their home

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Celebrate Christmas with PACT!

18th November 201816th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 343 Views 0 Comment adoption, Carol Concert, Carols, charity, Christmas event, Families, PACT, Support

Adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) will be holding its annual Christmas Carol Concert at Dorchester Abbey on Sunday

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Dispelling the myth of black debt

12th November 201812th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 315 Views 0 Comment #Finances, Africa, black, black professionals, community, Debt, Families, money worries, Myths, Recession, Support

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of indebted black professionals get into debt to support family members and not to

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Individualistic tax system is crippling UK one-earner families

4th November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 344 Views 0 Comment #Finances, community, earners, Families, government, Income, low income, money issues, politics, poor, report, single, struggle, tax, working class, worse off

CARE’s latest tax report shows that decisions made to increase the personal tax allowance has led to a disturbing individualism

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New Community Church Gives Away £9,000 to Three Worthy Causes Helping Children and Families

1st November 20181st November 2018 Josie McFarlane 425 Views 0 Comment charity, church, community, donates, Edith’s Home, Faith, Families, Families First Southampton, funding, help, New Community Church, Southampton Children’s Hospital Charity

New Community Church in Southampton has donated £9,000 to three worthy causes that support children and families, with Southampton Children’s

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More children in England at risk of abuse or neglect

31st October 201828th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 314 Views 0 Comment #Statistics, Child abuse, community, councils, danger, Families, Figures, Investigations, neglect, risk, safety, UK

An average of 188 children a day in England are being put on protection plans because they are at risk

Charity Affairs Lifestyle

Grant a smile celebrates first birthday

26th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 426 Views 0 Comment charity, children, christian, community, Families, help, human aid, Joyce Obaseki, world

An initiative, which provides practical support to families dealing with severe illnesses, has celebrated its first birthday this week. Grant a Smile, the social

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Thousands of families reunited one month after Ethiopia–Eritrea border reopens

14th October 201812th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 613 Views 0 Comment Border, community, crossing, Ethiopia, Families, News, Poverty, Reunited, trade, world

Families separated for years enjoy tearful reunions and migrants seek new lives, as over 10,000 people have crossed into Ethiopia

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Mothers’ Union plans to offer Grenfell families support through its Away From It All Holiday scheme

18th July 2017 Mariah 1071 Views 0 Comment AFIA holidays, beach, charity, country, Families, Grenfell, holiday, impact, members, Mothers union, prayers, response, scheme, Support, tragedy, Travel, trips, UK, united, United Kingdom

As part of a united and co-ordinated response from members in Dioceses across the country, Mothers’ Union is planning to

Fostering & Adoption News

OBE for PACT’s Chief Executive Jan Fishwick

19th June 201712th July 2018 Mariah 1131 Views 0 Comment adoption, birthday, chief executive, children, Families, forever family, fostering, government, Influence, Jan Fishwick, local, National, PACT, queen, team work, vulnerable

ADOPTION charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) is delighted to announce that its Chief Executive Jan Fishwick has been awarded

Fostering & Adoption Lifestyle

Happy Father’s Day from PACT

8th June 201712th July 2018 Mariah 1186 Views 0 Comment adoption, Award winning, charity, children, Families, Fathers day. PACT, special, Support

FOR 47 dads who have adopted children through Parents And Children Together (PACT) over the last year Father’s Day on

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Archbishop of York invites churches to support WaterAid’s Harvest Appeal and provide water to world’s poorest

8th June 20178th June 2017 Mariah 1081 Views 0 Comment Archbishop, Bottles, churches, clean, Congregations, countries, Drought, Families, fundraising, Harvest appeal, hunger, inviting, Life, poor, UK, Water, WaterAid, weather, York, Zambia

The Archbishop of York is inviting churches and congregations across the UK to join him in supporting WaterAid’s life-giving bottles