Impact Report 2023-24

Christian Family Concern is a South Croydon charity supporting young mothers, children and families since 1893 through three services. In 2023-24, 52 young mothers were housed at 92% room occupancy; 9 returned to education; 102 families were connected through Birdhurst Day Nursery with 6 receiving bursaries; and 106 counselling clients received 24 sessions. Total income was £1.09m. A new sensory room opened at the nursery and group work sessions doubled to 6-7 per month.

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Supported accommodation for young mothers and mothers-to-be (with food bank, group work programme, move-on support); Birdhurst Day Nursery (56-place, forest school, sports and dance); subsidised counselling service (addiction, anxiety, bereavement, depression, couples) Custom geography from upload: South Croydon / South London

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 52 young mothers housed in supported accommodation at 92% room occupancy; 9 returned to education

Key Metric 2 102 families connected through Birdhurst Day Nursery; 6 families receiving nursery bursaries; sensory room opened by Mayor of Croydon

Key Metric 3 106 counselling clients supported across 24 sessions; counselling bursary available for low-income clients; total income £1,092,629

Key Outcomes

Group work sessions increased from 3-4 to 6-7 per month from October 2023; in-house food bank provides essential food bags to residents without immediate benefits access
9 residents returned to education; new structured support programme (developed 2021) tailored to each resident's needs; strong multi-agency referral network with social workers, health visitors and mental health professionals
Five-year plan in development covering 7 areas; plans to extend outreach to former residents and local young mothers not in residence; deficit reduced from £65,474 to £33,204 year-on-year