Our Post Adoption & Aftercare Service was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2024.  Feedback from our Ofsted report included: “This agency provides an outstanding, highly specialised service for adopted adults and their birth relatives.” “There is an exceptional...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Chairman, Father Michael Daley, following a short illness.  Father Michael was truly committed to the work of the Catholic Children’s Society (CCS), always showing concern for those...

Before coming to St Francis Family Centre, Jack and his mum felt hopeless and alone. With your help we changed Jack’s life. Click the image below to read his story and find out how you can change the lives...

Read our Spring Newsletter below to find out how CCS supporters have helped children and families in recent months.

Henry’s story shows how the generosity and kindness of our supporters can help children feel safe, loved and cared for this Christmas. To help us reach more children like Henry this winter, please donate here.

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, this year we have been able to help over 9,500 disadvantaged individuals in their time of need.  Read our Autumn Newsletter below to find out more about the children and families we...

Over the past two years the Catholic Children’s Society has trained hundreds of school staff to deliver the Rainbows Bereavement Support Programme, which provides support for children who are struggling to cope with grief and loss. 10-year-old Rosie recently...

      To create your London Marathon CCS fundraising page with Enthuse click here. This takes just a few minutes. You can email a link to friends and family as well as share on social media to raise...

Thanks to the kindness of our supporters, CCS have been able to support disadvantaged children and families over the winter months. You can read our Spring Newsletter here to find out more about the difference our supporters have made.

Ellie’s story, which can be found here, shows how the generosity and kindness of our supporters can make a direct and immediate impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families this Christmas. To give the gift of hope...

This year’s awards focused on inspirational charities across the UK who are supporting communities impacted by Covid-19. CCS won the award for the digital transformation of our early-intervention mental health services, which enabled us to deliver remote support to...

The theme of Children's Mental Health Week 2021 is 'Express Yourself'.  We have produced resources to help primary and secondary aged pupils learn about 'The importance of expressing our feelings and connecting with others to support good mental health'. 

In recent weeks, the Catholic Children’s Society has been supporting growing numbers of families facing desperate situations as a result of the Coronavirus.  Through our close links with schools, we have been able to identify the most disadvantaged families...

Lily is three years old and had a very difficult start in life.  Read here how her life has been turned around thanks to the generosity of our supporters: Lily’s story

Father Christmas visits St Francis Family Centre! We had a very special guest visit St Francis this year…. Father Christmas! The children we thrilled to see him and to receive some amazing gifts. We are particularly grateful to a...

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Pathways: Post Adoption & Aftercare – Useful Links National map of adoption support and information services for birth families A map which includes details of support and information services available to birth families in England affected by adoption. Adoption...

Setting up a fundraising page with Virgin Money Giving or JustGiving is one of the easiest and best ways of getting sponsorship.  However, for people you see regularly you might like to raise sponsorship the old fashioned way and ask them...

To create your CCS fundraising page with JustGiving click here This takes just a few minutes.  You can then email the link to friends and family and they can sponsor you securely online.

To create your CCS fundraising page with Virgin Money Giving click here This takes just a few minutes.  You can then email the link to friends and family and they can sponsor you securely online.

Sara is two years old and was referred to St Francis Family Centre by a Health Visitor. She had a challenging home life due to the mental health issues experienced by her mother...

Our St Francis Family Centre was inspected by Ofsted in August 2016.  We were rated ‘outstanding’ in every single area, including ‘outcomes for children’.  Specific feedback included: “All children make excellent progress in their learning and development” “All children,...