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£1,624
raised of £5,000 target by 36 supporters

    Weʼve raised £1,624 to support parents/carers and children who are struggling with their mental health.

    Funded on Tuesday, 25th August 2020

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    I founded Holding Space in September 2019 after my own journey with my family. Parenting is hard at the best of times but add to that caring for a child with a mental illness and the burden is even greater. There still exists a stigma around mental illness and support is limited. As a parent you experience a range of emotions; of failing; of letting your child down; loneliness; fear; not knowing how to help or where to get support from. You try and talk to other people but they just don’t understand.

    The ethos of Holding Space is to provide a safe, non-judgemental space for parents to come together; to be supported, to chat, to connect. Most importantly to know that they are not alone.

    We are a non-registered charity; with an amazing team of volunteers who want to make a difference to families across East Sussex. We run weekly parent support groups to empower parents to come together and be supported. We also provide early intervention and therapy through our professional team; we have counsellors, yoga teacher and art therapists on board.

    “I can struggle a bit with the feeling of being alone, like there is no one in the same situation as myself but after finding this group and getting the support and friendship, especially at the moment, they had made me feel I'm not alone, when I start to feel down I use the thought of the next meeting to see me through, thank you”

    The first year of operation has been both rewarding and challenging. We have worked hard to be recognised as a credible organisation; there is no other organisation like ours. Our biggest challenge is securing funding. Whilst we have been fortunate to secure short term funding, we need long term funding to be able to sustain our work and build upon our strong foundations. We also need funding to be able to support children who need counselling. We are looking for sponsorship and investment!

    Our vision is to open a mental health & wellbeing centre where we are providing a range of interventions to support families; counselling, art, yoga, drama, music, educational workshops as well as running our parent support group; we want to create safe space for families. With investment and funding, we can empower people to manage their mental health and make a difference to the lives of the next generation.

    What empowers me is knowing we give hope to families every day; seeing the difference we make. My passion that no parent feels the way I ever did. If we can help one family then we have made a difference to that child’s life.

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      36

      • Jason Vickers

        Jason Vickers

        Jul 4, 2020

        thank you for everything you do to make people smile.

      • Paul McGregor

        Paul McGregor

        Jun 29, 2020

        Keep up the amazing work Hansa and Holding Space!

        £30.00

      • Danielle

        Danielle

        Jun 26, 2020

        Thanks for delivering to my colleague!

        £10.00

      • Anonymous

        Anonymous

        Jun 23, 2020

        Thank you for all you are doing to support people and help put a smile on their faces

        £5.00

      • Hayley

        Hayley

        Jun 19, 2020

        Such a lovely thing your doing. Miss you take care of yourself. Xx

        £5.00

      • Jenny Oxborough

        Jenny Oxborough

        Jun 11, 2020

        Such a wonderful idea, sending big highs and a big donation.

        £30.00

      • Clare Finnie

        Clare Finnie

        Jun 7, 2020

        £10.00

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