Foster care recruitment.

Alternative Education provision.

Data compliance systems.

‘ Verve Community CIC is a cooperative of Armed Forces Veterans, Blue light workers, Not-for-profits, and local businesses who together, make meaningful change to vulnerable groups in our communities…’
Verve’s Community CIC.
Verve’s community campaigns support Mums to keep babies warm and prevent them from becoming vulnerable. Over 150 kind-hearted Ladies who Knit’ have donated eight thousand baby clothes, blankets, and toys to mums in local Sure Start and community centres to prevent mums from becoming vulnerable in the first place.
We recruit Armed Forces Veterans to mentor young people in the Re-engage programme with Major Chris Chudleigh. The aim is to prevent exclusion and reduce criminal exploitation of young people in our schools.’
Verve recruits foster carers to support vulnerable children exclusively for Not for Profits and Local Authorities. I do this because I don’t believe in large businesses making profits from vulnerable children. (I’ve worked in foster care recruitment for an IFA; I know what I’m doing.)
‘Op Re-Engage’ gave me my life back…
Like many Veterans, Nathan Pickering struggled in the transition to civilian life after leaving the Army. Nathan saw the blog written for Chris and got in touch. Nathan now mentors students at the Lowry Academy for the Re-Engage programme, a role which he admits, gave him his life back.
Prevention is better…
Knitting Baby Clothes Campaign
I launched the ‘Knitting Baby Clothes Appeal‘ when the charity shops closed due to the pandemic. Charity shops are often where Mums on a budget shop for either wool or baby items. However, winter was approaching, and I knew that Mums without support would become vulnerable. These campaigns aim to prevent Mums and babies from becoming vulnerable; they are why I do what I do…
Being there when it matters makes a difference.
Knitted Bereavement Blankets, Hearts, Teddies & Toys Appeal.
I created the ‘Knitted Bereavement Blankets, Hearts, Teddies & Toys Campaigns’ at the start of the pandemic to support the Not-for-Profit Swan Bereavement Team at Salford Royal NHS Trust. The knitted items: donated by the Ladies who Knit bring comfort to families and people in hospital; they are the reason they do what they do.
So far, we have…
Can you Foster? Said the ad…
‘My husband and I looked at each other. We had thought about becoming a fostering family for years, but it never felt like the right time. Then, from nowhere, adverts appeared asking, can you foster? And we replied, ‘Yes, we can.’ That decision was the best decision we have ever made and why foster care has made such a difference. Can you foster?
Fostering teenagers & older children…
Fostering teenagers and older children are challenging. However, foster carers who do, see what lies beyond the labels; they see the child. These foster carers are the difference these children need because over 50% of children in care are over ten years of age. More than half are boys who have lived with labels that don’t relate to the child or the journey in life they have travelled so far. Are you the difference older children need. Can you foster?
Fostering siblings…
There is a real demand for sibling foster carers. Sadly, many sibling groups split up, and many of these siblings are older children who are harder to place in foster homes. These children have often played parental roles and missed their childhoods. Separating siblings must not happen; they must stay together within the communities they belong.
Are you the difference sibling’s need. Can you foster?
Step Down Foster Care…
Step Down foster care is the transition for children who have lived in children’s homes or residential care settings to adjust to living in a home environment. It is a step-by-step process, and former residential care and support workers now offer this much-needed care. Get in touch if you want to find out more on the link below…