We are proud to announce that Friends and Families have signed the Mindful Employer Charter.

Friends and Families has today accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

With the cost of living rising, did you know that there are various grants and funds available to help families ease costs?

We want to say a massive thank you to the Sailing Volupia crew who took part in this year’s Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit.

Thank you to everyone who ran in this year’s Britain’s Ocean City Running Series. Whether a 5k, 10k or half-marathon - with every step taken you have helped make a difference in the lives of our families.

Thank you so much to the 50 students, staff and supporters who took part in Plymouth City College’s daring abseil down the side of a 114ft tower block.

To mark Carers Week 2022, we held a week of events to help ‘make caring visible, valued and supported’. Parent/carers were treated to a wellbeing day, young carers were entertained at a private cinema screening, and everyone had the opportunity to tell their story.

Friends and Families now have a beach wheelchair worth £3000 to offer families thanks to a generous grant from Devon County Council and Parent Carer Forum Devon.

Gym manager Adam Domyslawski, from Club Continental in Plymouth, has raised £5182 for Friends and Families by completing a non-stop 12-hour fitness challenge.

Ellie, Pete and Gavin run through the pain and the rain to raise money for Friends and Families of Special Children

It was party time at last for dozens of our children and young adults, who have been more affected than most by the pandemic.

Plymouth-based Friends and Families has announced big plans for the future, following the appointment of the charity’s first ever CEO.