News and events

On Friday 15th January the children, families and volunteers of the 5s to 13s Befriending service enjoyed the chance to participate in a virtual quiz on Zoom for our first ever ‘Family Fun [...]

Huge thanks to Winchester residents Claire Woodcock and her daughter Eliza for the lovely presents they have donated for our children and families this Christmas. After hearing about our work, [...]

Take part in our online Quiz Night on Monday 30th November (from the comfort of your own home) and help raise funds for Friends of the Family! Starting at 7pm, there will be 6 rounds of questions [...]

Help raise funds for Friends of the Family by buying a pack of our fabulously festive Christmas cards. The cards have been designed by two of the children we support and cost just £5 (+ £1.90 [...]

Thank you to everyone who joined our virtual AGM on 2nd November via Zoom. It was wonderful to see you all and we were thrilled that it went so smoothly. Our special thanks go to the Mayor of [...]

Friends of the Family’s AGM is going online! Taking place on Monday 2nd November, at 7pm, supporters will be able to join us from the comfort of their own home via Zoom. Our theme is [...]

One of our 5s to 13s focus children has been donated a super second hand bike by a local not for profit, social enterprise organisation Bespoke Biking. Focus child Jack, had outgrown his bike a [...]

It was an honour to welcome the High Sheriff of Hampshire, Revd Sue Colman, to our office on 22nd July. The High Sheriff met with staff and trustees to find out more about our work supporting [...]

Thank you to personal trainer Naomi Butterworth and power yoga instructor Livy Hazlitt whose ballet barre and yoga classes have raised an astonishing £624 for Friends of the Family. The classes [...]

It’s Volunteers Week; a time to celebrate the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. We would like to say a huge thank you to our volunteer play workers, [...]