News

How we’re helping children in care

This week is Barnardo's Fostering and Adoption Week. Earlier in the week, they released the news that the number of children currently in care is at a 30-year high, with... Read more

How’s January treating you?!

Now we’re in the second working week of January, hands up who has already given up on their resolutions?! It’s easy to feel optimistic on New Year’s Eve, but we... Read more

A Special Christmas at CHICKS

We hosted our extra special Christmas breaks at our Moorland and Coastal retreats from 23 – 27 December. One of the children who came to CHICKS this Christmas was 8-year-old... Read more

Carol Concert raises over �2000

The Christmas Carol Concert in Saltash raised an amazing £2,306.84!  The Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir was led by Director of Music Rosemary Cole and have supported CHICKS in the... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Liz!

Liz has volunteered at CHICKS every year since 2012, although this will be her first Christmas at CHICKS. She says: “I have always enjoyed my weeks at CHICKS and can’t... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Chris!

Having volunteered on three breaks already, including last year’s Christmas break, Chris is coming back to join us this year! Thinking back to the 2014 Christmas break, Chris said: “What... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Jenny!

Jenny is an experienced CHICKS volunteer having been on 15 breaks since 2009! This year’s festive break at Moorland will actually be her fourth Christmas break – we’re so impressed!... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Grant!

Since May 2014, Grant has volunteered on six breaks and this will be his second Christmas break! Although he was away from his family last year, he said it was... Read more

Supporting children this Christmas: Tesfay’s* Story

At the age of eight, Tesfay* fled from his homeland of Eritrea with his younger sister and father, seeking refuge in the UK. The Eritrean government has been accused by... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Rachel!

After first volunteering in 2014, Rachel is returning to join us this Christmas! She said: “I have been fortunate to have had many happy family Christmases, and would like to... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Kevin!

The Christmas break at Moorland will be Kevin’s second CHICKS break, having first volunteered earlier this year. Kevin chose to volunteer at Christmas time because: “I believe that a CHICKS... Read more

#12VolunteersOfChristmas: Meet Sam!

Sam first volunteered on a CHICKS break earlier this year, and the Christmas break will be her second time at CHICKS. Sam says: “From my experience on the Mockingbird break,... Read more