When we said we needed help with recruitment and letting people know what the benefits of working for St Michael’s are, our deputy manager, Hannah said she’d help. She works in one of our Family Assessment Centres and wants more people to know how important the work...
The newest service manager at one of our family residential assessment centres talks about what it’s like working at St Michael’s. Kate Hopkins has been a social worker for 8 years in South London working for both Croydon and Lambeth councils. She had...
Why we don’t take emergency referrals We get asked if we take emergency referrals for our residential centres a lot. The short answer is no. But we can turn a referral around very quickly if we have good information and cooperation from the local authority and...
Clare found St Michael’s was ‘a haven for young mothers’ in 1984 When my parents found out I was pregnant, they said I’d I have to move out if I was going to have a baby. It was 1984 and I was just 18. I found out about St Michael’s and my son was...
A new sensory play room has been created in one of our residential assessment centres for vulnerable families. We are so proud of the effort the team put into make it for the children and parents they work with. We know play is important for children, babies and their...
