Meet the Team
Leadership
Oretha Wofford – Chief Executive Officer
Richard Angol – Head of Residentials & Outreach
Selam Shibru – Head of Finance
Residential Assessment
Each house is managed by a house manager and deputy house manager and staffed by a team of social workers and family assessment practitioners.
Crawford House
Donna-Marie, Denise, Dorota, Martha, Barbara, Chamaine.
Tessa Baring House
Jahseena (Manager), Jonathan, Lauren, Dominica, Jamilat, Martha & Nana-Ama.
Sessional Staff – Across the houses, the team is supported by skilled sessional staff.
Securing Change
Ann-Marie – Securing Change Practitioner who helps families return to the community after residential assessment and to embed positive change made.
Jigsaw
Elvedina – Jigsaw Coordinator ensures Jigsaw is run smoothly and parents receive the highest level of service. Working Monday – Thursday.
Sacha – Lead Contact Supervisor assists Elvedina with the running of Jigsaw. Working Friday – Sunday.
Sessional staff – Across the week, the team is supported by a team of skilled sessional staff.
Outreach Young Parents Support
The Outreach team work with young parents 25 and under in Lambeth, supporting them in 1:1 and group settings.
Behzad – Family Practitioner
Junior – Family Practitioner
Sessional staff – Supporting with facilitating groups.
Caring Dads
Outreach Team – run our Caring Dads program helping fathers improve relationships with their children, build healthy relationships/co-parenting and to break cycles of abuse.
Fundraising and Communications
The fundraising and communications team focus on developing and stewarding funding and engagement opportunities which help to secure delivery of the support we offer to families, professionals and stakeholders.
Libby – Senior Communications & Community Engagement Officer
Head Office
The head office team make sure St Michael’s runs as smoothly as possible.
Sam – Office Manager
Mina – Finance Officer
Professionals
Professionals can refer parents into all our services.
Parents
Parents can sign-up themselves for our Jigsaw Contact Centre, Outreach Service or our Caring Dads programme.
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Meet Emily: Securing Change
Emily*, aged 23, first came to St Michael's in the Spring of 2025 with her newborn daughter after being referred for a 12-week residential parenting assessment. Professionals had concerns about Emily's vulnerability as a young mother with additional learning needs,...
Meet Aaron: Caring Dads
Aaron was first referred to our Caring Dads programme by his social worker following allegations of domestic abuse within his relationship to the mother of his four children, as well as concerns around substance misuse and the welfare of his children. Aaron had...
Meet Alicia & Cairo: Outreach
Alicia and Cairo first met as teenagers at a summer youth project called London’s Next Top Role Model, run by the Hebe Foundation. A few years later they found out Alicia was pregnant and they were expecting their first child. At the time, Alicia was finishing her...