Your support means that children have a brighter holiday!

This has been a year of unimaginable challenges. We have experienced: Shelter in Place, working, learning and socializing virtually, shifts in health protocols and other significant changes to life as we know it.

Family Centre is deeply grateful to you - our superheroes! Through it all, you continue to support Bermuda’s vulnerable children and families. You ensure we have the means to pivot our free therapeutic programmes and services so that no family requiring care feels abandoned and no child left behind. Families with higher health risks are still able to access care remotely through our Telehealth platforms.

Thanks to the critical funding you provide, Family Centre remains open to families that require our help, whether due to family-based crises and challenges, or the additional anxiety created by COVID-19.

Your support through donating funds and participating in fundraising initiatives like our SIP Series made it possible for us to respond successfully to the additional challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

You keep us going!

We would like to share with you a donor’s quote that has kept our team at Family Centre passionate about the work we do, especially during this unprecedented year.

"I am very grateful for my personal situation and take nothing for granted. I feel good about helping to make things a little easier for those not as fortunate as me. Thank you for the work that you do – every child deserves a fair chance, and as we know, many start off on the back foot on Day 1, through no fault of their own."

With sincere gratitude,

The Family Centre Team

What's on our Wish List?

We are so happy to have you as part of our family! 

As we get into the holiday spirit, many of you have asked us, how can we support vulnerable children and families in our community?  Here's how! 

1. Check out our holiday wish list.  These items will help make Christmas a lot brighter for vulnerable children, youth and families who are accessing therapeutic programmes and services at Family Centre.
2. Join the Family Centre giving circle. It's so easy! Visit our website to donate now to our critical Counselling Services, Family Groups, Youth Programmes and Training and Advocacy efforts that all play a part in creating a healthier Bermuda for future generations.
3. "Adopt a family" and give the gift of Grocery, Electricity or Clothing Vouchers for families facing hardships this holiday season. Visit our website for more information.
4. Participate in our upcoming events. Sign up now for the SIP Series: "A Bermuda-Style Christmas" (Dec. 8, 2020) and save the date for our Passport to Dine Around the World (Mar. 19, 2021)!

This Year at Family Centre...

You have helped make a difference in your community! Your support has impacted children and families throughout Bermuda:

We can only do this with your support. Thank you!

Celebrating Family Centre Heroes

Pictured L-R:  Owen Stewart with his handmade "COVID candles" benefiting Family Centre, Indigo Adamson donating her Bermuda Idol prize funds to services for teens struggling with emotional crises, Isla Carvalho with our Cup Match ribbons. Giada Daniels, who donated art supplies for children during lockdown, Department of Workforce Development who participated in World Children's Day supporting our therapeutic services.

You can be a Family Centre hero too!  Here's how:

• Become a monthly donor.  Your consistent support helps keep our critical programmes running so that no child is left behind.
• Host a fundraiser event in your social bubble.
• Encourage your colleagues to host a virtual happy hour or coffee morning in support of Family Centre.

How creative you get is up to you! We can take the hassle out of collecting funds, by creating a unique payment page for your event. Send us an email for more information ››

Sign up for our Holiday Premiere SIP Series Event!

You don't want to miss this one! Join Suzan Sickling and Judiann Smith in a pre-recorded class and learn to make beautiful, environmentally friendly table arrangements, place settings and wreaths this Christmas season. Forage through your own garden, and find endless materials to make your own holiday creations.

A Bermuda-Style Christmas with Suzan Sickling and Judiann Smith premieres on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 5:30 PM and thereafter will be available on demand to watch at your leisure.  Sign up now ››

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Thank you for helping to strengthen families to create a healthier Bermuda for our children.