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The Sing My Own Song participants share their collaborative song-writing process
Last week, the Sing My Own Song project came to an end. Zoe attended the final in person session at Hargrave House. She shares how the group of eight 11-17 year olds collaborated to write a powerful song…
The importance of wellbeing in a deaf child’s life
Equality, diversity and inclusion is an important focus in many organisations and Kids Inspire is no different. Last week was Deaf Awareness week (3-9 May) and we took the opportunity to talk to a local Resource Base for deaf pupils within a mainstream primary school.
Two years in our Great Baddow home have been filled with ‘therapy, opportunity, love and care’
Our services are for children, young people and their families, but the Kids Inspire community is wide-open to many more – the love and care goes on and on…
Exploring nature helps young people with mental health difficulties to reconnect with themselves
The therapeutic team make the most of the great outdoors during their sessions with service users who are experiencing anxiety, depression or other emerging mental health difficulties.
Vandals break into children’s mental health charity
Vandals broke into children’s charity, Kids Inspire over the May bank holiday weekend.
100 acts of kindness for the Captain Tom 100 Challenge
This weekend we challenged our team to complete 100 acts of kindness acts.
Three ways music can help build our emotional resilience
Play and Music therapist Fiona, who leads our Sing My Own Song project, tells us how a recent session helped the young people, emotionally, in three different ways.
Kids Inspire reaches out to the families of Basildon
Basildon Market was a hub for community outreach on Saturday as children’s charity, Kids Inspire, spoke to local families and gave away goodies to passers by.
Do it your way - how to support Kids Inspire in the 100 Challenge
Between 30 April and 3 May, which would’ve been Captain Tom’s 101st birthday weekend, committed supporters have been challenged to take on a 100 of something fundraiser in support of their favourite charity. Kids Inspire have signed up to take part.
Two young singer songwriters volunteer to share their love and knowledge of music
At the beginning of April, Sophie and Gregory were recognised as our Volunteers of the Month for their work on Brentwood based therapeutic project, Sing My Own Song.
Lockdown lunches and fun activities keep children entertained in Chelmsford over Easter.
Kids Inspire’s Lunch Club programme delivered 160 lunches to 22 low-income families or to families whose children may be experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties during Easter.
Looking after your physical and mental wellbeing whilst working from home
During a day of work, we can be so busy, so focused, that we forget our bodies are taking on the physical impact of our mental stress.
The Sing My Own Song project gives young people a space to express themselves without judgement
For the past eight weeks, Kids Inspire’s Sing My Own Song project has been supporting a group of Brentwood based 13-19 year olds to write lyrics, make music and creatively express themselves.
Training supports professionals to focus on their own wellbeing before they can help those experiencing emotional trauma.
Earlier this month, the second level of our Emotional Trauma Training was attended by professionals from a variety of sectors including education, health and social care.
International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day we are celebrating the work of our female-led creative arts therapy team.
Children 'scared to leave home' due to the pandemic and lockdown, reports radio station LBC
Kids Inspire’s CEO and Clinical Director recently spoke to LBC’s Charlotte Sullivan.
Treasure bags have been a lifeline during lockdown
When COVID-19 hit, Kids Inspire created “treasure bags” in order to keep a sense of continuity in a time of uncertainty.
COVID-19 Service Update
We remain alert, ready and equipped to support our service users in the coming weeks as children return back to school and we phase into a new normal.
Brentwood based therapeutic project ignites passion for music amongst young people
Writing songs, making music and building confidence is the focus of Kids Inspire’s new Sing My Own Song project.