Community Engagement & Support
At Evolving Families, we believe in contributing to the communities we work within, not just through our clinical services but also by supporting local organisations, community projects and initiatives that matter to children and families.
Our community involvement includes partnerships with other organisations, sponsorship of local events and activities, and the development of projects that make psychological knowledge more accessible.
Working in Partnership with Grow Family Services
We are proud to work alongside Grow Family Services CIC, an organisation supporting parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Through our partnership, we contribute psychological expertise and provide opportunities for families to access additional support.
One of our collaborative initiatives is the Parent Well-being Programme, which focuses on supporting the emotional wellbeing of parents and carers.
Parents often spend considerable time focusing on their children's needs, sometimes at the expense of their own wellbeing. The programme aims to provide an opportunity for parents to consider their own emotional needs, reflect on their experiences and develop practical approaches to looking after themselves.
Our partnership with Grow reflects our shared interest in supporting families in ways that are practical, accessible and responsive to their needs.
Supporting Local Organisations and Events
We also support local organisations and events through sponsorship and community involvement.
Sutton United Football Club
We are proud to support Sutton United Football Club through sponsorship of the Under-10s team's football kit and a scoreboard for the club.
Our sponsorship of the junior team's kit helps support the young players as they participate in grassroots football, while the scoreboard provides something that can be used and enjoyed by the wider club community.
Local sports clubs rely on the dedication of volunteers, coaches, families and sponsors to provide opportunities for children and young people. We are pleased to play a small part in supporting the club and the opportunities it creates for local families.
SEND Prom
We have supported a local SEND Prom, helping to contribute to an event where young people with special educational needs and disabilities can celebrate and enjoy themselves.
Moor Hall School
We have supported Moor Hall School's summer fête, contributing to a community event bringing together children, families and the school.
These are relatively small contributions, but we value being able to support organisations and events that are important to our local community.
Working with Local Schools
We are developing an initiative to build stronger relationships with schools in Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding areas.
We recognise that schools play an important role in supporting children's emotional wellbeing, development and learning. We also know that school staff are often managing a wide range of needs and may benefit from opportunities to access psychological knowledge and specialist advice.
We plan to reach out to local schools to explore how we can work together to increase awareness and understanding of children's mental health, neurodevelopmental differences and emotional needs.
This may include sharing resources, contributing to awareness initiatives, supporting conversations around inclusion and wellbeing, and identifying opportunities for collaborative projects.
Our aim is to build meaningful relationships with local schools, understand the challenges they face and explore where our team's expertise might be helpful.
We would welcome contact from local schools interested in exploring opportunities to work together.
Emotion Stones — A Community Project
We are currently developing Emotion Stones, a project designed to make learning about emotions more accessible and engaging for children and families.
The project involves creating ten illustrated animal characters, each representing a different emotion:
Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust, Surprise, Calm, Love, Pride and Shame.
Our plan is to place illustrated emotion stones around Sutton Park for families to discover while exploring the park.
Each stone will feature a QR code linking to a free online resource explaining the emotion in child-friendly and adult-friendly language, alongside practical ideas for understanding and responding to it.
The project aims to encourage conversations about feelings through play and exploration, bringing psychological knowledge into an everyday setting.
The Emotion Stones is currently in development, and we hope to share more information as the project progresses.
Let's Work Together
Are you involved in a local community project that could benefit from psychological expertise?
We would love to hear from you.
Our multidisciplinary team brings together experience in clinical psychology, psychological therapies, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. We are interested in exploring how these skills could contribute to local projects and initiatives.
Whether you are a charity, community interest company, school, voluntary organisation or community group, we welcome opportunities to connect and explore ideas.
This might involve contributing psychological knowledge to an existing project, helping develop resources, raising awareness or collaborating on a new initiative.
We cannot support every request, but we are always happy to hear about projects where our expertise could make a meaningful contribution.
Have a project or idea you would like to discuss?
Get in touch with our team to explore how we might work together.
