Fife Gingerbread
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Mission Statement
We support and empower Fife’s lone parents and families in need through early intervention and partnership working. At Fife Gingerbread it's never 'mission accomplished'. We will continue to support those who need help most and champion for change on their behalf. We pride ourselves in recognising specific needs and gaps in provision and strive to influence policy makers both locally and nationally.
About This Cause
Fife Gingerbread Vision "Better todays and brighter tomorrows for Fife's lone parents and families in need." We are fully committed to helping those in need to fulfil this vision. We provide holistic support tailored to suit each family. We do whatever we can to make sure families in Fife are given not only the help they need, but also a voice. They shape the support we deliver, and we help shape their future. About Us We are a voluntary sector organisation that provides information, advice and support service to lone parents and families in need all over Fife. Our aim is simple: to provide accessible, approachable and non-judgemental support, advice and information to lone parents. We are the only voluntary sector organisation in Fife with charitable status that has lone parent families as the primary focus. Based in Glenrothes, we cover the whole of Fife, providing a variety of services to lone parent families, in their local communities. We seek to empower lone parents and families in need to promote their wellbeing and opportunities. We offer holistic support through our various projects, working at the pace and timescale that is right for the parent to overcome barriers such as poverty, isolation and poor mental health. Throughout all projects our ethos is the same: Engage – Support – Progress. Our Approach Our approach is relationship centred – we take a personalised and collaborative approach of forming and maintaining important relationships. Within Fife Gingerbread there is a web of relationships between our team, families, and the local community. Each of these connections allows for effective exchanges of information and is vitally important for maintaining an excellent service and positive relationships. Our relationship-based approach ensures a culture in which our team share our values and ethos. Our colleagues, board members and volunteers are chosen not only for their qualifications and experiences, but also for their compassionate and caring natures. Therefore, our team’s day to day engagement is genuine and has a meaningful impact on how we support our families. Achieving the best outcomes for families cannot be done alone. We will work with other appropriate agencies across the sectors to provide a holistic and joined-up approach to supporting lone parents and families in need. Our Current Projects (2022) Making it Work for Lone Parents - is an employability partnership project focused on helping lone parents into work and supporting lone parents to sustain employment. We work together with Citizens Advice & Rights Fife to support lone parents. We believe good, well paid and flexible work can be a successful route out of poverty. Making it Work for Families - is a whole family project focused on engaging families affected by substance use where their young people are struggling to attend School. We work with Clued Up, Citizens Advice & Rights Fife and FIRST to deliver holistic support to vulnerable families. Early Years Collective - this is a multi-disciplinary team within Fife Gingerbread working with families with children aged 0-8 years where there are identified wellbeing issues at home. The most common barriers we see for families are mental health, domestic abuse, parenting and poverty. Lone Parent Advice Line – provides telephone advice to lone parents all over Fife. This provision allows Fife Gingerbread to continue to deliver general support to lone parents, something we have done for over 30 years. Volunteering - is fundamental to Fife Gingerbread and underpins all of our projects. Our volunteers work closely with Support Workers as well as providing buddy support to parents all over Fife who face isolation and other issues. Many of our volunteers have received support from Fife Gingerbread in the past, meaning they are knowledgeable and have positive experiences of the organisation.