Brighter Futures

WHO WE ARE.

Brighter Futures is a local charity supporting parents, families and young people in Jersey. We provide keyworker support alongside a number of Free programmes and services to help support the parents and carers we meet.

Since 2008, Brighter Futures have supported over 3,450 families, benefiting over 13,400 Islanders. Working alongside the main carer, our educational model provides them with the tools to thrive.

WHAT WE DO.

Our services are designed to meet the needs of the whole family to make sustainable change. This includes key worker support and a range of groups and programmes covering child development, well-being and personal development.

Supporting 150 families at any one time, Brighter Futures offers a range of programmes which address three crucial key areas of family life;

1. Parent–Child Relationships programmes, help our clients recognise and value their role as their child’s first and most important educator.
2. Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes, which support social and emotional wellbeing, increase resilience to cope with difficulties and challenges to give our clients hope for a brighter future.
3. Second-Chance Learning programmes, provide the skills our clients may need in order to progress and succeed in education, work and life.

Our Vision:

For all families in Jersey to live safe, happy and healthy lives, supporting them in times of challenge, to realise their full potential.

Our Mission:

Support families facing challenges and difficulties

• Help to create strong family relationships, where parents can support each other

• Support parents in their role as their child’s key educator

• Deliver a targeted service through the provision of evidence based programmes and one to one support.

Our Values:

1. COMPASSION, TRUST AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL

We are committed to creating a compassionate, non-judgemental environment for the families that we work with. Brighter Futures promotes choice, dignity, consideration and respect.

2. COLLABORATION AND EQUALITY

We are committed to ensuring that the families who use our service are involved in developing our service.

3. QUALITY

We believe in evaluating our services and improving our practice. We are committed to integrity, objectivity, fairness and ethical business practices.

4. CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP

We are a strength based educational model and are committed to working with other organisations to improve, develop and expand services for families facing challenges in Jersey.

Parent and Child Programmes - Brighter Futures

Wellbeing and positive mental health - Brighter Futures

Personal Development and Learning - Brighter Futures