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WE ARE STRONGER
As members (and with our Joint CEO Justin Humphreys as the current Chair) of the Christian Forum for Safeguarding (CFS), as well as through our sponsorship of the Children & Young People Now Excellence in Safeguarding Award, we’ve continued to raise standards in safeguarding, working in partnership with key representatives for safeguarding from all the main Christian denominations. We’ve also encouraged society to stand against oppression and exploitation by being a trusted voice speaking out and amplifying the voice of victims and survivors. We continue to be the ‘go –to’ organisation for the media on all matters relating to safeguarding and faith, regularly contributing and commenting via religious and mainstream press and media including: The Telegraph, The Times, The Sun, The Church Times, Premier, Third Sector, Children & Young People Now, UCB Radio, Christian Today, and others. When it comes to your membership with us, we’ve worked hard this past year to ensure that you get the most helpful resources, delivered in the best way possible. That’s why we launched our member –exclusive Knowledge Hub and updated our online Resource Library, both of which are accessible on our new website via the member portal. The easy –to –use member portal gives you access to a full range of safeguarding resources. You can also book discounted training – another benefit of membership. Over 200 fully –searchable pages of safeguarding information, guidance, and advice, useful model forms,
templates, and policy documents are available to give you the tools and knowledge you need to create safer places for children, young people and adults at risk. We also recently refreshed and updated our 10 Safeguarding Standards to help you operate safely and in a manner that complies with UK law and best practice whichever stage of the safeguarding journey you’re on. Levels of membership have continued to increase over the last year, despite the impact of the pandemic. We now work with a network of over 10,000 organisations throughout the four nations of the UK and internationally. We work hard to ensure membership is affordable and accessible, while remaining of the highest quality so that whether your organisation is a large national company or a small local church, if you employ thousands of staff or just a handful of volunteers, our services can easily scale to fit your needs. As part of our charitable objectives and our commitment to creating safer places for all, we administer a support fund to ensure finances are not a barrier to receiving our help for organisations with a low annual turnover or those just setting up.
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