Our Projects

Current and future projects

Family Foundations

Family Activity Days

Multi-Specialist Consultations

Parent and Carer Workshops

Family Respite Camps

Child-Parent Therapeutic Groups

Access to Specialist Emergency Support

Hear My Voice Project 2024

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Family Foundations

Our major new programme called Family Foundations is designed to give some of the most vulnerable young children the strong, nurturing start they deserve.

The project will offer targeted early‑intervention support to help children (aged 0-6) build secure bonds with their parents and carers, develop emotional resilience and prepare confidently for school.

Plans include therapeutic play‑based sessions for babies and toddlers, small‑group activities to support motor and sensory development, and practical guidance for parents and carers.

We also hope to strengthen peer networks and offer support for children experiencing transitions between families.

Hear My Voice Project 2024

Hear My Voice 2024 is a Powys project by The Family Place Foundation, funded by Community Foundation Wales and Principality Building Society.

We aimed to directly hear the voices of care experienced young people aged 13-19 years.

Eighteen young people were involved and developed, created and produced an audio visual resource as well as 2 paper resource packs (available in English and Welsh).

Eighteen young people were involved and developed, created and produced an audio visual resource as well as 2 paper resource packs (available in English and Welsh).

You can view and download these free resources below or find them under ‘resources’ in the main menu.

Hear My Voice HomeFamilyDownload
WELSH – Hear My Voice HomeFamilyDownload
Hear My Voice EducationWorkDownload
WELSH – Hear My Voice EducationWorkDownload

Currently seeking funding

Family Activity Days

Our Family Activity Days allow families to spend quality time together, doing activities they might not normally be able to do, supported by skilled specialist practitioners.

We plan these days with families so we can provide the level of support needed and ensure everyone can relax and enjoy being together.

Many families tell us they feel isolated, in need of connection and are unable to access support.

This project aims to create opportunities for connection, shared enjoyment and family memory-making. Family Activity Days can involve one or several families, depending on each family’s preference.

Our Family Activity Days have been running since June 2022 and have included canoeing, farm park visits, drumming and music workshops, and horse riding. Everyone involved has said how much they value this opportunity to have genuine fun together.

Our families told us that they have appreciated the opportunity to connect as a family.

  • The Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust

    We are deeply appreciative of the generous support provided by The Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust towards our therapeutic Family Activity Days. This funding plays a vital role in opening up safe, nurturing spaces for adoptive, foster, and kinship care families – spaces where they can reconnect, strengthen relationships, and enjoy meaningful moments together that…

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  • The Hedley Foundation

    We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to The Hedley Foundation for their generous grant in support of our therapeutic Family Activity Days. As a funder committed to improving lives and lifting aspirations across the spectrum of social need, their support means the world to us. These special days offer vulnerable adoptive, foster, and…

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  • This kind of support is not available elsewhere and being involved with families outside our usual therapeutic input is a huge privilege

    Clinician

  • It has really strengthened our relationship with [the clinician] and has particularly developed [my child’s] security and level of trust in that relationship and this has been evident in our subsequent therapy sessions. It was a very special time, which we talk about often at home and will treasure for a very long time to come.

    Parent

Currently seeking funding

Multi-Specialist Consultations

Our Multi-Specialist Consultations provide a rare opportunity for families to access professionals from different disciplines.

Ourspecialist practitioners come together as a team to focus on the difficulties a particular family is experiencing.

Parents and carers choose questions they need answers to. This can bring new perspectives and understanding of a situation for everyone. It can support family members to understand and respond to each other, resulting in stronger relationships and new energy.

Feedback from our families has been very positive. All the parents and carers who have taken part in a consultation have expressed that “being able to access a wide team has been helpful” and that they “…would recommend the project”.

  • It was really helpful to have such specific questions presented to such an experienced and wide-ranging team and being able to talk through the suggestions with [the clinician] afterwards was very valuable as she understands the particular nuances of our family setting and experience and so was able to present ideas in context. Thank you very much for the opportunity to participate in this process, it is much appreciated.

    Adoptive parent

Currently seeking funding

Parent and Carer Workshops

Our specialist practitioners deliver workshops for parents and carers and the topics have been chosen by them.  Our Participation Group has highlighted a need for parents and carers to build connections with others in similar situations and to have a place to have their voices heard. We aim to provide a non-judgemental and expertly-facilitated space for parents and carers to share their experiences.

Workshop topics are wide-ranging and include:

  • An Introduction to Theraplay®
  • An Introduction to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting with PACE
  • The Teenage Brain
  • Managing Aggression
  • Parenting the Under-5s
  • Parents/Carers and Professional Networks – How To Have Your Voice Heard Constructively
  • Sensory Regulation
  • “What It’s Like Being Me” for Parents and Carers

  • This was brilliant – a real eye opener and now I understand better why the therapists do what they do, and how [my child’s] behaviours are affected by their in utero experiences…

    Carer

Currently seeking funding

Family Respite Camps

Our family therapeutic respite camps are genuinely unique. A group of families come away and are supported in a lovely setting by an experienced therapy team. We provide care and nurture, therapy support and lots of family activities. The aim is to help everyone to feel safe and relaxed and to provide opportunities to connect.  Parents and carers get a genuine break and the children and young people have fun and new experiences.

We are currently seeking funding to run family respite camps in 2026 and 2027.

The camp runs over five days, four nights at a specialist therapeutic working farm called Jamie’s Farm. The young people are supported to try a range of activities, supported by the Jamie’s Farm team and The Family Place practitioners. There is a lot of outdoor time, work with animals and opportunities to work together in different groups. Therapy sessions are woven into the programme.

The high level of support provided at our camps means that families can relax and enjoy being together. Many families find it hard to attend typical activity events or to go on holiday. Parents tell us they can feel judged if their children’s behaviour is challenging and children tell us how hard it can be to join in and have fun with others. Our camps aim to do things differently – to give families respite from the pressures of daily life and for us all to do that together!

  • Honestly, everything was well thought out. Couldn’t be better. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I feel privileged.

    Parent

  • We have all thoroughly enjoyed the 3 days. The children have met other children with similar stories and have enjoyed the attentiveness and expertise of all the staff to support and not judge them. Was great to be around others that understand daily struggles.

    Parent

  • Can we stay a bit longer?

    I absolutely loved it!

    Child

Currently seeking funding

Access to Specialist Emergency Support

Parents have asked us whether we can provide access to emergency support when things are very hard.

They have described how there are times that they feel overwhelmed and at a loss and it can be extremely challenging if they then have to wait a long time before being able to talk things through.

We are committed to providing last minute sessions, on an as-needed basis, in 30 minute time slots and with therapeutic specialists.

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