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The JJ Effect returns to Wilderness

The JJ Effect returns to Wilderness

Award winning anti-knife crime presentation delivered to our teams and our children

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‘Moving On’ to bright futures with ASDAN

‘Moving On’ to bright futures with ASDAN

AWW partners with ASDAN to pilot new course designed for care leavers

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A Wilderness Christmas

A Wilderness Christmas

With Christmas just round the corner, we consider how we support our children through the festive season

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Turning the clocks back has never been so much fun!

Turning the clocks back has never been so much fun!

AWW joins in the merriment at the annual Penrith Winter Droving Festival

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AWW joins thousands from across the county to celebrate Cumbria Pride

AWW joins thousands from across the county to celebrate Cumbria Pride

We were so proud to be able to take part in Saturday’s fantastic event which was filled with love, joy and celebration.

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GCSE success for our children

GCSE success for our children

Congratulations are in order for our superstar students who recently passed their GCSE examinations

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What Others Say About Us

I am truly taken aback by the level of care you have shown. The staff have gone out of their way to show him the attention and care that he has never had. When I visited him, it was like I was looking at a different child to what he was before he came. He was not like a child in care, he was like a child in a family. You have literally saved his life.

Social Worker

All children and young people thrive, and they make progress while living at the home. Because of the services provided the children and young people experience an individualised, stable and consistent home life. Children and young people benefit from the integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to education and care. They each achieve their full potential and, in many cases, do so beyond previous expectations.

Ofsted

I am so grateful to the AWW team for their dedication and commitment to caring and supporting Sam. He recently reported that being at there gave him the space to think and the opportunity to reflect on his attitude and make plans for his future.

Social Worker

I have to share my delight at Luke’s progress at AWW. Thanks to your support, in the last 17 weeks Luke and has turned his life around significantly. From where he has come from to where he is now, I am so proud of him.

Social Worker

The placement was really good and beneficial to me. The staff were all really supportive and nice and always made themselves available to me if I had any problems. The outdoor activities that were offered helped me to have a better outlook and showed me that I can do so much more in life, and it really helped me process and made me feel like a better person.

Child

As METCO Officer for Cumbria Police I have regular contact with the team at AWW in relation to vulnerable children at risk of CSE and going missing. If a specific incident has occurred, the Home Manager and I speak on the phone to discuss the best way forward. She also attends CSE risk assessment meetings and we receive Philomena Protocol forms when a young person arrives in placement.

Cumbria Police