Bedfordshire Freemasons Ensure Continued Support for Traumatised Children and Young People.

Earlier this month, Provincial Charity Steward, Steve Joyce, accompanied by Bav Shah, Bedfordshire High Sheriff, a member of the Bedfordshire Lodge of St John the Baptist, No 475, met with members of the CHUMS Charity Trauma Team to hear about their work which Bedfordshire Freemasons are supporting through a grant from the MCF.

Up to 125 traumatised local children and young people up to the age of 18 will continue to receive highly specialised support from the CHUMS Trauma Service thanks to a grant of £60,000.

This money will help these young people to thrive and live much healthier lives. The key aim of the Trauma Service is to decrease the distress and increase the functioning of all those vulnerable young people that are referred to the charity. More holistically, these interventions directly lead to improved mental health and emotional wellbeing, enabling them to reach their true potential, whatever their situation.

We are so pleased to have been able to help CHUMS Charity with this vital project. It’s incredibly hard for any child to cope with one or multiple traumas in their young lives and referral numbers for Trauma tragically remain high.  It’s hugely important that this essential project is supported.”

The CHUMS Trauma Team are pictured with Steve Joyce along with Bedfordshire Freemason and High Sheriff, Bav Shah.