Choir showcase struck a chord
SNAP’s Junior and Parent Choirs showcased all their hard work before Christmas
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News
Sharing the latest news of SNAP’s work and how the charity puts families first. Here you can find articles on how our training sessions are empowering parents, learn more about the positive impact of our services and activities, be inspired from our family, volunteer and supporters stories and find out more about some of our future opportunities.
Starve that anxiety gremlin!
SNAP’s Info & Admin Assistant, Alex, shares one of her favourite reads, Starving The Anxiety Gremlin
Songs of praise for our connected choirs
The aim of the choir is to help participants feel more confident, connected and less isolated which has the knock-on effect of improving their emotional wellbeing. SNAP’s two choir sessions run during term time – with one for young people aged 8-25 and a separate one for parents.
Support behind the scenes at SNAP
Sitting quietly (and sometimes not so quietly!) behind the amazing team at SNAP are the Trustees!
A Tri-umphant debut
Organised by Tri Sport Essex, a Triathlon club with a 30-year history, the event provided a great introduction to triathlons and SNAP was chosen as the recipient charity!
Beresfords announces charity partnership with SNAP
Award-winning property group, Beresfords, has recently announced a new partnership with Brentwood based charity, SNAP.
Charity champions are back!
Big or small, easy or challenging, SNAP supporters of all ages want to get stuck in and raise vital funds for their local charity after seeing its impact on Essex families.
“I feel like SNAP has given me a lot and I wanted to give something back”
From sibling, to SIBS4FUN week volunteer, to session volunteer; Bella has covered most of the bases as a young person at SNAP. In this Volunteer Spotlight, she shares the impact SNAP has had on her and her family.
Kate’s SNAP Library book recommendation
Kate shares one of her favourite reads, Asperger’s Syndrome and Executive Function by Alis Rowe
Sold out quiz makes a great start to SNAP’s 2023
SNAP held its annual January quiz night on Friday 27th January at The Nightingale Centre, Warley, located next to the organisation’s home, The SNAP Centre.
Ignoring the judgment
SNAP parent, Natalie, blogs about her family’s journey after her son was diagnosed at 2.5 years old with autism along with sensory processing disorder, global development delay and a speech and language delay. Here she gives a little insight…
“What a gift SNAP is to the community”
In this Volunteer Spotlight, we hear from one of our counsellors, Maggie, on how she got involved with SNAP 27 years ago…
You put the icing on top of the SNAP cake!
The SNAP Centre opened its doors recently to families, friends and supporters as more than 150 guests attended SNAP’s first Coffee, Cake and Catch-up event since the pandemic.
“Our family has been so lucky to have had SNAP’s support for a decade”
Caitlin has known SNAP for well over a decade after her parents found the charity for support with her younger brother, Jack. She has taken part in the last nine years of SIBS Week and now works as Services Support Assistant at the Centre. She wanted to do something extra for the charity so decided she’d challenge herself with a half marathon!
Egg-cellent support from the local community
The cracking team at HS Estate Agents in Brentwood have been moved by the response of the local businesses community to a charity plea they hatched to provide Easter eggs for the children and young people at neighbouring charity SNAP.
Karen Boath appointed SNAP’s CEO
Our Family Services Director, Karen Boath, has been appointed SNAP’s Chief Executive and is determined to continue to provide families with the ‘gold star’ service that SNAP has delivered since the charity first opened its doors in 1994.
External Evaluation Report
SNAP’s Helpline and Face-to-Face sessions were part of an external evaluation funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and conducted by evaluation specialists Eastside Primetimers. Based on a wealth of feedback from parents and carers, the research tells a clear and consistent story of the real and lasting positive impact that SNAP has on family life.
#YoungCarersActionDay
Over the last year with routines disrupted and regular carers unable to help, Lucy has taken on a bigger role supporting her brother William, bringing them closer than ever before.
24 Hour Kitchen Disco challenge!
Music Therapist, Emily Grimes is set to ‘tap’ into her repertoire of songs and embark on a 24-hour non-stop music marathon kitchen disco for SNAP live on Facebook.
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