A day in the life of Mary, a family caseworker
Mary Tear, a family accommodation caseworker in the City Hearts team, shares what a typical day looks like for her. “My role supports those who have come into our family safe-house: normally couples, or survivors with children. When pe...
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City Hearts Ghana Emergency Relief Fund
It costs just £3 to provide three hot meals to a homeless person in Ghana, or £16 to feed a family for a whole week. As as result of COVID 19, families who rely on their daily income for food have been hit hard. During the lockdown in...
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Adapting support for vulnerable people during the Coronavirus pandemic
With domestic violence soaring during the COVID pandemic, City Hearts are raising awareness of the unprecedented risk faced by victims of modern slavery during lockdown. Kirsty Allan, development manager at City Hearts, explains: “...
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Deb’s story
Deb Noble, Central Operations Officer for City Hearts, shared her inspirational story with the Sheffield Telegraph in the following powerful article. Deb has an incredible story to tell, having been a homeless drug addict. She tried cann...
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Mental Health March at City Hearts
Throughout March, we are running a mental health initiative, which offers our employees yoga and exercise classes, art and crafts workshops and a weekly meal to enjoy together. The initiative aims to raise awareness of mental health and...
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“I love the privilege of seeing people’s lives transformed on a daily basis”
Stuart Otten, programme co-ordinator for About Face and Forging Ahead, recently spoke to Catherine Scott of the Yorkshire Post about turning his life around and the importance of supporting those with an offending history....
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Hope for the hopeless – how we can bring hope to those struggling with their mental health
Caseworker Jess Bramhall recently spoke to Premier’s Ian Britton about our support for vulnerable people, how to restore hope, and why you should never give up on yourself, as featured in Premier’s Youth and Children’s Work blog… “What a...
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Working in partnership with Asda to support survivors of modern slavery
Asda are working in partnership with City Hearts to support survivors of modern slavery, through their involvement in the Bright Future programme and the Ingredients for Life cookery programme. Ingredients for Life is a pilot programme d...
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Launch of Plan B, a custody navigator initiative with South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit
This week marks the launch of Plan B, a custody navigator initiative that aims to support and guide those detained in custody. Working in partnership with South Yorkshire Police Violence Reduction Unit, Plan B will involve experienced cu...
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Best Corporate Responsibility Initiative
The Bright Future Partnership Programme recently won CorpComms magazine award for Best Corporate Responsibility Initiative. The programme was praised by judges as being ‘quite simply, brilliant.’ Helen Dunne, for CorpComms online, wr...
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A day in the life of our CEO, Ed Newton
Helping women with life-controlling issues and survivors of human trafficking is fulfilling for Ed Newton, CEO of Sheffield-based City Hearts. I joined City Hearts as the manager of a safe house in 2012 and became chief executive at the ...
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How cooking is helping survivors of modern slavery
The HR Administrator at City Hearts charity is helping survivors of modern slavery increase their confidence by teaching cooking as a life skill. City Hearts supports hundreds of men, women and children who have been rescued from modern ...
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Statement from City Hearts
Statement from City Hearts in relation to Charity Commission Case Report, November 2019 The Charity Commission has now closed its investigation and published its report into City Hearts charity after allegations were made against the org...
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Louise’s favourite things
Louise, originally from Teesside, moved to Sheffield in 2004 to study Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. Whilst at University she became a volunteer at City Hearts then became employed part-time. She started full-time work ...
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“Yorkshire charity empowering women held back by control issues”
At her lowest point, Jess Bramhall planned her own funeral, with her parents told four times to prepare for her death. Her battle with an eating disorder had been a decade-long cycle and, weighing less than the average eight-year-old, sh...
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Anti-Slavery day: “Trafficking is happening right now on our doorstep”
Trafficked men and women are hidden in plain sight in our communities, warns a Sheffield-founded charity which works with survivors across the UK. Speaking out on the eve of National Anti-Slavery Day (October 18), City Hearts CEO Ed Newt...
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