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27.096.2007

Chance UK launch new partnership deal with the National Children Home (NCH)



Chance UK Launch new partnership deal with the National Children Home(NCH)

Campbell Robb, Director General of the Office of the Third Sector, launchs the partnership with Jo Hobbs and Paul Vaight of Chance UK and Hugh Thonbery and Ken McDougall of NCH…

The Chance UK child mentoring programme has achieved Approved Provider Standard from the national Mentoring and Befriending Foundation and has also won awards for volunteer support, alcohol prevention among primary school children and social reform.  By working with Chance UK, NCH can deliver a tried and tested, quality assured programme. “NCH is very excited about this partnership.  As one of the UK’s leading children’s charities we are totally committed to supporting the diversity and development of the sector and it is great to be working alongside an organisation like Chance UK to develop their successful work,” says Hugh Thornbery, Director of Children’s Services at NCH. “Chance UK are proving to be a great organisation to work with.  They have evidenced how effective they are in turning children’s lives around; they are now demonstrating their capacity to work in partnership with us to meet need in different parts of the UK  

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http://www.chanceuk.com/news.htm


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