Jeremiah's Journey

• 1: Home
• 2: About Us
  • 2.1: Who we are
  • 2.2: Aims
  • 2.3: What we do
  • 2.4: Where & When
  • 2.5: Getting in touch
  • 2.6: Funding and Donations
  • 2.7: The Team
• 3: Fundraising
  • 3.1: Calendar of Events
  • 3.2: Successful events
  • 3.3: How can I help?
    • 3.3.1: Buy our Merchandise
    • 3.3.2: Give a Gift
    • 3.3.3: Go Online
    • 3.3.5: Recycle
    • 3.3.6: Take up a challenge
      • 3.3.6.4: Sponsor Form
    • 3.3.7: Volunteer
  • 3.4: Support our Charity Shops
• 4: Information...
  • 4.1: For Professionals
    • 4.1.1: What schools can do after a pupil dies
    • 4.1.2: Supporting a bereaved child in school
    • 4.1.3: Training events and opportunities
    • 4.1.4: What has worked for your school
    • 4.1.5: Resources
  • 4.2: For Kids
    • 4.2.1: When someone special dies
    • 4.2.2: Things that can help
    • 4.2.3: Remembering at special times
    • 4.2.4: Your poems & stories
    • 4.2.5: Our experiences of the group
    • 4.2.6: Books, films etc.
  • 4.3: For Teenagers
    • 4.3.1: When someone special dies
    • 4.3.2: Ways of coping
    • 4.3.3: Our experiences of the group
    • 4.3.4: Your poems & stories
    • 4.3.6: Resources
  • 4.4: For Parents and Carers
    • 4.4.1: Talking to Children
    • 4.4.2: Attending the Funeral
    • 4.4.3: Supporting Children
    • 4.4.4: Supporting Yourself
    • 4.4.6: Support Group
• 5: For Our Families
  • 5.1: Events for JJ families
  • 5.2: Newsletter
• 5: Contact Us
• 5: Friends
  • 5.1: Our supporters
    • 5.1.1: Corporate
    • 5.1.2: Community
• 5: Photos
• 5: Donate!

The Team

Joanne Anning, Coordinator and Assistant Psychologist (Employed, Full time)

Joanne meets the families, coordinates and helps to facilitate the groups, works with children and families on an individual basis if needed and provides information and training about children and grief. Joanne loves teddy bears and glitter glue.

Sarah Wilson, Fundraiser and Administrator (Employed, Full time)

Sarah comes up with fundraising ideas, organises events, keeps families in touch with the charity, makes sure everyone is updated on the forthcoming events and activities and helps with the efficient running of the charity. Sarah loves tidying the office and taking up new challenges.

Alison Bender, Clinical Psychologist (Employed, Part time)

Alison is employed for one session a week to provide extra support to the parents and carers if needed, meeting families and supporting the Coordinator. Alison loves visiting us in the office and meeting new people.

Jane Hughes, Clinical Psychologist (Employed, Part time)

Jane is employed for up to two sessions a week to provide extra support to some of the children and young people if needed and meeting families. Jane loves eating cake and discovering new parts of Plymouth.

Jeremiah's Journey is run by six Trustees, four of who are the original founders. They are responsible for overseeing the charity and ensuring it is operating correctly. They also, if they are able, provide training, facilitate the group programmes and attend fundraising events. All the support and energy they commit to the charity, they do so in a voluntary capacity:

Dr Jacqui Stedmon, Principal Child Psychologist & Family Therapist (Clinical Director, Trustee, Founder Member)

Dr Sheila Cassidy, Psycho-oncologist (retired) and Psychotherapist (Chairman, Trustee, Founder Member)

Diana Maynard, Sargent Social Worker, retired, (Trustee, Founder Member)

Ann Tucker, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Trustee, Founder Member)

Pat Stapleton, Cancer Support Centre Supervisor (Trustee)

Helen Taylor, Primary School Teacher (Trustee)

Katja Berger, Work Experience

Katja - the German girl - recently helped us with organising events, copying thousands of posters, waiting at carparks to show people where to go, waiting for phone calls whilst nobody was in the office, selling raffle tickets at our events and running after people who might not have paid their entry fee. Therefore we gave her the opportunity to get to know many of our supporters and to spend a lot of time with us in our windowless toilet cupboard, where she helped with the banking and many other things. She visited the BBC Devon radio station, saw the annual Show of the Plymouth Lions Club, learned Salsa and became Sarah's brain. Most important she helped us very much to improve our website.

Voluntary Team Members

Jeremiah's Journey also has a wealth of volunteers, many of whom are professionals currently working with children in Social Work, Health and Education. They offer their time and skills to facilitate and assist with our group support programmes. We couldn't do it without them.

Fundraising Team

There are many individuals who volunteer their time and energy to run our charity shops and help out with fundraising events. See the friends of Jeremiah's Journey section for more details

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