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Action & Outreach
Storytellers wanted
Jane Groves, Head of Action & Outreach (UK & Ireland),
could do with your help!
C
an you tell stories of how Mothers’
Union reaches out to families?
Whether it’s through our literature, the
website or in conversation, it’s often the
personal stories of how people have
benefited from the help and support offered
to them by Mothers’ Union that most quickly
engages the attention of those who know
little about us.
Helen’s story
In the July 09 issue of Families First, you’ll
read about Helen – a wonderful woman
Photo by:
and mother whom I met on a Mothers’
Rob Barron
Union Away From It All Holiday. Helen
(pictured) has been through some tough when Mothers’ Union helped to
times in the past, struggling with drugs, outreach@themothersunion.org or
relationships and a sense of isolation from write to us at Mary Sumner House.
the wider community. She was thrilled to
share with me how she has now found a Include a contact email address or telephone
personal faith, and how the holiday and number so that we can get back in touch if
fellowship offered by Mothers’ Union has we need more information. Some people will
helped her along her personal journey to a understandably want their story to remain
much happier place. confidential, so please check first before
sending us any information and change
How you can help
names or other details as appropriate.
Helen is just one of the many people who are
grateful for the support and kindness offered We can then include their stories in our
to them by Mothers’ Union. We need to hear publications and share them with you, so
from more people who would be happy to that more people get to hear about the
share their story with us, so that we in turn difference Mothers’ Union is making to
can share those stories more widely. If you or people’s lives. Those people too will then
someone you know has a story to tell, please have the opportunity to ask us for support,
send brief details of how, whom, why and volunteer with us, pray, donate and join.
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