Joseph Trust is a Christian charity who provide alternative education to children in York schools between the ages of 8 and 14 years.
Joseph Trust helps vulnerable children with emotional and behavioural difficulties who find mainstream school challenging to enjoy a wide range of activity based educational opportunities in a rural setting including for example outdoor games, working with animals and plants and woodworking. The support enriches the educational opportunities for these children whilst teaching them valuable coping skills and enabling them to maintain their places within their mainstream schools.
To find out more follow this link
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To give through prayer:
Joseph Trust ask for your prayers for the following:
Please pray between 10am and 2pm daily during term times for the students to be safe and calm and to enjoy and engage in activities. Please pray for flashpoints and crises to be averted and for relationships to grow and develop.
For the supporters of Joseph Trust to grow and for the young students from York to be supported by the communities in which they live.
Joseph Trust need to secure their long term future by purchasing the site where they are based. Please pray for the funding of £60k needed for the land and essential buildings improvement. Please also pray for agreement on some of the anticipated legal issues around shared access routes and facilities.
Finally please pray for new trustees - seeking those with particular skills and knowledge in education/care, communication and HR.
To Give Financially:
To give financially to support the on-going work of Joseph Trust please follow this link:
To Give Your Time and Skills:
Joseph Trust are looking for volunteers who can work alongside their staff to support the young students. Ideally you will be able to commit to a set day (between about 9am and 3pm) each week (or fortnightly). Volunteers will enjoy a lively atmosphere and offer a supportive relationship and positive reinforcement to the young students. You will enjoy watching the students learn and grow as people. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get involved in the full range of activities, including outdoor games, forest school, apple pressing, canoeing, wood working, bike repair, looking after animals and growing plants.
Also:
If you have experience of teaching or a particular skill that you could share, Joseph Trust would love to hear from you. It may be that you could offer shorter one off workshops.
Volunteers are encouraged to visit and find out more before making a commitment.
To find out more about volunteering for Joseph Trust please follow this link: