Growing Hearts and Minds CIC, a local community interest company, has launched a new fundraising campaign on Spacehive to help young people across Southport receive early mental health support before challenges develop into severe crises.
Titled Helping Southport’s Children Thrive, the project delivers targeted therapeutic care directly to children, their families, and local schools. Setting out their appeal to the community, organisers shared:
“As experienced Play Therapists, a Social Worker and an educator, we have seen too many children struggle with anxiety, trauma, bereavement and emotional challenges while waiting for help or not meeting the threshold for specialist services.”
By stepping in early to build emotional resilience, the project aims to provide a vital safety net when children need it most, helping create a stable foundation for local classrooms and households.
The campaign forms part of The Sefton Crowd, a partnership between Sefton Council and Spacehive that enables residents to directly fund grassroots community work.
Anyone interested in learning more, spreading the word, or making a pledge can visit the campaign page at spacehive.com/help-southports-children-thrive.
