NORCAS Youth Appeal Surges Towards Target
Posted on | January 24, 2011 | No Comments
The charity’s first public appeal has seen an outstanding response raising over three quarters of its target fund in the first three months.
Back in October 2010, NORCAS launched a youth appeal across Norfolk and Suffolk, to raise £50,000 for children who are affected by and caring for parents who are misusing drugs and/or alcohol.
The Too Much Too Young campaign is the first public appeal NORCAS has run in our 32 year history and through fantastic support from local trusts, individuals and members of the public and having invested just £1000 to get the appeal off the ground, we are now more than £40,000 closer to our target.
From local and national research we know that nearly 30,000 children in Norfolk and Suffolk below the age of 16 are living with parents who misuse drugs and alcohol. The true figure is likely to be even higher. There are many issues this situation can cause including a child being six times more likely to develop issues themselves as a result of caring for a parent.
There is not currently statutory funding available to support these children and so NORCAS decided to launch an appeal to raise funds to be able to start to help some of the children affected. The £50,000 appeal target will allow us provide dedicated services to start giving these children back their childhood.
A note of special thanks go to The High Sheriff of Norfolk, Charles Barratt, who along with General Lord Dannatt and Judge Philip Curl took part in a sponsored sleep out on behalf of NORCAS and other local charities in Norfolk.
Although we are delighted with the fantastic response to date, we still have a way to go to meet our target and would be very grateful to anyone who can help.
For more information about the fundraising appeal and the work we intend to do in 2011 please log on to www.toomuchtooyoungappeal.org.uk You can also donate online through that website or contact Matt Wilson on 01603 227053 if you are able to offer support.
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