CARE Team .
Our CARE Team are a team of staff and volunteers, passionate about supporting people in challenging seasons of life, offering pastoral care, spiritual care, support and encouragement. They can either help or connect you with one of our Ministry Leads, Crews Leaders and other trusted team members. Our volunteers can support with pastoral care but are not professionals, and are also able to signpost to some incredible local organisations that may be able to help
Please fill out the form below so we can find out more about how we can support you
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The Care Team is a caregiving ministry of IMPRINT Croydon. We aim to provide spiritual care, support, encouragement and referral services in a safe and confidential manner.
CARE Team leaders are trained volunteers under the direction and general supervision of staff members at IMPRINT Croydon, and under the guidelines and supervision of the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese of Southwark. Regardless of their education, training or expertise, Care Team leaders do not function in a professional role and do not provide clinically oriented mental health treatment or therapy.
We are here to support you during challenging seasons of life. Please complete the CARE Team Form and a member of the CARE team will reach out to you as soon as possible. If this is an emergency please call 911. -
Please fill out the CARE Team Form and a Team Member or Pastor can reach out and support you, as well as send you helpful resources and links
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We work with the Diocese of Southwark Safeguarding Team, Pastors in the church and local organisations
For children: mash@croydon.gov.uk / 0208 255 2888 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
See also:
https://www.croydon.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/child-protection-and-safeguarding/report-concern-about-child - linkFor adults: 020 8726 6500 between (8:30-5, Mon-Fri)/ 020 8726 6500 (all other times, ask for the on duty social worker)
See also: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/adult-health-and-social-care/report-abuse-adult - link -
ChildLine:
Lines open 24 hours
0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk
Samaritans Helpline:
Lines open 24 hours
116 123
www.samaritans.org
National Domestic Violence Helpline:
For women experiencing domestic violence or others calling on their behalf
Lines open 24 hours
0808 2000 247
www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
https://refuge.org.uk/
Christian Counsellors:
Christian Counsellors UK Directory
ManKind Initiative:
Confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence
01823 334244
www.mankind.org.uk
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We are a part of the HTB Network, and there are a number of courses that may be of benefit. They are run either in person or online:
Anxiety Course
Bereavement Course
Restored Lives
Re-Work
Tastelife
Single&Free
Waiting for Children
Free! Recovery Course
Post Abortion Healing
The Money Course
Your Direction
Single Conversations:
Singleness Conversation 1Singleness Conversation 4
The Dating Course:
Course manual
Daniel Nzekwue
Parish Safeguarding Officer
Afua Ofori-Darko
Parish Safeguarding Officer 
Benita Daniel
Pastor
Taneisha Teixeira
Associate Pastor
Beth Allen-Jones
Kids Lead
Francesca Yankson
Head of Compassion Ministries
Youth Lead
We also have Crews Leaders and Ministry Leads who are available to speak to and would love to support
Tariq Daley
Safeguarding Admin, Lead DBS Recruitor
Shannon Walker
Our Safeguarding team promotes a healthy and safe church, offering a space to report any incidents. Our aim is to protect our children, young people, vulnerable adults. As well as this, we want all congregation members to feel safe, and supported.
If you would like to report a concern, please fill the form and report it within 24 hours of disclosure or occurrence
If you would like immediate advice, please call ThirtyOne Eight (0303 003 1111) and email the report to safeguarding@imprintcroydon.co.uk as well as submitting a Concern Form
If you are in an emergency, please call 999 and if health related go to your nearest A&E
Safeguarding.
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Please fill out this Concern Form within 24 hours of disclosure or occurrence, and reach out to one of our CARE Team
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Safeguarding Officers:
Afua Ofori-Darko - afua.safeguarding@imprintcroydon.co.uk
Daniel Nzekwue - daniel.safeguarding@imprintcroydon.co.uk
General Safeguarding Inbox: safeguarding@imprintcroydon.co.uk
Southwark Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers: safeguarding@southwark.anglican.org / Telephone: 0207 939 9441 (Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm)
ThirtyOne: Eight (24-hour helpline): 0303 003 1111
Other Organisations:
Family Lives: 0808 800 222Childline: 0800 1111
Samaritans: 116 123 -
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Every person has a value and dignity, which comes directly from the creation of people in God's image. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God's re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things this implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm.
We commit ourselves to nurture, protect and safeguard all our members, particularly children, young people and adults at risk. We recognise that safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole church. We undertake to exercise proper care in the selection, appointment, training and support of those working with children or adults at risk.
We will respond without delay to concerns or allegations that a child or adult at risk may have been harmed, cooperating fully in any investigation. We will challenge any abuse of power by anyone in a position of trust. We will seek to offer pastoral care to anyone who has suffered abuse.
We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or adult at risk.
At IMPRINT Croydon we believe that part of our faith and living out the way of Jesus is supporting our congregation and local community, demonstrating the love and generosity shown to us by Jesus. The fund offers financial assistance to those in our community, who are experiencing financial hardship or emergency situations.
The generosity of the church is modelled by and through Jesus demonstrated in Acts 4:32-37. As such we believe in a communal response to the practical and financial needs within our community.
"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them."
We recognise that individuals can find themselves in crisis situations where financial assistance is essential for their wellbeing or for preventing poverty.
The IMPRINT Croydon Care Fund provides support for urgent needs relating to:
Shelter or housing
Fuel or utilities
Food and basic living costs.
Fleeing domestic or external abuse
The design is to be both a preventative measure for those at risk of falling into poverty or currently experiencing hardship with the hope to be a step out of poverty. Without this support, individuals may face increasingly precarious circumstances, including poverty, homelessness, or danger.