Growing Hope High Wycombe

Growing Hope based at St James' Downley is part of a national charity that provides free therapy for children and young people with additional needs and their families.

Additional needs are wide ranging and could include a physical disability, a cognitive disability, a mental health problem or undiagnosed need that impacts participation in everyday activities.

Growing Hope aims to grow hope for children, hope for families and hope in Jesus.
We grow hope for children through the provision of free therapy services.
We grow hope for families through the provision of groups for parents, carers and siblings which give them the opportunity to connect with each other and share their experiences.

Growing Hope is motivated by the Christian faith and runs clinics in partnership with local churches. (Our services are open to everyone of any faith background).

You can find out more about Growing Hope here.
You can donate to Growing Hope High Wycombe here.

We have 4 therapists:

• Rosalyn, our Clinic Manager and Speech and Language therapist, who is full time
• Louise, our Music Therapist, who runs clinics on Tuesdays
• Rachel, our Occupational Therapist
• Alley, our Art Therapist, who runs clinics on Thursdays

Support

We depend on donations to enable children to receive this therapy: You can give to support the work of Growing Hope High Wycombe here.

Referrals

Anyone can refer a child or young person with additional needs for an assessment and 6 weeks of free therapy here.

Vacancies

You can find out about opportunities to work at Growing Hope here.

Growing Hope Communications Policy

You can find the Growing Hope communications policy here.

Stories of Growing Hope

Click the Growing Hope logo to find out about families who have been helped.

When Dreams Change course for parents and carers

When Dreams Change is a four-week course to help parents and carers to process their journey with having a child with additional needs and to have space to think about themselves and the person that they have been created to be.

As part of exploring dreams changing we use the story of Joseph and the technicolour dream coat.
The course has been developed by Heather Graham who has worked with parents of additional needs and is an experienced counselor, and Naomi Graham, Founder and CEO of Growing Hope.

If you are interested in coming on a course please email Joe our volunteer parent liaison and she will give you more information about courses coming up.

Charity Oversight

Growing Hope High Wycombe is a registered charity: number 1195290. Growing Hope therapists are all members of a professional board and receive regular clinical supervision. We take the safety and wellbeing of all children really seriously – you can read our latest COVID-19 and safeguarding policies here. Each year we complete an annual report which gives details of the impact that we have had in the lives of children and young people with additional needs.