Parenting Together SME Award

Most Dedicated Social Services & Family Court Support Organisation 2024

Parenting Together Ltd provides services to help resolve family disputes in the quickest possible time and at the minimum cost, with low-income concessions and monthly subscription options available to those in need. We find out more about the organisation and its operational model from Gerald Hannah as it celebrates a win in the UK Enterprise Awards 2024

Parenting Together Ltd is a non-profit social enterprise company based in Bradford which was established as a registered charity in 2012. The organisation’s expertise lies in safeguarding vulnerable children and young people, dealing with parental alienation and addressing emotional stability. It specialises in assisting limited-ability parents and low-income families who have children involved in family court and social care proceedings to prepare for court hearings, sort their most significant evidence, and to write clear testimonies and court appeals

“We strive to ensure that parents can access community and professional support, training, reports, and assessments to help them challenge injustice in the family courts and social care proceedings,” explains Gerald Hannah, the Founder and Director of Parenting Together. “There is no political will in the UK to keep children at home with their natural family despite the unequivocal evidence since 2005 showing the vast majority of crime and social problems stem from broken homes. Fortunately, we interact with professions and commerce who donate their time in a way that is mutually beneficial so that our charity is now self-sustainable.” Gerald has decades of work experience within the industry, caring for young offenders, behavioural and emotionally affected problem children, victims and, uniquely, their perpetrators of assault and abuse

The organisation has already seen highlights over the last decade, including seeing a reduction in bullying and assault of children under its care, and winning awards for research and recognition from the Joint Committee on Human Rights in a 2015 report into violent crimes against women and girls. Gerald is keen to roll the organisation’s operational model out across the UK and has plans of expansion too. When onboarding new staff members however, there are certain criteria that need to be met, but the rewards can be great as training is offered for those who wish to progress. “Integrity and compassion are the main things we look for,” he elaborates. “For our staff, we can provide solicitor training and paralegal courses. As a charity, we can work as legal advisors without portfolio which makes us accountable to several statutory authorities including the SRA, who also offer training as well.”

Recently, Parenting Together gained notable recognition in the UK Enterprise Awards for its leading work in child protection, scooping the coveted title of Most Dedicated Social Services & Family Court Support Organisation 2024. As the future beckons, growth is obviously on the cards for the organisation, however Gerald’s aim is also to educate the population. “We have PCD accreditation to deliver parenting courses for existing parents and young people who will be the parents of the next generation,” he enthuses. “Family and country are everyone’s main source of pride and joy, and at Parenting Together, we aim to inspire young people, engaging them with positive role models from the business community; hopefully raising their ambitions and dreams to become loving, devoted, responsible parents. “I want young people to know that a good parent earns and deserves respect. They are instinctively protectors, providers, and achievers, not necessarily paragons of virtue.”

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