Family First Jersey

25/03/2026

🧡 Hi all 🧡
We’re aware of ongoing issues with our email service and are working hard to resolve them. If you have contacted us and haven’t received a reply, please direct message here or message 07797 760877
Thank you for bearing with us. 🧸

25/03/2026

🧡 This Friday, 10am-12pm 🧡

☕🌸 Coffee Morning for Parents & Carers 🌸☕

If you’re a parent or carer of a child needing off-island medical treatment, please join us for a relaxed Family First Coffee Morning on Friday 27th March, 10am–12pm, at our office at Jersey Hospice, Mont Cochon.

A chance to connect, chat, and enjoy coffee, refreshments.

Please RSVP.

25/03/2026

🎉 **Our New Website Is Live!** 🎉

www.familyfirst.org.je

We’re so excited to share our brand‑new website with you. It has a fresh new look, clearer information for families and family testimonials from people we’ve supported in recent years.

If you can give this post a like and share, it would mean the world to us. And please do take a look at the website — or pass it on to anyone who has a child needing off‑island medical treatment. You never know who might need some support.

A huge thank you to **Reuben Harney** for building this for us. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you. Reuben has recently launched his own business supporting charities with digital services, so please do check out his site too:
[https://motusreach.com/](https://motusreach.com/)

Thank you for supporting Family First 🥰

When a child needs specialist treatment in the UK, families often face urgent travel, accommodation, and daily costs. Family First helps cover the practical realities.

24/03/2026

🧡We know that the families we support are often going through incredibly difficult and emotional times and we never expect anything in return.

🧡However, if we have been able to help your family and you feel comfortable sharing a few words about your experience, we would be grateful if you could leave some gentle feedback on our page.
Your feedback helps other families feel reassured about reaching out and it also helps us raise awareness so we can continue supporting those who need us.

If you’d like to share something — even just a sentence — you can do so here:

https://www.facebook.com/familyfirstjersey/reviews/?id=100057309975099&sk=reviews

Supporting Jersey families whose children need off-island medical care.

💛 We support with extra travel costs and offer emotional & practical support, so no family faces it alone.

Support us | https://jerseygiving.je/donate/family-first-jersey

23/03/2026

Like & Share to help raise awareness for families travelling off‑island for their child’s medical care.
If you’d like to support our work, donations — big or small — help us be there when families need us most.

https://jerseygiving.je/donate/family-first-jersey

21/03/2026

💛💙Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day 💙💛
Today we honour the children with Down syndrome in our island community and the families who travel off‑island for the care their little ones need. Your courage, love, and resilience shine so brightly, and we’re proud to stand beside you.

20/03/2026

You're standing in your kitchen at 2pm on a Tuesday, on the phone with the Jersey Travel Office.

Your daughter needs to be seen at Southampton Hospital next week.

The voice on the other end is asking for appointment details, your daughter's NHS number and when you need to fly.

There's a pile of laundry on the chair you haven't folded yet because the morning has been so hectic trying to get everything sorted.

You're writing dates and times on the back of an envelope because you can't find the notebook you started for this.

"We can arrange flights for Wednesday evening, the appointment is Thursday at 9:30am."

Next week.

You're already calculating who can watch your other child, whether your partner can get the time off work, what you need to pack.

The voice on the phone is confirming the booking, and you say yes because this is what needs to happen.

This is when off-island medical care becomes a list of things that need organising by next week.

For Jersey families, this moment happens more often than people realise.

We exist to help with exactly this. The practical support that makes these trips possible when time is short and everything needs coordinating at once.

So If your child needs off-island medical care, please reach out to us. We're here to support you.

18/03/2026

We’re Hiring: Family Support Worker (Full‑time)
35 hours per week · Mon–Fri
Enquiries: cheryl@familyfirst.org.je

Family First is looking for a compassionate Family Support Worker to support Jersey families whose children need off‑island medical or mental health treatment.
You’ll offer practical help, emotional support and advocacy, working closely with multi‑agency partners and ensuring strong safeguarding and record‑keeping.

We’re looking for someone with:
• Experience supporting children and families
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
• Confidence working independently
• A Level 3 qualification in Working with Parents (or equivalent)

If you want to make a real difference for families during challenging times, we’d love to hear from you.

Job description available.

17/03/2026

☕️ Little reminder of our coffee morning Friday 27th.
* Don't forget to RSVP *

☕🌸 Coffee Morning for Parents & Carers 🌸☕

If you’re a parent or carer of a child needing off-island medical treatment, please join us for a relaxed Family First Coffee Morning on Friday 27th March, 10am–12pm, at our office at Jersey Hospice, Mont Cochon.

A chance to connect, chat, and enjoy coffee, refreshments.

Please RSVP.

13/03/2026

It's 9pm and you're in a hotel room in Southampton.

Your child is asleep in the bed beside you. Tomorrow morning is the appointment you've been waiting weeks for.

You should probably try to sleep too, but your mind won't settle.

You're thinking about home, how’s your partner is managing with the kids?

Your follow up appointment that might get scheduled tomorrow, which means rebooking flights and rearranging everything again.

Somewhere in the back of your mind, you're also doing the maths.

What has this trip cost so far? What will it cost if you need to come back next month?

This is the reality for Jersey families whose children need specialist medical care that doesn't exist on the island.

We exist to take that financial calculation off the table.

By working with local Jersey charities we aim to cover,

>Flights and ferry costs to the UK >Accommodation near hospitals
>Practical and emotional support throughout
>And daily expenses while families are away

Families like Francesca's and Chelsea's have been able to focus on their children's care instead of worrying about whether they can afford the next trip.

If you'd like to help make that possible for the next family sitting in that hotel room, our donation link is in the comments.

Every contribution means one less thing for a Jersey family to carry during an already difficult time.

Thank you for being part of this.

11/03/2026

🥊 A huge thank you to Peter Dolbel! 🥊

Over the weekend, Peter stepped into the ring for a white-collar boxing event and raised an incredible £615 for our charity! 💛

We’re so proud of the dedication, training, and hard work you put in, in the months leading up to the big day. Your effort means so much, not just to us, but to the families we support when their child is sick.

Thank you, Peter, for choosing to fight for Family First and making a difference. We think you are an absolute hero! 👏💛

11/03/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Leilah Daly to the Family First team!

Leilah joins us as our new Administrator and Family Support Team member and she is already bringing a warm and friendly presence to the charity. Her caring approach and enthusiasm make her a wonderful addition to the team.

At Family First, supporting families whose children require off-island medical treatment is at the heart of everything we do and having compassionate people like Leilah, enables us to reach more families.

Special thanks to Jersey Community Foundation for funding this role and helping us to make a difference.

Please join us in giving Leilah a very warm welcome to Family First! ✨