MacMillan Coffee Morning

Our MacMillan Coffee Morning, staff and young people joined us for a delightful morning of giving back, baking, and prizes.

“Just wanted to thank all the staff and young people that took part in the MacMillan Coffee morning, the cakes looked and tasted amazing. We raised £273 through donations and cake sales, a real team effort from everyone” Gary Barker Director

It was a day to remember as we raised our mugs to hope, compassion, and a future without cancer.
We held a house Bake-Off with our Young People across both Youth and Care Hubz. Supporting staff on shift helped to prepare and bake something for the Coffee Morning. Each home had an additional, £10 budget to buy a tombola prize which was available to win on the day. There was some amazing baked goods produced with unique designs.

The MacMillan Coffee Morning isn’t just about food and games; it’s about coming together as a community to support an incredible cause. MacMillan Cancer Support is close to our hearts.

“We raised £273 through donations and cake sales, a real team effort from everyone.”

April

Floating Support keyworkers
After leaving school, I worked in the textile industry for over 20 years. To support and encourage my daughter to attend college I completed an access to higher education course, where I had the chance to volunteer at a homeless shelter as part of the curriculum.

My passion for helping others then led me to start working with young people, initially in a mother and baby unit. In 2003, I joined Calderdale Council as a casual residential worker, becoming a permanent staff member in 2007. I then moved to a short break unit for children with learning disabilities in 2011, where I stayed until 2015 before changing my career path to focus more on support than care.

For the next 8 years, I had the privilege of supporting 16-18 year old care leavers, and I was even promoted to manager in 2018. It was a very rewarding experience, but I was eager for a new challenge when the opportunity to become a team leader working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) became available. I'm really enjoying the new experiences and the chance to support these young people as they navigate the asylum process and work towards living independently developing skills for community safety and involvement, personal hygiene, and basis English.

Outside of work, I cherish my time with my children and grandchildren. It brings me great joy to be able to spend quality time with my loved ones.

Babita Mehta

24/7 Operational Manager
Babita has worked with children for over 20 years. She has worked in the Education sector in a safeguarding role, before transitioning into Safeguarding Lead with Youth Hubz Semi Independent Support where she has worked for the last 18months. She is currently completing Level 4 in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner and ensures she keeps up to date with her role by attending various Safeguarding Leadership courses with new legislation and guidance. Babita has been Safeguarding Lead since 2021. She supports the implementation of policies and procedures with safeguarding practices. She ensures staff are up to date with all the developments in child protection policy, research, practice and guidance. In 2023 Babita was promoted to Operational Manager for 24/7 support.