Children and Young People

Pioneer Sailing Trust

With our support they developed a piece of work that uses sailing as a way to break down barriers between family members and promote positive communication.

Felicity Lees, from Pioneer Sailing Trust, said: “We are so grateful for funding from ECF as it will enable us to take more families out this year.  Being on the sailing vessel allows social workers time to interact with the families they are helping, build trust, encourage them to talk about their problems and work out what longer-term support they might need. It is wonderful that our sailing vessel Pioneer can be used for such positive work.”