New Chairman For Brightly
The Board of Management at Brightly are pleased to announce that Stewart Rowney has been appointed as Chairman of their Board following the retirement of Susie Pinel. Previously a Trustee and Chair of Jersey Hospice Care, Stewart is currently a member of the Brightly Board and commented, ‘I am delighted to have been appointed as […]
Crisis Funding Appeal for Young People Aged 18 to 25
In these difficult times, many young people in Jersey aged between 16 to 25 years who have been through the local care system, are struggling to meet their basic needs. Some have lost their jobs and for most, having to stay home means increased use of electricity and phone credit to keep in touch with […]
Public Consultations
The Government of Jersey engages in public consultations, a number of which relate to children and young people. To view and contribute to current consultations please follow this link: www.gov.je/consultations.
Government of Jersey announce two new support offers
On February 27th 2020, the Government of Jersey announced two new support offers (or entitlements) for children in care and those leaving care in Jersey. Details can be found in the accompanying two documents. Much of what is included in the offers of support has previously been provided by our charity. The Government has kept […]
2019-20 Highlands College Social Work degree application extension
The BA (Hons) Social Work degree at Highlands College is extending the deadline for applications for study in 2019-20 until Wednesday 1 May 2019 by 5pm. Further information about the course and the entry requirements can be found on pages 58-59 of the University College Jersey Prospectus which is available at: https://www.highlands.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2019-2020-UCJ-Prospectus.pdf. Anyone wishing to […]
Views of care-experienced people in Jersey published
Jersey’s Children’s Minister has today published a new independent report which gives an honest and hard-hitting insight into the views of some people with experience of care and what it means to them to ‘be heard’. The independent report, called Listen Louder, has been produced by a new group called Jersey Cares. The report highlights […]
Five things we would change about Jersey | Bailiwick Express
As the faces behind a charity focused on supporting children and young people living in a range of residential homes, it’s clear this trio care about care. Wendy Nerac, Steve Harvey and Allison Le Blancq all run Brightly – formerly known as Brig-y-don Children’s Charity – which helps children and young people up to the […]
What have we been up to this year? (Article in the Bailiwick Express)
We were delighted to be featured in the Bailiwick Express recently. After a busy year that included a complete rebrand, a bright new name, raising funds and supporting ever more local children and young people, the team at Brightly is ready to take on 2019 and to continue their work. Click here www.bailiwickexpress.com/jsy/news/brightly-wishes-2019 to read […]
Institute of Directors Lunch
A massive thank you to the IOD for inviting Brightly & the JSPCA to speak at their Christmas lunch yesterday.
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