CAST

12/11/2021

As a result of some recent changes all our secondary schools work now comes under the banner of The Family Trust, so head over to The Family Trust or visit us at familytrust.org.uk. This account will soon close, but we thank you for your continued support for our work in primary and secondary schools' work in Maidstone, Medway and Swale.

01/06/2021

"A big to all our amazing who give their time to support young people. We are so grateful to all our mentors and volunteers who listen to and encourage young people as they navigate the teenage years. Thank you for your kindness and care, we appreciate all you do. Never underestimate the difference you make." - Katie, Mentoring Coordinator, CAST

If you're interested in finding out more about the work of CAST visit https://www.castmaidstone.org.uk/whatwedo

23/04/2021

What object would you choose to represent CAST? & Why? Let us know in the comments!

On Tuesday, we met together at Liberty Church Maidstone as a whole team. Jonathan asked the staff to each choose an object that represents The Family Trust and CAST. There was such a variety and creativity in the objects that staff members chose. We're curious, what object would you choose to represent The Family Trust or CAST? & Why? Let us know in the comments!

01/04/2021

"See! The winter is past; the rains are gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of dove is heard in our land." - Solomon 2:11-12
We've seen so many signs of Spring this week: daffodils🌼, bumblebees🐝, longer and sunnier days☀️. What signs of Spring have you seen?
As we head into the Easter weekend, and the start of the Easter holidays, we're praying that your days will be filled with hope, joy and peace.

06/01/2021

As the sun sets on today, 3 days into online learning for schools across Kent, we are praying for peace and renewed energy for the rest of the week.

'Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest' - Matthew 11:28

Please also pray for our staff this week as they find ways to continue to support schools and churches.

17/03/2020

CAST facilitated a fantastic Prayer Space last week at St Simon Stock Sch. Thank you to all who supported it.

07/03/2019

Thanks to these wonderful church leaders and volunteers of Maidstone for making our Focus Day on Christian Doctrine at Oakwood Park Grammar School a great success.

06/03/2019

Thanks to Leon, George and others helping with today's focus day.

30/01/2019

Find out how mentoring makes a difference, could you be a mentor? New course beginning 27th Feb. Sign up here http://www.castmaidstone.org.uk/sign-up

27/11/2018

We're so excited to be launching our Big Give Campaign 2018 today. If you feel able to donate towards our work by visiting www.familytrust.org.uk/big-give before Tuesday 4th December, your donation will be matched £ for £ by our Champion Funders, so for every £1 you donate, we will receive £2. How great is that?

This year the focus of our campaign is our wonderful mentoring & transition mentoring of. Find out more at castmaidstone.org.uk

21/09/2018

We welcomed Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone & The Weald to our office this afternoon. It was great to be able to share with her about the work of CAST and our wonderful volunteers who make the work happen.

27/04/2018

How poignant that this article should come out as we’re campaigning to raise money to deliver Christians Against Poverty UK in schools in Kent.

“What is vital is high-quality teaching of financial literacy. However, there is a severe shortage of teachers in general which is making recruitment extremely difficult.”

We believe we have a role to play here. Indeed we’ve already started running our first course at Aylesford School – Sports College and we hope to serve many others if we’re successful with funding. Please add your vote if you haven’t already: https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/kids-money-courses

Should teenagers learn more about managing money and the economy? The Bank of England wants it in the curriculum.