This Carers Week, we want to recognise and celebrate the incredible parents and carers we support. Caring for a child with additional needs is a role filled with love, dedication, strength and resilience. It can also be demanding, exhausting and often unseen. Get in touch if you are a carer of a child under 3 who needs a support network - our Mighty Acorns group is ready to welcome you.

We're delighted to share that our ambassador, @cooksferryqueen will be appearing at @WoolwichLibrary for a special author event on her memoir, All My Worldly Joy. The book explores motherhood, perinatal mental health, autism, and Laura's experience of receiving an autism diagnosis later in life. Join us for a reading, discussion, Q&A with MumsAid, bringing valuable insight into perinatal mental health. 📅 Friday 12 June 🕐 1–2pm 📍 Woolwich Library, @Royal_Greenwich We hope to see you there. #Royalboroughgreenwich

'Attunement' is the theme for this week's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, and one of our top priorities at MumsAid. Whilst the work that we do isn't directly focused on infants, our work with mums directly impacts infants and their mental health. 👏 If you would like to learn more about our services, or ways that you can support our work, please visit our website - mums-aid.org #imhaw2026

We were pleased to enjoy a visit from the Greenwich Mayor, Cllr Linda Bird, who came to see us in our new office at The Forum Greenwich. Excited to be starting this new chapter in our home borough @Royal_Greenwich.

A Volunteer's Week message to everyone who has given their time freely to support MumsAid... 🙏💙 #VolunteersWeek

Volunteers are integral to the work that we do at MumsAid. Whether it's our Peer Support Volunteers, our Storytelling Supporters, or our brilliant office team, they make a real and invaluable difference. This Volunteers Week, we are looking forward to sharing stories of our wonderful volunteer team. 🤩🥳 #VolunteersWeek

Our Young Mum's Group is a special space, with group leaders Kelly and Lucy creating a warm and welcoming environment and the mums getting stuck in! If you or someone that you know would benefit from connecting with other mums and receiving support from our fantastic team, please get in touch. 📲 T: 07758763908 📧 E: info@mums-aid.org You can also self-refer via our website - mums-aid.org Huge thanks to our consistent supporters, The Leathersellers, for the beautiful images, taken earlier this month in honour of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.

🚛 WE'VE MOVED 🚛 After 13 years at Blackheath Standard, we are delighted to have moved into The Forum at Greenwich, making space for our growing, hardworking team. Thank you to our fantastic team who put in a shift to get everything moved over, and special thanks to Sophie for all the logistical work which has gone into making the process smooth and successful. Thanks also to Blackheath House Clearance and Movers, a local company that did a brilliant job.

It is both worrying and fascinating to see the same issue echoed in Australia as we face here in the UK. The statistics never fail to be shocking. theguardian.com/commentisfre….

"The cultural shift matters deeply...stigma costs lives. Reducing it saves them." We were grateful to hear from Dr Miriam Donaghy, our CEO and Founder, on the changes she has seen in maternal mental health care over the last 10 years, since Maternal Mental Health Week came into being. Miriam has worked in this area for over 25 years, and her depth of knowledge and experience provides some fascinating insights. mums-aid.org/news/five-chang……e-last-ten-years/

"Calm, home‑from‑home’ birth units to open in Darlington & Durham hospitals" "The MLUs will provide a calm, supportive environment for women and birthing people with low to medium risk pregnancies, focusing on physiological birth and midwife-led care." uk.news.yahoo.com/calm-home-…

Because support that puts you at the centre DOES exist 💙 Humaira is one of our wonderful group facilitators, who works with both our Akwaaba group, for global majority and black mums and our Mighty Acorns group, for mums with children who have a disability or complex medical needs. The principles that she is talking about - empowering mums and treating care as a collaboration between mums and professionals - run through all of our work. Many statutory services are deeply stretched and do not have the capacity to provide care in this way, and that is why our work, and the work of other brilliant, community-based organisations like us, is so necessary. 🙏 If you are able, please support our work. This week, we are running a raffle, meaning that you can support mums AND be in with a chance of winning one of our brilliant prizes. 👇 Check out the link👇to browse prizes, including a make-up hamper worth £500, a 3hr professional organisation session from Chaos Calmed and an afternoon tea at DoubleTree by Hilton. bit.ly/4vShAcv

With huge thanks to the lovely Mado for sharing her story. 💙 Mado attends our Greenwich-based 'Akwaaba' group for global majority and Black mums, and has found real benefit in the community and support there. She was kind enough to sit down with us and share her lived experience of the birth of her second child. It is widely acknowledged in the mental health field that connection, especially with others who share and understand your experience, is hugely beneficial. 👭 Watch the full video of Mado's story on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/n2TU47YB-to And to learn more about our Akwaaba group, visit our website: bit.ly/4d6z6Be

📣PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES! 📣 To celebrate Maternal Mental Health Week next week, some of our wonderful local businesses have donated some fantastic prizes to our raffle. So if you like the sound of: 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 TFL family tickets 🌆 A glass floor experience for up to 8 people 🎨 An art class in Greenwich with Art K 🧑‍🍳 COOK e-gift card worth £20 ⚓️ 2 x tickets to Cutty Sark 💄A high-end make-up hamper 🧗‍♀️ 2 x Tickets for a climb at clipnclimb ⚽️ 2 x match tickets to a game this season at CAFC 😁 E-gift card for Oxygen O2 🍰 Afternoon Tea at Double Tree by Hilton Greenwich 🎳 Bowling for 6 guests at Vintners Lane 🎭 4 free tickets to any show, including the Off-Peak dates for our upcoming pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk 🧘‍♀️A mini organising session of 3 hours, donated by Chaos Calmed DON'T MISS OUT - get your tickets NOW: zeffy.com/.../mumsaids-annua…

As a small, locally-focused charity, our volunteers are an essential part of our make-up. The work that they do makes our service richer and helps us to reach more Mums, with our communications, in our services and more. If you want to become part of this wonderful team, please check out the volunteer roles which we are currently looking to fill. mums-aid.org/get-involved/be…

Some action shots of our awesome volunteer, Karl, who generously donated his time and expertise to come and take some beautiful pictures of our Akwaaba Mums. It was a fantastic session with lots of smiles, connection and of course...snacks! 🥪 We can't wait to share the pictures - thanks to the Mums who came along and got involved. 💙

Looking for a new role? Want to feel fulfilled in your work? 🙋 We're excited to announce that we're currently looking for an experienced Operations and Programmes Manager to help us successfully deliver long-term initiatives. If that sounds like you, join our welcoming and expert team and help us to make real change to the lives of Mums and families.👪 To find out more about the role and apply, visit the Charity Jobs link below: bit.ly/4co0HNE

🫵 COULD YOU BE ONE OF THESE CHAMPIONS? 🫵 The @londonlandmarkshalf was such a blast, and our cheer squad were out in force, whooping and cheering, especially when our superstar fundraisers flew by! If you fancy getting a slice of the action, why not sign up to run for us in our next big event? 🌟 We still have limited spots for the Saucony 10k in July🌟 Sign up via our Run For Charity page. runforcharity.com/charity-re…

Our MumsAid cheer squad getting warmed up at @LLHalf 🤩 #LLHM

Parenting siblings can be a tricky business, but it also comes with its own beautiful moments of connection and joy 💙 We also want to use today to signpost to Sibs Charity, the only UK charity supporting people who grow up with a disabled sibling. They also offer resources for parents and professionals, so do check them out if you work or live with a disabled little one. sibs.org.uk/ #nationalsibilingsday