Oscar winning actor Gary Oldman met with 40 aspiring young thespians, between the ages of 11-18, to talk about his career and share advice with the members of York Theatre Royal’s Youth Theatre programme. And one of those young thespians was Leila, who is one of our Youth Programme young...
Our CEO Michelle Foulks recently attended a Give Back to York event, celebrating the 30 inspiring local community groups who received over £145,000 from the first round of the York Community Fund, one of which was our little but well-loved...
Each month, Givto users are given three causes to choose from, and we were thrilled to be one of the charities featured in March this year and delighted that so many Givto users chose to support us. Givto is a new way to donate to charity that allows users to...
The donation we have received from Barratt will allow us to keep providing resources, opportunities and support to empower children and young people to believe in themselves and realise their dreams. We thank them very much for their generous donation! Daniel Smith, Managing Director at Barratt Homes & David Wilson...
If you are a committed and enthusiastic person who enjoys working with children and families, BFF would love to hear from you. We are currently recruiting a new Family Activity Group Assistant to support our Group Leader in running our busy and fun sessions. The role will be for 5...
Christmas is a special time of year for all of us at BFF, and being able to do something special with our families is something we heavily rely on donations to achieve. So we cannot express a warmer and more sincere thank you to York Rotary for donating an amazing...
It’s been a jam-packed half-term week filled with fun activities! We also celebrated Valentine’s Day at Clip and Climb with yummy love heart biscuits made by Louisa. And to top it off, we checked out the new Oxygen trampoline park, which our families loved. Our families at Hob Moor enjoyed...
We were delighted to be chosen as one of the chosen charities for the York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge in 2023. It was amazing to be part of such an iconic event and we connected with lots of people from our wonderful community! We were also extremely grateful to receive...
We are recruiting for a Family Activity Group Coordinator. This hybrid role will be based remotely and within two primary schools in York. The post holder will work under the day-to-day direction of BFF and in partnership with named school staff. Working 7.5 hours per week including school holidays, this...
We have another opportunity for someone to join our committed and passionate team in the newly created role of Fundraising and Marketing Assistant. The key responsibility of this position is to build on our existing relationships within our community and to make this role your own. Working 7.5 hours per...
