Welcome to the CARIS Islington Website
CARIS Islington is a registered charity which runs a Bereavement Counselling Service for adults, children and young people with a connection to Islington.
CARIS Emergency Appeal
CARIS Islington has been facing financial difficulties. It is with a very heavy heart that the Board of Trustees has taken the extremely difficult decision to wind CARIS operations down. We are launching an emergency appeal to raise money to pay our creditors, including CARIS Islington employees. We are seeking to raise £35,000 to pay our creditors and if we raise £60,000 we will have enough funds to hire a fundraiser as we try to keep the service running.
Emergency Appeal Donations
Please ensure all donations include Emergency Appeal as the reference
1. Sending a cheque to the CARIS Office, payable to CARIS Islington, by post to
The Annexe, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park, N4 3AG.
2. Making a bank (BACS) transfer direct into the charity bank account.
Please contact our administration team for bank details - admin@carisislington.org.
3. Using Paypal Giving Fund Paypal
We cannot accept donations using other platforms for legal reasons.
Please ensure you include Emergency Appeal as the reference.
If you are taxpayer please download the gift aid form Gift Aid
The volunteer counsellors and senior counsellors will continue to support our existing clients as best they can during this difficult time. We are working with other organisations to try and help provide some continuity of service for clients that need it and will continue to provide updates as best we can.
We are very sorry that this hugely important and valued service is having to wind down and we appreciate the community of Islington’s ongoing cooperation with the staff and volunteer counsellors at this difficult time.
Our Vision
Caris Islington
"Our vision is of a community service open to all in Islington affected by bereavement"
We provide bereavement counselling for adults, children and young people.
You can find more information about our service on this website. You can also go to our download section for our latest Annual Report and other information about CARIS Islington.
Volunteers
Further information is on the Volunteering page.
Although CARIS has its roots in local Christian churches, we cannot stress enough that our counselling is not faith based. People are welcome as clients, employees and volunteers from all backgrounds and all faiths or none. Part of our training has always been to ensure that people of faith set aside their beliefs during counselling sessions so that they can keep their attention on their clients with open hearts and minds.
Newsletter
To subscribe to our newsletter please go to Newsletter Sign up Form
Alternatively you can use the contact form on this website or email admin@carisislington.org
Our Summer 2022 Newsletter was published at end of June which you can access here Summer Newsletter
Our Trustees
Would you like to become one of our Trustees?
Caris Islington is managed by a board of trustees who meet monthly:
Nick Hopkins (Chair)
Jan Gale (Company Secretary)
Abigail Goldsbrough
Daniel Needleman
Ishita Sinha
Judy Graham
Nehir Kirlar
If you would like to get in touch with our trustees please email trustees@carisislington.org or complete our contact form.
Please see our Trustee Responsibilities for information about the role of CARIS Islington's trustees, its committees and policies.
Contact us if you would be interested in joining one of our committees or becoming a trustee.
Financial Information
Caris Islington and its projects rely entirely on donations. If you would like to donate please see Support Us page.
Links
Some of the churches that have been involved with CARIS include:
St Mary's, Upper Street
St John's, Duncan Terrace
St Stephen's, Canonbury
St Mary Magdalene & St David
Christchurch
St Giles Mission
St Luke's Church
The Polish Church in Islington
St Andrew's, Whitehall Park
St Thomas', Finsbury Park
St Mary's Hornsey Rise
Supporting Documents
Caris Mission Statement
Trustee Responsibilities
Caris Committee Structure
Equal Oportunities Policy
Caris Confidentiality Policy
Caris History
Caris Annual Report 2017/18
