Lighthouse Charity Shop

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Valley CIDS an independent Christian charity based in Derbyshire, committed to serving children, young people and families through out-reach work in schools and the wider community. Valley CIDS (Christians Involved in Developing Society) was launched in 2000 by a group of Christians with a passion to serve, inspire and equip children, young people and families to develop their full potential in society today. ‘Investing in the next generation.’ Valley CIDS was borne out of a passionate belief that by ‘investing in the next generation’ we can make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people and their families. An investment of time, energy and money sets in place strong foundations giving children the best possible chance in life. The Start Throughout the 1990’s, a group of Christians in Swanwick met regularly to pray for the local schools. From this faithful prayer God gave a vision to set up a charity which would employ Youth and Children’s Workers to deliver outreach work within schools and the wider community. Our aim was to serve the schools by offering Christian assemblies and RE support, and to serve the needs of young people by providing responsible role models, and offering healthy activities in a safe and caring environment. At the time we were unsure as to how we would fund the Workers, but it soon became clear that setting up a Charity Shop was the answer! A small village shop was offered to us at a ‘peppercorn’ rent to set up as a ‘donated...