Charis Mother and Baby Care is a transitional project for vulnerable pregnant women. Each of eight residents are provided with individual living units and an additional shared living room, kitchen and laundry facility. There is a lift between floors.

The residents are accommodated throughout pregnancy and childbirth, during which, there is often a joint working programme between the resident, staff and the Health Visitors.

There is a rear private garden, which combines a children’s play and picnic area. The safety of the building is maintained by a security camera.

Charis Mother and Baby Care provides a comprehensive support programme for it’s residents and is a joint project with Granta Housing Association in Cambridge.

Many of the women are young and all are vulnerable. For some, there is a real risk that without the necessary parenting skills, their new baby could be placed in the care of the Local Authority.

The task of the staff is to enable the women to bond with their babies and to develop the parenting and independent living skills needed to provide a safe and healthy living environment for the future.