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Lads Need Dads are looking for a garden shed to give to one of our families who is in real need of some extra storage space. In turn our boys will benefit by building it with their mentors. If anyone has a shed no bigger than 10x8 that they could donate or know a...

Another community job completed by our LND Engage team today. A garden tidy up and hedge trimming for an elderly resident in Walton who sadly is very unwell and unable to look after his garden. The boys and mentors did a great job. Well done team....

Another good evening spent with our Equip cohort in Colchester. Got to hand it to these lads, coming out on a wet and freezing cold winter evening. So proud of their ability to check in and talk about how they feel and reflect upon their week. Their emotional...

Fab opportunity to celebrate International Men’s Day with the Men and Boys Coalition and other fabulous organisations, today and inform them about our work.

Happy International Men’s day!Thank you to all our Male volunteer mentors for what you input into the boys on our programmes.

Lads Need Dads are looking forward to speaking at the ‘creating positive futures for boys and young men’ conference organised by the Boys and Men Coalition on International Men’s Day in London on Monday. 🙂 it’s important people know how having an absent father is a...

Great start to our Engage programme with our TTC cohort in Frinton. Our first workshop last night was car maintenance. The boys were taught:1. The 6 different types of car propulsion systems. Petrol to full electric. 2. Four stroke petrol engine operation. 3. Role and...

Great final days training in First Aid for mental health and young people. Our mentors and staff / directors are now further equipped to assist the boys on our programmes. We’ve learnt about self harm, suicide, eating disorders and the various different mental health...