My name is Kendra Houseman and I am a survivor of CSE and gangs As a kid I always used to think that adults couldn’t see me. See what I was going through or what was happening to me. The situations I faced were horrifying and happened daily. This picture here is a good example…
From Grammar to Grime
Guest blog. This one is a good friend of mine who sometimes forgets how amazing she is. Maybe you can help me to remind her that what she does is amazing. I give you….. From Grammar to Grime…. “You have to actually come to school if you want to be a teacher” The PE teachers…
Beyond boundaries
As humans we all have boundaries. Some of these boundaries can be pushed, bent, or removed all together. When you are a practitioner or a professional it’s the same thing. You have professional boundaries, but these can be moved. There are certain boundaries that can’t ever be moved even the slightest, and with good reason….
Me, Myself and I
Me, myself and I…..Guest blog These guest blogs are nothing short of epic. Loving all the different topics and styles. Todays blog is a story of a journey, and unlike a fairy tale, real journeys have bumps in the roads… Me, Myself and I I was aware from an early age that I was…
Deon…Loosing your mind for the Mandem
I see the daily affects and impacts of gangs and exploitation with the young people I work with and the biggest issue…mental health. I have many examples of this but today I want to talk about Deon. Deon. Deon, when I first became aware of him, was not involved with gangs. He was friends…
Bread and Jam…Guest blog
Todays guest blog is by a woman who spends her days making sure that no child goes hungry in our local area. I have had the privilege of working along side her when we fed the families of Thanet from her Summer Kitchen. I took all my children with me to b part of it…
Dear Bad Gal….
Now here is the thing…. the people that this blog is aimed at will probably never get to read it. It will be out here for anyone to read, but the girls I am trying to reach…they aint gonna listen to me. Not like this. But I have to try. This blog is reaching out…
Our first Guest blog…..
It was suggested to me that I could have guest blogs. Get people to blog what they need to get accross to people and use my established platform to do this. Excellent idea! So I contacted thps people whos opions I hold in high regrad. The people who I trust and who turst me. Wednesday…
Nadine…..
Before we get started: TRIGGER WARNING I’m gonna kick off the new year with a blog I have thought about writing a few times and then just couldn’t find the words. I will give it my best shot. When we talk about exploitation, especially child sexual exploitation, our minds are drawn automatically to images of…
The special K challenge 2019….
The special K challenge…. Happy new year! We are only hours in and I am already feeling that 2019 is going to eventful. I have already done something I never thought I would… Anyway…. THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION! Yep that’s right, so look lively because I need you! I wrote my last blog…
Out of the Shadows 