Every day the media bombards us with more bad news: a boy stabbed, a grandmother beaten in her own home. Teen pregnancies. Gang fights. Drug addiction. Child abuse....

What is happening to our great nation? Why do so many live such wretched lives? We are not a poor country. We talk of 'recession' but the fact is we are the world's 6th sixth largest economy. Yet in every town and city we are witnessing the relentless erosion of our "quality of life".

Who's to blame?
We must all share the blame. In the name of political correctness we have allowed the Christian principles our country was built upon, to become watered down - to the extent where they are almost ineffectual. We have failed to encourage and support marriage and we now stand idly by as the Family - the bedrock of our society - goes into meltdown.

The true cost
According to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, Britain’s 120,000 most troubled families are costing our economy £8 billion a year. Family breakdown is estimated to cost the British taxpayer a staggering £102 billion*. But those mind-numbing sums pale to insignificance if we take into account the social cost. For behind the statistics lies human misery on a grand scale. The impact is felt in cities, towns and villages throughout the United Kingdom. No corner of our nation remains untouched.

*Souce: Iain Duncan Smith: "Breakthrough Britain"

What can be done?
It seems to us that we have two choices: we can grumble on about "the state of society", stick our heads firmly in the sand and hope that the problem will go away. Or we can try to do something about it. The founders and supporters of Good News Family Care believe the latter choice is the sensible one!

We are optimistic. We believe that our society can be healed and we need to start by recognising that strong, happy communities revolve around strong, happy families.

Good News Family Care exists to:

• Support marriage and the Family

• Encourage a return to Christian principles

• Provide a 'safety net' for families in crisis

• Help people overcome life-controlling addictions

YOU CAN HELP
If, like us, you long for a stable, happy society, why not give us your support? Click on the "Supporter Zone" tab at the top of this page to find out how. Or you can make a quick, secure donation now, using PayPal. Just click on the 'donate' button below. (you don't need to have a PayPal account to do this)

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