Parkgate Masons support counselling charity

PARKGATE Masonic Lodge N0.776 has presented a cheque for £500 to Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre.

The Brethren were ‘extremely impressed’ by the work and free counselling services provided by Jigsaw and has encouraged other Lodges to support the not-for-profit charity organisation.

It is funded through grants and fund-raising activities.

Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre seeks to make a difference to the people of North Belfast and beyond by providing a caring, professional and confidential counselling service that will help people to be the best they can be.

Jigsaw CCC is the brainchild of Carol Massey and the organisation launched on 21st June 2010.

As a young person growing up in North Belfast, Carol was only too aware of the problems facing society.

Problem issues

The vision was to have a place where people could come and feel safe to talk about problem issues that were affecting them.

After introducing the schools counselling service into a number of local primary schools it became clear that to maintain the positive changes a holistic approach was needed whereby parents, carers, teachers, and others in the wider community could get the support they needed.

It is a free counselling service for pupils as part of our arrangements for helping children with personal problems.

Jigsaw now provides accessible and inclusive counselling to hundreds of adults and young people each year.

For further unformation about their work visit their website, which can be found at www.jigsawccc.co.uk