Great North Run 2017

On Sunday 10th Septemebr 2017, I will be taking part in the Great North Run. This is the largest half marathon in the world and I will be running the 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields to raise funds and awareness for a local charity, ESCAPE Family Support. ESCAPE Family Support (Charitable Status 1063500) was founded in 1995 by Janet Murphy MBE. For more than two decades the charity has worked hard to develop services that fill gaps in local provision and add value to commissioned services. ESCAPE provides services to families and carers of substance users in Northumberland through their Family Support Project; services to substance users through their Recovery Project; accredited and evidence based training and interventions; and volunteering and peer mentoring opportunities through their dedicated Peer, Volunteer and Client Training projects. ESCAPE’s Family Support Project currently provides the only specialist provision for carers and families of substance users throughout Northumberland and also supports family members bereaved by substance misuse. They work to reduce the impact of substance misuse and improve the health, wellbeing and safety of individuals, families and the local community to enable those affected by addiction and other risky behaviours to access recovery and realise their full potential. I would like to raise £220.00 for ESCAPE Family Support so that they can continue to offer their support to the most vulnerable families in the county.