“We can look back on the last year with pride at the work of an amazing team of people. Together, our staff and volunteers helped thousands of children, young people and their families.
What is most striking, though, is not the numbers. It’s the passion, dedication and commitment to the children and young people they support. It’s the many stories we hear of the Eikon team going the extra mile to make absolutely sure that each and every young person gets the help they need.”
Chris Hickford, CEO & Nigel Goddard, Chair
Our mission
Our mission is to support children and young people in Surrey to have the wellbeing and resilience they need to stay safe and to thrive. To make this happen we:
Empower children and young people
By preparing children and young people for the future, we help build their confidence in their own abilities and readiness to embrace opportunities. Acting early, either before challenges emerge or as soon as they appear, we aim to prevent problems from developing or growing and becoming more serious.
Enable adults
Children and young people need support from the adults in their lives to reach their full potential. If we can provide adults with the knowledge and skills to support their child, or the children they work with, they’ll feel fully prepared to help if the need arises. This can stop issues from escalating and reduce demand on essential services and charities such as Eikon.
Commit to be there
Where early help hasn’t been enough or an issue is more deeply embedded, we provide support in a way that is right for that child or young person and their family. However it’s delivered, we provide a judgement-free safe space and work with young people to find their own solutions.
We work to Inspire systemic change
Helping children thrive and preventing harm
We are committed to understanding and tackling the causes of declining mental health and wellbeing in children and young people with the aim of reducing the amount of crisis support they require.
Improving support for children and young people
Through collaboration with our partners, we are dedicated to transforming the support systems for children and young people to be more responsive, relational and attuned to their needs, creating lasting and positive change in their lives and communities.
Our Annual Report’s Activities and Performance section highlights how we met our commitments to the children and young people we worked with during 2023-24.
