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Congratulations to retired Derbyshire foster carers Chris and Denise Mitchell who have received a British Citizen Award for services to their community.
The couple have dedicated their lives to caring for some of the county’s most vulnerable children.
After adopting three children with Down's syndrome as well as having their own two sons, they then went on to be foster carers for the county council for 14 years. During that time they looked after newborn babies, many with complex medical needs requiring specialist care, during the most fragile time of their lives.
We hope their story might inspire you to think about fostering.
📸Chris and Denise Mitchell are pictured receiving their British Citizen Award from Dame Mary Perkins, founder of Specsavers and BCA patron and TV and Radio presenter Konnie Huq who hosted the awards.
Last Tuesday (27 January) we were joined by members of the Jewish community at County Hall in Matlock to light a candle to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
 We remembered all the Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution. And we remember more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
📸Pictured from left to right, Neil Crittenden, our chief executive, Cllr Dawn Abbot, Cabinet Member for Health and Communities, Harry Sassoon, Derbyshire resident and Holocaust descendant, Cllr Nick Adams, our chairman, Cllr Alan Graves, our leader and Naomi Feldman, local resident and member of the Derbyshire Jewish community.
We've announced a major boost to support local people recovering from drug and alcohol dependence.
We've approved more than £260,000 in new grant funding to be shared between seven local charities and community groups.
An additional £28,000 from last year’s Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Recovery and Improvement Grant (DATRIG) will also be reallocated, bringing the total investment to £289,000.
Have you heard about our keep safe cards? You can use them to get help at one of our Safe Places.
A Safe Place is somewhere you can go if you need help, are lost or feel scared when out and about. They include libraries, shops, restaurants, pharmacies, visitor attractions, GP surgeries and more. Each venue has a sticker in their window so you can see that they are part of the scheme and know you can go in and ask for help if you need to.
Watch our Safe Places video.
Anyone over the age of 11 can apply for a keep safe card. It has space for you to write your name, the name and phone number of a family member or carer and anything else a person might need to know about you.
Find your nearest Safe Place by downloading the app:
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