Gary began his career in 1992 in residential childcare and his commitment to changing outcomes for children was instant, since then, Gary has completed an abundance of qualifications which have helped mould his vision into something more than just childcare. Gary is a social worker who has completed the Advanced Social Worker Award, his level 4 in Leadership and Management and his diploma in Care and Development of Children and Young People. However, Gary recognized the effects of trauma in children and young people and went on to do his MA in Therapeutic Childcare and Management and Equine Facilitated Learning using the LEAP model.

Alongside his career working in safeguarding and child protection as a social worker, Gary has the underpinning knowledge which leads his homes to build a therapeutic environment for each child to learn how to feel safe and build new positive experiences.

Through Gary's studies and hands on experience working with vulnerable children who have trauma from an early age, Gary has branched out into different models of therapeutic working, one of which was Equine Assisted Therapy. Gary saw the positive impact of children with trauma working with horses and grew Amegreen Children's Services to reflect his passion for Equine Therapy and working in a trauma informed way.

Gary has founded “Stable Futures” in 2019 which is an Equine Assisted Therapeutic Service open to not only Amegreen Children’s Services but to the wider public, to ensure that as many young people as possible have the opportunity to heal and build.

Rachel began her Residential career over 25 years ago when she first began her career in children’s homes. Through the years Rachel has excelled in all roles she has taken on, while she studied for her social work degree. She has run homes as a Registered Manager and a Responsible Individual for Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and also for Learning Disabilities and Crisis Intervention. Rachel has managed staff teams of over 250 members and has won prestigious awards for the incredible work she continues to immerse herself in. In 2020 Rachel won the “Outstanding Contribution Award” for recognition and contribution to children’s social care.

Through Rachel’s role as Southeast Regional Lead for CHA (Children’s Homes Association), she has contributed to national change in the sector in a variety of ways, and she continues to offer sector expert consultancy and guidance when most needed. This has included promoting and triggering changes to national developments with the Department for Education, Ofsted and CHA.

Rachel has a passion for safeguarding that has driven local and national changes which have been adopted by the Police. Rachel has acted as a consultant in parliamentary discussions, national research for children’s homes and further developed protocols to support and safeguard children in care. She continues to advocate for them as a minority within society and has a drive for promoting inclusivity for all vulnerable children

Rachel is DDP trained and shares Gary’s passion in providing young people with nurturing, therapeutic environments, as a way of healing trauma and re-building how they view the world.