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Family Support Contact Information Raynsford Lower School Feb 09
Inform 0-19 www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/inform0-19
freephone 0800 023 2057
This is a very thorough information and advice service for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0 to 19. It has a wide range of useful links to other support providers.
Relate offer a wide range of services to families including family counselling, phone counselling and individual support for children.
To find your nearest Relate call 0300 100 1234
The website has full information
www.relate.org.uk/familylife/
Homestart www.home-start.org.uk/
Tel Freephone 0800 068 63 68
‘Through a network of more than 15,000 trained parent volunteers we support thousands of parents who are struggling to cope. Our families need support for many reasons including post-natal illness, disability, bereavement, the illness of a parent or child, or social isolation. Parents supporting other parents - to help build a family's confidence and ability to cope.
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Free parent line 0808 800 2222
Free text phone 0800 783 6783
Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.
We know that parents want to do the best they can for their children, but sometimes family life can be challenging and difficult. There is after all, no one right way to parent. You can contact us about anything that is worrying you. We get calls about a range of issues affecting parents and their families from having a new baby, starting a new relationship and disagreements in the family, to issues with teenagers, school, homework, sleep or eating patterns.
www.dadtalk.co.uk a community of men championing fatherhood and exploring what it is to be dad in the twenty first century. It gets dads talking on and off line.
Information for lone parents, including benefits, childcare and returning to work.
Tel 0800 018 5026 normal office hours, til 8pm Wednesdays
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Mind www.bedsandlutonmind.org.uk/
Tel 01525 844160
Bedfordshire and Luton Mind is the leading local mental health charity, working in close partnership with other agencies to provide friendship, respect, opportunity and choice to improve the lives of people with a range of mental health needs
Childminding. For information about local childminders contact Kim Austin on 01234 242810
For general information try www.ncma.org.uk the website of the National Childminding Association
Learning Opportunities
For information about locally run workshops and courses for families and family adults go to
www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/AdultAndCommunityEducation/Courses/FamilyAndCommunityLearning.aspx
or
call Mandy Bates on 01582 818794 Family Learning Manager
Learn Direct
www.learndirect.co.uk/
call 01582 818723 or 0800 101 901
‘The great thing about learning with Learn Direct is that the courses are so flexible. You can do many of our courses at your local centre or from home or work if you have access to the Internet. Courses are broken down into bite-sized chunks, so you can learn at your own pace whenever and wherever it suits you.’
Bereavement
www.chums.info/
tel 01582 707469 office hours
CHUMS supports bereaved children and families in Bedfordshire following the death of someone special in their lives.
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