Foster care provides children and young people who cannot live with their birth families with a safe and loving home where they can feel valued, respected, and cared for. Applications are considered from any race, religion, language, culture, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation.

A Family Support Hub is a multi-agency network of statutory, community and voluntary organisations that provide early intervention services, or work with families who need support. The network accepts referrals and uses their knowledge of local service providers to signpost families with specific needs to an appropriate service. Find your local hub here.

The most comprehensive public directory of registered childcare and family support services in Northern Ireland.

We have a dedicated helpline specifically to support people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic families who are amongst those who’ve been hardest hit by coronavirus.

A central hub of information which can be filtered by theme to provide resources, advice, contacts, funding, and help to children, families and partner agencies which we will continue to update regularly.

If you are worried about the safety or welfare of a child, it is important that you report it. Even if you’re not sure, it’s always best to tell professionals about your concerns. Social services and the police can investigate concerns about a child’s safety.

Free evidence based resources to help children and young people affected by war, migration and asylum as well as the professionals supporting them in both educational and community settings. The resources have been co-produced with young people with lived experience of seeking asylum and those who support them.

Winter and the festive season can be a time of joy, but for many, it can also bring challenges. Whether you’re feeling lonely, struggling to make ends meet, or simply need a listening ear, support is available. This guide brings together local services ready to help you through the colder months - because no one should face winter alone.

Can we Give you a helping hand? We aim to relieve poverty, redistribute quality resources and reduce parental stress and improve the lives of children under 5 through our Antrim Baby Bank - find out more ....

Do you know of a family that would benefit from this service? Could you benefit from some support? We would love to hear from you. To relieve poverty. To redistribute quality resources. To reduce parental stress and improve the lives of children under 5. Find out more ....

The Parent Participation Team gathered valuable feedback from The Collaborative School Avoidance Event: Moving on Together hosted in March 2025

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Being a parent is a wonderful thing; however, it’s not always easy. Hopefully, the information in this booklet will show you how you can use techniques to guide, nurture and encourage your child and build your confidence as a parent.

This resource is by parents for parents and its development has been parent led from the onset and addresses the whole life journey for parents of children with disability and additional needs. Also within this document is the All About ME booklet/passport co-designed by Barnardo's PosAbility Young People's Group

Find an agreement everyone can live with… Family mediation is a voluntary process in which a Professional Family Mediator helps family members to communicate more effectively and to make their own arrangements for the future, particularly for children. To benefit families

This webpage is designed for Parents and Organisations working to support families using group work approaches:

Play is crucial to children’s healthy development and happiness and is vital for
children’s mental health and wellbeing.

The referral system ensures you are provided with the right help and support for you. This section provides information about vouchers, food parcels and going to the foodbank.

Find your local Trussell Trust food bank, their contact details and opening times. Just enter the name of your town into the search box.