Family Support | Stafford

In partnership with Staffordshire County Council, YMCA North Staffordshire offers a Family Support Service to children, young people and their parents that live within the district of Stafford. Families are provided with a tailored support package which will have been identified by a referrer (or via self-referral).

Your Family Support Worker will:

• involve all family members
• meet with you on a weekly basis
• pull in support from other services (if required; school, health)
• work with your child’s nursery/school
• accompany and support you in meetings/appointments
• carry out an Early Help Assessment and agree with you your support plan

Referral Based Family Support

Parenting Skills 

• Routines
• Emotional support and confidence building
• Behaviour
• Toilet training
• Health and wellbeing
• Diet and nutrition
• Play
• Childcare

Worries and concerns

• Parental Seperation
• Bereavement
• Getting back to work
• Money worries
• Housing
• Finding a school

What to do / Where to go

• Children’s Centre Activities (free pass available)
• Things to do locally
• BookStart programme*
• Supporting your child’s development
• Meeting new friends

Your Family Support Worker will visit you over a period of 12 weeks either in the comfort of your own home or at a venue that you prefer. You can ask your Family Support Worker to accompany you to appointments, assist you with completing applications for your child’s nursery or school place, or work.

*Please ask your Family Support Worker to enrol in the BookStart programme

YMCA are the contracted provider of the Bookstart Programme within Stafford. Please contact:

01785 283008 or Wendy.byrom@ymcans.org.uk or Pauline.whiston@ymcans.org.uk to register for the programme.

We believe every family should have the support they need to develop and lead more fulfilling lives