A little helping hand #Family Support

Family Life Coaching

Single Parents

There are almost 2.86 million single parent families in the United Kingdom as of 2020, compared with over 3 million five years earlier in 2015. Between 1996 and 2012 the number of single parent families in the UK increased by almost 600 thousand, with that number falling to the amount seen in the most recent year. Why not book and or buy a life coaching session for a friend or relative. Think the person needs a bit more than Life coaching, see the information below for additional support.

Family Support

AKA Family Support, will offer you practical help and emotional support to help you if your family is experiencing short or long-term difficulties. AKA "Family Support" helps families access services and supports.

Benefits

Increases the strength and resilience of families
Supports parents as they help their children with special needs achieve their full potential
Improves community through early detection such ie harmful behaviour, financial difficulties ,relationship difficulties and emotional wellbeing concerns.

The BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme

The BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme is only open to applications from registered referrers.

If you have a support worker, you can ask them to apply for a grant on your behalf.

We will also accept grant applications from a professional such as a teacher, GP, nurse, charity representative, housing or tenancy support worker.

Alternatively you can check out the below organisations who may be able to provide help or support for your family.

Search for grants

www.turn2us.org.uk This website provides information on benefit entitlement and other grant giving charities.

www.disability-grants.org This website provides information on charities that provide grants for disabled people.

www.edfenergytrust.org.uk The Trust helps families and individuals living in fuel poverty, or who are struggling to pay for their gas and/or electricity. Grants are awarded to help clear those debts. The Trust also offers help via Further Assistance Payments to clear other priority household debts or purchase essential household items.

www.britishgasenergytrust.org.uk The British Gas Energy Trust focuses on fuel poverty, helping those who are struggling to pay for their consumption of gas and electricity get back on their feet and remain debt free going forward. The Trust can also help with other priority household costs and items in exceptional cases.

www.fhaonline.org.uk The Family Holiday Association provides holidays for parents and children who experience disadvantage as a result of poverty.

www.actionforkids.org Action for Kids supports young people with physical and learning disabilities through the provision of mobility aids, employability training and family support.

www.caudwellchildren.com Caudwell Children provide equipment, treatment, therapies and family support for disabled children and their families across the UK.

www.family-action.org.uk Family Action have both welfare and education grant programmes to help address the needs of disadvantaged families and individuals that struggle to afford basic needs and to pursue educational and employment ambitions.

www.roalddahl.com/charity/family-grants Marvellous Family Grants are for families facing financial hardship while caring for a seriously ill child.

Citizens advice

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Citizens Advice is a network of 316 independent charities throughout the United Kingdom that give free, confidential information and advice to assist people with money, legal, consumer and other problems.

CAFCASS

https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/ Parents and carers :Child arrangements after divorce and separation .If you’re splitting up, divorcing, or you’ve been separated for a while, you might find that sorting out the practicalities can feel overwhelming, especially if you have children. But there are tools and information which can help you and your family through separation.

Flood Support

For support relating to the recent severe floods, please follow this guidance https://www.gov.uk/help-during-flood or check out the below links:

South Yorkshire Community Foundation are co-ordinating flood support in that area.

Derbyshire County Council has set up the Derbyshire Floods Hardship Fund for Residents.

Other grant providers

www.familyfund.org.uk Family Fund is the parent charity of Family Fund Business Services who provide grant items for families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people.

www.glasspool.org.uk Glasspool Trust is a UK wide grants giving charity that provide one off grants to individuals.

www.buttle.org.uk Buttle UK provides support to children and young people in crisis across the UK with multiple items.

www.savethechildren.org.uk Save the Children run a grant programme for low income families called Eat, Sleep, Learn, Play! The programme provides beds, white goods, toys and books to children who are disadvantaged and in need.

www.npower.com/healththroughwarmth NPower has set up an initiative, Health through Warmth, to assist vulnerable people in England and Wales who have long term, cold related illnesses and need assistance to fund and install heating and insulation in their homes.

https://www.familyfundservices.co.uk/emergency-essentials/family-support/

How to deal with debt guide

https://www.stepchange.org/ No matter how large or small your debt problem is, they can help. We'll look at your financial situation and give you expert debt advice and recommend debt solutions to suit your situation. We can also help you set up and support your chosen solution.

https://www.nationaldebtline.org/ Download our free guide and take your first steps towards a fresh start with your finances. Our new ‘How to deal with debt’ guide will help you to:

know what you’ve really got;
maximise your money; and
choose your debt solution.

More than eight million people in the UK have financial difficulties. We know that this can be tough to deal with. It can sometimes feel overwhelming, but there are solutions.

ACAS helpline

https://www.acas.org.uk/contact

If you have a workplace problem you want to talk with us about, you can call the Acas helpline.

We can help talk through your options. You do not have to give any personal details.