Children and families

1092 support services available across this Council. View services available across Northern Ireland
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Free training for School Age Childcare providers in the Northern Childcare Partnership area.
Dates:
23 February 2022
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Free training for School Age Childcare providers in the Southern Childcare Partnership area.
Dates:
09 February 2022
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

Supporting children’s mental health and well-being through play.
Dates:
08 February 2022
Event
Fundraiser Outdoor Activity

Action Cancer

Join us for our special Mother's Day 3K walk in aid of Action Cancer.
Dates:
21 March 2020
Lurgan
Organisation
VCSE

ABBEY SURE START
440 SHORE ROAD
NEWTOWNABBEY
BT37 9RU
United Kingdom

ABBEY SureStart provides services for parents and children aged 0-4, in the following wards: Abbey,Cloughfern, Coole, Dunanney, Part of Monkstown, Valley, Whitehouse & Glenville.
Organisation

86 Doagh Road
Newtownabbey
BT37 9QW
United Kingdom

With an enrolment of around 320 students in a 14-class structure, Abbots Cross Primary is in a position to provide a high level of resources while at the same time pupils are known on a more personal level. The happy, family-friendly nature of our school community is underpinned by an excellent pastoral programme. Staff members are trained to support children of all abilities: those children with special gifts and talents, those on the Autistic spectrum and those with specific learning needs such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Organisation
VCSE

ACCORD N I R O
Cana House, St Marys Church, Grotto Entrance, 1st Floor, 68 Berry Street
Belfast
BT1 1FJ
United Kingdom

ACCORD is Ireland's leading agency supporting marriage and relationships nationwide. Our aim is to help couples prepare for achieve and sustain their marriage and family relationships, offering ongoing help & support in times of difficulty or crisis.
Aug 28 10:10am
Opportunity

Accredited Infection Control Trainer (Level 3) Award

Abertay International Training Ltd

Accredited Infection Control Trainer (Level 3) Award around the UK as well as in Belfast, plus online distance learning vis Zoom.
Gortin
Event
Training/Advice

NIACRO

Does your work involve supporting women who are involved with the Criminal Justice System (CJS)? At NIACRO we understand how important access to community-based support is for women and we are committed to strengthening those support structures. Our new accredited training course will help you understand and effectively respond to the specific needs and issues that women involved in the CJS experience, helping them to gain the most benefit from the community-based support services you offer.
Dates:
10 May 2023
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Conference Launch Online / Virtual Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

CoG Training

Level 2 Developing Trauma Sensitive Approaches to Practice Training Aim of Training: To build on learning from awareness sessions and develop skills that promote a trauma sensitive response Objectives: You will be able to- • State key objectives of ACE and trauma-sensitive training. • Enhance your skills and confidence to use a trauma sensitive LENS in order to support and develop resilience for those you work with. • Identify the impact of secondary and vicarious trauma. • Identify ways in which you can support the health and wellbeing of all staff, including volunteers.
Dates:
09 February 2021
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Conference Launch Online / Virtual Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

CoG Training

Level 2 Developing Trauma Sensitive Approaches to Practice Training Aim of Training: To build on learning from awareness sessions and develop skills that promote a trauma sensitive response Objectives: You will be able to- • State key objectives of ACE and trauma-sensitive training. • Enhance your skills and confidence to use a trauma sensitive LENS in order to support and develop resilience for those you work with. • Identify the impact of secondary and vicarious trauma. • Identify ways in which you can support the health and wellbeing of all staff, including volunteers.
Dates:
16 March 2021
Belfast
ACORN FUND SHOWCASE
News

Nerve Centre

Applications are now open for the Acorn Fund’s City of Culture Legacy Grants Fund, where community and voluntary groups from across County Derry can benefit from grants of up to £3,000, to support innovative arts and cultural projects in their local areas
Event
Fundraiser

Action Cancer

Join Action Cancer Holywood Group for their Annual Coffee Morning & Christmas Fair in the Culloden Hotel on Monday 18th November 2018.
Dates:
18 November 2019
Holywood
Action Cancer
News

Sonya Cassidy PR

Local cancer charity encourages schools to log on and learn.
Action Cancer
News

Sonya Cassidy PR

New service available in Belfast and regionally throughout NI on board the Big Bus.
Event
Fundraiser Outdoor Activity

Action Cancer

THE FAIR IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE! If you are fan of vintage cars, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Sci-fi TV & Film or love a selection of superb craft stalls then Retro Fair 2019, at Action Cancer House, is not to be missed!
Dates:
12 October 2019
Belfast
Organisation
VCSE

385 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2LS
United Kingdom

The Charity was renamed to Action Deaf Youth in January 2015. It was previously known as the Northern Ireland Deaf Youth Association, an organisation which was set up in 1988 to meet the social and educational needs of deaf children and young people.
Event
Fundraiser

Action for Children, Northern Ireland

Boycott your Bed is a replacement for this year’s Byte Night as due to Coronavirus we are unable to hold our yearly sleep out in Belfast. As you know Action for Children’s voluntary income, like many charities, has been hit hard by the pandemic and while we have come up with new products to try and plug that gap we need your help to spread the word and get Northern Ireland signed up! What’s so exciting about this product is that anyone can sign up - it’s one for all the family!
Dates:
08 July - 21 August 2020
Belfast
Organisation
VCSE

Action For Children NI
Loughshore House, 10 Heron Road
Belfast
BT3 9LE
United Kingdom

We are a national charity that supports and speaks out on behalf of the most vulnerable and neglected children and young people in Northern Ireland. With over 20 services we are based in the heart of local communities. We help thousands of the most vulnerable and neglected children and young people to transform their lives each year and we’ve been doing so for nearly 20-years, helping more than 11,400 children alone in the last year.
Organisation
VCSE

United Kingdom

Action Medical Research is a children's charity saving and changing lives through medical research. We want to make a difference in tackling premature birth, helping children affected by disability, infections and rare diseases.

Organisation
VCSE

Knockbracken Healthcare Park
Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 8BH
United Kingdom

Action MS provides a range of social care services for people living with multiple sclerosis, their families and carers throughout in Northern Ireland. Our services include information, advocacy, groups, reflexology and a holiday home in Portstewart.

Organisation
VCSE

Unit 2, Ground Floor, 18 Heron Road
Pilot's View
Belfast
BT3 9LE
United Kingdom

Adopt NI has been supporting adults linked to the adoption triangle since 1989.
Organisation
VCSE

Adoption Routes
Ground Floor, Unit 2
Belfast
BT3 9LE
United Kingdom

We are an adoption agency.

Organisation
Other

63-75 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GB
United Kingdom

Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents.
Event
Informal Meetup Online / Virtual Training/Advice

Barnardo's NI

It's Adoption Week! Meet Northern Ireland's voluntary adoption agencies in this online panel discussion.
Dates:
14 October 2023
Belfast
Event
Outdoor Activity

Woodland Trust Northern Ireland

Join the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland at Mourne Park, County Down to explore this stunning ancient woodland. It's adventure time for all the family - see this amazing native woodland in a whole new way with our interactive self led family trails.
Dates:
01 April 2023
Kilkeel
Event
Outdoor Activity

Woodland Trust Northern Ireland

Join the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland this spring at Glasswater Wood. Gather up the kids, pull on your wellies and follow the clues around the wood on this fun filled self led family trail. Complete the trail and claim a tasty treat! Suitable for little ones to children of primary school age.
Dates:
23 March 2024
Crossgar
Event
Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard is delivering free online Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Awareness training Level 1 and Level 2 in September 2022.
Dates:
16 September 202223 September 2022
Event
Training/Advice

CoG Training

Aim of Training: To raise awareness of the potential impact of ACEs on individuals and communities.
Dates:
12 February 202005 March 2020
Belfast
Event
Art & Culture Conference Online / Virtual Seminar Training/Advice Workshop

CoG Training

Aim of Training: To raise awareness of the potential impact of ACEs on individuals and communities. ***This training is accredited by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland and not Ofqual Regulated through Qualsafe.*** Aim of Training: To raise awareness of the potential impact of ACEs on individuals and communities. Objectives: To develop - • An awareness of ACEs and their potential impact on children and adults across the lifespan. • An ability to identify the potential impact of trauma and ACEs on the brain and possible subsequent behaviour. • An awareness of the use of an ACE/trauma sensitive lens. • An awareness of the importance of preventing and mitigating ACEs. • An ability to identify appropriate pathways to support wellbeing for staff, volunteers and service users.
Dates:
15 March 2021
Belfast