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We offer a range of family-centred support across greater Manchester

Many of our services are available to families across Oldham, Stockport, Tameside & Bolton, and some across Greater Manchester.

Due to funding, however, some of our services are only available in certain areas –   use our support finder below to see what we offer in your area.

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If you live in Oldham, you can access:

Home-Visiting Peer Support Infant Feeding Support Play, Learn, Grow – supporting early learning through play Dad Matters – support for dads before and after birth Baby Bank With You in Mind – perinatal peer support groups Multiples Group (Audenshaw)
Genetics Support

We offer sensitive and specialised Genetics Outreach support for families affected by genetic health conditions, including access to screening.  To find out more about this support, please call Arjmund on 07707 756 079.

Crisis & Resilience Fund

We currently have cost-of-living crisis grants open to application for Oldham Residents.  Please click the button below to apply:

Household Support Grant Application

 

If you live in Tameside, you can access:

Home-Visiting Peer Support Infant Feeding Support Dad Matters – support for dads before and after birth Baby Bank With You in Mind – perinatal peer support groups Pitter, Patter, Play & Natter – parent and baby group Multiples Group (Audenshaw)

 

Antenatal Peer Support

This is an extension of our Home-Visiting and Parent-Infant Support.  We are please to offer specialised support to expectant parent, to help them prepare to welcome their baby.  Bear with us while we get some more details on the website, and in the meantime you can request or refer for antenatal support in the same way as our Home-Visiting Peer Support.

If you live in Bolton, you can access:

Home-Visiting Peer Support Dad Matters – support for dads before and after birth Baby Bank With You in Mind – perinatal peer support groups

 

Antenatal Peer Support

This is an extension of our Home-Visiting and Parent-Infant Support.  We are please to offer specialised support to expectant parent, to help them prepare to welcome their baby.  Bear with us while we get some more details on the website, and in the meantime you can request or refer for antenatal support in the same way as our Home-Visiting Peer Support.

If you live in Bury, you can access our Parent-Infant Mental Health home-visiting peer support.  This team support families with a child under 2, experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges:

Home-Visiting Peer Support

For other support available in Bury, please visit Home-Start Rochdale & Bury

Play, Learn, Grow – supporting early learning through play

We currently deliver our Play, Learn, Grow early learning and development programme in Rochdale.

For all other Home-Start support currently available in Rochdale, please visit Home-Start Rochdale & Bury.

Our Dad Matters support is available across Greater Manchester, as are requests for family essentials from our Baby Bank.  For other types of support, visit the Greater Manchester Home-Start site to find a Home-Start in your area.

Dad Matters – support for dads before and after birth Baby Bank Other Home-Start Schemes in Greater Manchester

There are around 180 Home-Start schemes working in 71% of local authority areas across the UK.  Visit Home-Start UK’s site to find your local Home-Start.

The Dad Matters network is growing, and is now available in several other regions.  Visit Dad Matters to see where this support is available.

Home-Start UK Dad Matters UK

Out-of-hours & Crisis Support

We respond to every query, but most of our teams are not able to provide reactive or crisis support.  In an emergency or crisis, please contact the emergency services or a 24-hr helpline.

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