Family Hubs in Northumberland

Anyone who cares for or is expecting a child can  use our family hubs. You can become a member online below or visit your nearest family hub, or if you are receiving visits from your Health Visitor they can assist with completing the Membership Form.

We'll ask for your contact details and your child's details. If you are pregnant, let us know so we can keep you informed of courses or sessions that may be of interest to you.

Click here to complete a Membership Form

For Professionals

Early Help support requests and multi-agency referrals:

To access the support of the Early Help Family Service (0-19 years), click here or on the link below to complete a Early Help support request OR Northumberland Growing Healthy 0-19 Service (NHS) request where you are identifying a need for support to promote a child’s health and wellbeing and the family have asked for help. 

Click here to complete an Early Help Support Request from

Family Hubs Privacy Notice

We have a Privacy Notice which explains why we ask for your personal information, how that information will be used and how you can access your records.

Click here to view our Family Hub Privacy Notice

Family Hubs offer a range of resources and services to all families with children and young people.

Click here to view what's on at your local family hub on their website.

Universal Offer

Across all Family Hubs areas  in Northumberland, there are Learning Together Through Play sessions. These are drop-in fun activity sessions focusing on a number of important subjects, such as speech, communication, importance of play and school readiness. 

Learning Together Through Play

Offered each week from all our family hubs and outreach bases in Northumberland. Sessions are delivered by qualified Early Years Practitioners who plan a range of high quality play experiences for families to enjoy together.

Support for children and families with Additonal Needs and Disabilities (AND)

Early Years Practitioners are on hand to facilitate play activities to suit all children’s needs. Our staff are trained in the use of sensory equipment, portage, speech and language strategies, and much more. We welcome children with additonal needs and disabilites and emerging needs at all our groups and courses, and we will work alongside families to ensure children get the best experience possible.

Family Hubs also carry out a range of work in the local community including:

Birth registration, baby weigh clinics, midwifery services, infant feeding support, primary mental health, youth clubs, community events, Facebook campaigns, child safety, smoking cessation, relationship support, check-in calls and community engagement activities, youth and paretn/carer forums and much more...

Click here to find your nearest family hub on their website. 

The programmes below are primarily delivered by Early Help Family Worker Teams who complete specialist training to deliver the following evidence based Intervention programmes:

HENRY

An 8 week course designed to help parents give their children the healthiest start and future. Sessions cover parenting confidence, physical activity, what we eat, lifestyle habits and enjoying life as a family. Parents receive a free toolkit to help them to maintain changes

Incredible Years

A 12 week evidence based parenting programme aimed at giving parents the tools and knowledge to manage everyday parenting situations. The group provides a supporting and nurturing space for parents to meet other parents and carers, discuss concerns and learn new skills.

Healthier Relationships

Arguments are part of every healthy relationship but when they become frequent, intense and poorly resolved they have a negative impact on you and your family.  A relationship in distress can place children at risk of mental health and behavioural issues and they may have problems with school and learning.

Evidence has shown that when parents, co-parents and carers communicate well and manage stress together,  children do better.

There are two ways you can access support for you and your family:

• Free online resources for parents who want help
• Three digital resources available for different relationships:

Me, You and Baby Too - aimed at expecting and new parents.
Arguing Better - aimed at couples who are together 
Getting it Right for Children - aimed at couples who are seperating or have seperated

You can use these resources on a mobile, tablet or laptop. When prompted, please select Northumberland from the Northern England map and then create yourself an account as per the instructions given.

Click here to access the one plus one parent resources detailed above

Remote / Virtual/Digital options are available for groups and services using a range of options to suit your needs  including: workbooks, handouts, video logs, two-way video calling, one-way video calling and home learning packs.

Parent Champions

Parent Champions are parent volunteers who give a few hours a week to talk to other parents about the local services available to them. The Parent Champions programme is based on the idea that parents are the best people to support other parents to find out about services. By sharing their own experiences of using a local service for their children, Parent Champions can build trust with other parents, put to ease any worries parents may have and encourage parents to make the best of the help available to them and their children.

Volunteering

Volunteer opportunities are available at some of our family hubs. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact your local family hub to find out more.