Families First News

October 2024

Local area news

East Herts & Broxbourne Local News

Updates from the local districts

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  • Community Alliance Broxbourne and East Herts are hosting a funding fair on November 13th at our Nigel Copping Community Building in Stanstead Abbotts with the hopes for many to attend. Funders will have the opportunity to offer funding to those seeking it and community groups and charities will have the opportunity to connect directly with potential funders at this drop-in event between 3pm to 6pm. Find out more here

  • Broxbourne Small Grants: Applications to the Broxbourne Council Small Grants scheme are now live. There are three forms of support, each with a different application form
    1. Cash support
    2. Subsidy for facility hire (for Council facilities only)
    3. Rent relief

    The deadline for applications is Monday 2 December and applications are to be submitted to the Grants Inbox Grants@broxbourne.gov.uk 

  • Fit and Fed Half Term - The Fit and Fed project will be running in Waltham Cross on 31 October and 1 November. Download the leaflet here

  • Half Term Multi-Sports - download a poster for half-term youth multi-sports in Cheshunt Park and Wormley

  • Families Feeling Safe course: Please find details of a free course for mums, dads and carers of children 5-19 years. View here.

  • Running through September and October 2024, Arts in East Herts is our exciting arts showcase which will provide opportunities to try out something new, with most activities being free of charge. Arts in East Herts | East Herts District Council

  • The ParkPlay in Cedars Park, Cheshunt on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community

  • Lots of really useful links for information on support for the cost of living is available on the Citizens  Advice East Herts website https://citizensadviceeastherts.org.uk/ from Energy saving tips, Cost of Living payments, and Fuel bills. Also download the Citizens Advice leaflet which gives times/dates of their drop-in 

  • Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

SfYP East Herts Team projects
SfYP Broxbourne Team projects

Stevenage & North Herts Local News

Updates from the local districts

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    • The ParkPlay in Jackmans Park, Letchworth on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community 

    • No More Service is a youth service in Stevenage and North Herts, which offers support to young people aged 11-21 across Hertfordshire to address the impact alcohol, substance misuse and/or offending have on all areas of a client’s life and help them develop practical solutions to address these. Clients have to fulfil at least three of the relevant criteria to be accepted onto the Service, find out more here and download the referral form here.

    • Find out more about IMPAKT – Domestic Abuse Support Team – which covers North Herts and Stevenage.

    • Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:
    •  LGBTQ plus group (View poster) – If you are part of the LGBTQ plus community in Hertfordshire and would like support with your #Wellbeing or are looking to connect with others, you can join our LGBTQ plus peer support group last Tuesday of every month 4-6pm in Stevenage.  Email admin@mindinmidherts.org.uk for more information.

    • A new Community Hub in Stevenage Old Town is now open every Wednesday from 2pm to 4pm. The aim of the hub is to support anyone who is approaching the end of their life (within 12 months) and those caring for them – the time before someone dies is a difficult one – many people don’t want to acknowledge what’s happening and that can be so hard for those around them. Find our more here www.annerobsontrust.org.uk

St Albans & Dacorum Local News

Updates from the local districts

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  • View the October professionals newsletter from DSPL8 here: download here

  • Girls Empowerment Sessions

    The Adventure Playgrounds in Dacorum will be hosting Girls Empowerment Sessions to support mental health and wellbeing for those aged between 8-15 years old, our Adventure Playgrounds.

    The informal sessions will cover topics such as body image, the effects of social media, bullying, wellbeing strategies and how fitness affects mental health. There will always be one female coach per session to deliver the workshops and activities.

    October session dates and locations:
    Chaulden - 21 October (6:30pm - 8:30pm)
    Bennetts End - 23 October (6:30pm - 8:30pm)
    Adeyfield - 28 October (6:30pm - 8:30pm)

    To book your free place, please email: danny.taber@dacorum.gov.uk

    Watford & Three Rivers

    Updates from the local districts

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    • Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here: 

    • Sensory Tennis - free sensory tennis sessions with Get Set 4 Tennis. Suitable for adults with complex disabilities and sensory impairments Sensory Tennis

    • Family Centre Service: The Family Support Service have translated their support leaflet into to the following languages (click to download):-

    Bulgarian
    Polish
    Portuguese
    Romanian
    Tamil
    Twi
    Urdu

    Welwyn Hatfield & Hertsmere

    Updates from the local districts

    Please use this page to promote any local events or webinars. Please send an email with the subject: FF News - Local News page with a link to your event and short description to familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk

    • The ParkPlay in Aycliffe Park, Borehamwood on Saturday morning offers a fantastic opportunity for families to engage in two hours of free community play, while remaining active and spending quality time with their loved ones. Additionally, it provides an excellent opportunity to connect with the local community

    • Services for Young People (SfYP) youth work projects enable young people to develop their personal and social skills and increase their confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Get details of SfYP projects and information, advice and support services in your area here:

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