All Parenting Support
A systematic month-by-month programme on child development for parents from birth to five years.Lifestart helps people develop as parents. Our work focuses on the building blocks of child development: parent/child attachment, bonding and interaction, language development, play and most of all, love.Can be delivered by trained family visitors in the Read More
Phone: 028 7136 5363
Sure Start is a programme targeted at parents and children under the age of four. It brings together health, family support and early education services which are designed to support children’s learning skills, health and well-being, and social and emotional development. Services are offered both in the home and in Read More
Phone: 028 3083 3780
Sure Start is a government led initiative that offers services to all families with at least one pre-school child or a mother to be. Sure Start South Armagh is a local project and the services it offers aim to deliver the best start in life for every child who lives Read More
Phone: 028 3083 0022
We provide supported visits for families to help in the short term to gain access. The service can be used by non-resident parents as well as extended family e.g. grandparents, aunts and uncles. We provide a safe and friendly environment with plenty of toys and activities for the children. All Read More
Home-Start provides practical and emotional support and friendship for families with young children. Trained volunteers, who have parenting experience visit family homes on a weekly basis. Home-Start Lakeland also host ‘Amazing Multiples’ – a family group for families with multiple births and ‘Families of the World’ – a family group Read More
Phone: 028 6634 6818
Barnardo's NI is the largest children's charity in Northern Ireland, supporting over 18,000 children, young people, and families, with 45+ services. Whatever the issue, from drug misuse to disability; youth crime to mental health; sexual abuse to domestic violence; child poverty to homelessness; child bereavement to refugees; Barnardo’s NI believes Read More
Phone: 028 9067 2366
Barnardo’s Parent and Infant Programme (PIP) is a programme for parents/carers of children aged up to 2 years 9 months, groups are delivered weekly in community venues in the Lisburn/Greater Lisburn area. The programme uses a child centred approach to encourage all areas of development including speech, language and communication. Read More
Care for the Family aims to strengthen family life and help those who face family difficulties, through a variety of family building events, courses and training. We provide resources and other initiatives for families in particular situations such as those parenting alone. Raising children can be a physical and emotional Read More
Phone: 028 9262 8050
Sólás is a special needs charity in Belfast, which supports children, young people and their families with a broad range of additional needs. At Sólás, our hardworking staff and volunteers deliver interactive and practical support for children with additional needs and their families through educational and social programmes, networking and Read More
Phone: 028 9024 7600
Downtown is a community hub were all are welcome to come, socialise with others, learn new skills and gain vital information in a relaxed, non-judging atmosphere. Lisburn Downtown offers support to people struggling with a mental health problem, a mild learning difficulty, bereavement, loneliness, etc. Our volunteers make Downtown’s members Read More
Phone: 028 9267 2052










