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Place Description: Baby Basics is a volunteer-led project aiming to support new mothers and families who are struggling to meet the financial and practical burden of looking after a new baby. Working with midwives, health visitors and other professional groups to provide support directly where it is most needed, Baby Basics volunteers lovingly collect, sort and package a ‘Moses Basket’, baby bath or laundry basket full of clothing, toiletries and essential baby equipment as an attractive gift to new mothers. Baby Basics Northern Ireland has 7 centres across the province. The regional Hub is in Belfast on the Shankill Road. For more Information on baby basics  see Baby Basics – The United Parish

Place Description: Balloo TRC provides daycare support for adults with Learning Disabilities Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4.00pm. It aims to provide a quality package of daycare in partnership with other agencies to encourage independence with appropriate support. Balloo TRC provides specialist support for people with challenging behaviours in the Behaviour Support Unit.

Place Description: -To design and deliver programmes/services that respond to identified need. -To provide support and guidance to parents. -To work in partnership with a range of other agencies to ensure need is met. -To provide early years services. -To provide a range of Family Support Services to provide a Women’s Health Programme

Place Description: Co-ordination role for local groups who provide family support and other relevant community services

Place Description: Ballymena South Cluster is about supporting local communities to deliver community based programs and to signpost to a range of service provision for all ages including children and young people. As well as supporting good governance and securing funding opportunities. The Ballymena South Cluster works across the neighbourhood renewal area of Ballee, Ballykeel and Harryville, to complete joint projects reducing duplication of services providing new opportunities for all.

Place Description: Ballynafeigh Community Development Association is a community development association in South Belfast. Our core aim is to create and delver social action to tackle disadvantage and address issues that impact on vulnerable individuals and groups. BCDA’s Vision Our vision is of a vibrant neighbourhood with a generous spirit, supported by a dynamic community association which acts as a catalyst for change and development. Organsiational Values commitment to the people and communities we work with acceptance and celebration of difference honesty and integrity in our work and practice creative expression and experimentation independence of thought and action BCDA’s Ethos All BCDA’s work is underpinned by our ethos which strives to be enabling by – sharing knowledge and skill to enable people and groups to articulate their needs and to stimulate action to address them; empowering by – advancing the needs and solutions which people have identified for themselves; supportive by – promoting teamwork and shared responsibility as well as encouraging individual creativity; outward-looking by – encouraging an open and progressive perspective on life, communities and cultures and endeavouring to share our approach and develop links with other organisations in Northern Ireland and overseas. BCDA Statement of Purpose BCDA works to sustain, support and celebrate mixed communities and neighbourhoods within Ballynafeigh and elsewhere by: acting as champion/advocate for mixed communities; developing and sharing models of good practice; building Bcda as a successful independent resource; offering programmes which respond to community need and create a positive area for all to live in.

Place Description: We provide one-to-one counselling/talking therapy to people of 12 years and up who are experiencing poor mental health and struggling with life circumstances. We provide free and confidential support, and our team of fully trained counsellors deal with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, mild depression, relationship issues, bereavement, suicidal ideation, health concerns etc. This service covers SE Trust area – Down, North Down and Ards including Bangor, Newtownards and Portaferry

Place Description: Ballysillan Community Forum is partner of the North Belfast Advice Partnership providing free independent confidential advice and information across North Belfast on welfare rights, housing, debt and employment.