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Children and families

Support for families


Find support with healthy relationships, finance, housing, health and wellbeing, addictions, domestic abuse and employment

More services and resources

Family Hubs

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Our first Family Hub will be open in spring 2025 in Towcester, offering face-to-face help and support to:

  • pregnant women
  • parents and carers of children up to 19 years old (or 25 with special educational needs or a disability)
  • young people up to 19 years old (or 25 with special educational needs or a disability)

More hubs are coming soon throughout West Northamptonshire.

Parenting support and things to do

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Northamptonshire Children's Trust offers free parenting programmes across the county.

If you are struggling to co-parent with your partner or ex-partner, the Better Conversations online tool may be helpful.

To find things to do in your area, you can also download the monthly Stay Connected newsletter.

Find parenting support and resources on the Northamptonshire Children's Trust website.

Support for resettled children and families

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Where you can access support for your children and family if you are a resettled person.

Adoption

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The Northamptonshire Children's Trust delivers social care and early help across the county, including its adoption service.

Find out more about adoption, including:

  • if you can adopt
  • the adoption process
  • post-adoption support
  • special guardianship 

Fostering

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Northamptonshire Children's Trust provides training and support for foster carers and people who want to foster a child.

Find out more about fostering, including:

  • what fostering means
  • different types of fostering
  • whether you can foster
  • steps to becoming a foster carer
  • support for foster carers
  • upcoming drop-in events