Supporting Families
We know that every family sometimes needs a little extra support.
Please remember that school is here to help.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss support for your family.
Early Help
Early Help - Doncaster Safeguarding Children Partnership
Early Help is a way of thinking and working together as services with families that have additional or more complex needs. Early Help is focused on prevention, early intervention, and the provision of support for families to prevent or reduce the need for statutory services. By working with families to identify their strengths, Early Help is focused on building resilience and creating sustainable change that enables families to overcome any future challenges.
The Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 document outlines that it is far more effective to be proactive and promote the welfare of children than to be faced with the need to implement reactive measures.
Early Help in Doncaster is an interconnected system of services, tools and resources working at a community support, universal and, acute and targeted level designed to improve outcomes for families across the borough. This means everyone working with children or their families is responsible for identifying needs as they emerge and providing help.
Domestic Abuse Hub
Domestic Abuse Hub - City of Doncaster Council
Domestic abuse can happen to anyone; partners; ex-partners; family members; regardless of sexuality or gender orientation, race, background or upbringing. Children and young people can also be affected by the abuse that they see and hear, and they can be harmed as part of domestic abuse between adults. Young people may also experience abuse from their own boyfriend/girlfriend. For confidential advice, information and support, call the Domestic Abuse Hub on 01302 737080, email dahub@doncaster.gov.uk or complete our online self-referral form: Doncaster Domestic Abuse Hub Self-Referral Form
Your Place
Your Place Team - YourLifeDoncaster
Your Place provide support and information that is unique to families and residents when everyday issues become difficult. By using resources to support families they implement a coordinated approach to resolving issues. They can help with:
- Benefits
- Family support
- Childcare
- Local groups and activities
- Anti-social behaviour
- Housing support
- Employment
- Debt and financial concerns
Family Hubs
Family Hubs bring together multiple organisations in a ‘one stop shop’ to make it easier to get the help you and your family need. Family Hubs unite lots of different organisations, so you only have to explain what you need help with once, rather than having to tell many different people. Meanwhile, professionals can work together more effectively to help you overcome any difficulties you might be facing. Previously these services could be disjointed and hard to navigate but Family Hubs offer guidance and advice on a range of circumstances including, infant feeding, mental health support, health visits and parenting classes.
Other Useful Contacts:
- Doncaster Local Assistance Scheme
- Doncaster Friends and Family Fostering
- St Leger Homeless out of hours – 01302 736000
- Childline 0800 1111
