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COVID-19: Weekly Family Support Hubs Newsletter This edition includes: • Family Mediation NI • Helplines NI • Benefits of Mediation This edition of the newsletter provides advice, resources and project updates • Kinship Care NI – COVID 19 • Probation Board for NI – Changing Lives th Community Response Project App & Helplines as of 29 April 2020. & Community Food Bank • NIACRO • The Rainbow Project • Prison Fellowship NI The Family Support Hubs continue to be open for referrals during the • Belfast Trans Resource Centre • STARS Project • HERE NI • Scam Wise NI – 15 common coronavirus current situation. They will try to access Family Support agencies during • Ground Work NI – Men’s Shed scams this time but this will be subject to individual projects ability to respond. Phone Befriending Service • The Law Centre NI – Update on Changes to • Men’s Action Network Helpline PIP Response to COVID 19 in NI • Men’s Advisory Project • Advice NI – Weekly Updates • Domestic & Sexual Abuse • HSC Remote Sign Language Interpreting If you want to advise us of any changes to service provision or have Helpline Service • Men’s Action Network – • Crohn’s & Colitis UK particular needs you want to source during the current situation please Isolation Helpline for Men 50+ • Here 2 Help App contact [email protected] and we will try to connect with the • Don’t take risks with a sick • St Vincent De Paul child • Christian Against Poverty appropriate information. • Employers for Childcare – • StepChange Family Benefits Advice • Advice Space There are 29 family support hubs across Northern Ireland supporting Service • Advice NI • TinyLife – Service Update • Community Advice – Antrim & families. www.cypsp.hscni.net/family-support-hubs/#ffs-tabbed-23 • NHSCT – Autism Helpline Newtownabbey • WHSCT – Health Visiting • North Belfast Advice Partnership If you would like a service to be included in the next edition of the Helplines for Parents • Community Advice – Armagh • Autism NI – Sensory Bottle • Community Advice – Lisburn & Castlereagh newsletter please send details to: [email protected] Ideas & Calm Down Box Ideas • Community Advice – North Down & Ards • Barnardo’s –Grieving during • Community Advice – Newry, Mourne & COVID 19 Leaflet Down • ASCERT – Parent/Carer • Community Advice – Banbridge Support Sessions • Society of St Vincent De Paul Newry • CYPSP – Daily Updates • Community Advice – Craigavon • Family Support Hub NI • Community Advice – Fermanagh • Stay Well at Home – • Mid & East Antrim Community Advice Workbook for young people Services 11-19 • Advice North West • Include Youth • IRIS • Steps to Cope • Support Services in SEHSCT area • DAISY Helpline • Addiction NI • Ashton CORE Project – Free • North & West Belfast Soup Kitchen Driving Lessons • Down Armagh Rural Transport Partnership • EA – Eat Well Live Well • Things to Look Forward To • Youthscape • Good News Stories– Autism NI & YMCA PAKT Project Carrickfergus COVID-19: ADVICE & SUPPORT
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Autism NI wanted to spread some positivity this Autism Awareness Month and show how unique we all are.
We asked for children to paint or draw their hand prints, write under it what makes them unique and share their pictures (with help from parent/carer) using the hashtag #HandsUpForAutism
We then used these to brighten up our timelines.
We have had a fantastic response from children across Northern Ireland.
#autismawarenessmonth #AutsticAndUnique #staypositive
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These have included cookery on a Friday night when the ingredients are dropped off with the families and the children cook the dinner.
Every Saturday a local restaurant supplies 250 meals and the PAKT staff deliver some of these to families in the area. Parents have reported this this been a lifeline.
Also the youth leader Maurice Shearer has made use of the CYPSP Children`s Resource Pack with the children starting with PE with Joe every morning and craft work during the day as well as the David Walliams Book Club.
Many thanks to Children in N.Ireland for their support with this work. Looks like they are all
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