Family Support Family Action Family action provides practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across England. www.family-action.org.uk Family Lives Family Lives is a UK charity which offers support to anyone parenting a child. Helpline: 0808 800 2222 www.familylives.org.uk Gingerbread Gingerbread offer support for anyone bringing up children alone. It operates nationally through a network of self help groups which provide a range of social activities for parents and children as well as emotional support, benefits advice and legal advice. Freephone and advice line: 0808 802 0925 www.gingerbread.org.uk Home-Start UK Home-Start UK is for people with at least one child under the age of five who are experiencing difficulties, stress or harassment. They offer a befriending scheme where volunteers visit families in their own homes, helping to prevent family crisis. Information line: 0116 464 5490 www.home-start.org.uk Ormiston Children and Families Trust The Ormiston Children and Families Trust offer information and advice around how to tell children about a parent's imprisonment and what support they may need. They produce information leaflets specifically around these issues. Telephone: 01473 724517 www.ormiston.org Relate Relate are a national counselling agency for people having difficulties in their personal relationships. 0300 003 0396 www.relate.org.uk Manage Cookie Preferences