Action for Children – Dudley Services
Offers local support for families and young parents. Services include parenting support, early years help, and emotional wellbeing.
- Care to Learn: Childcare costs while studying (under 20).
- Start4Life (NHS): Pregnancy and parenting advice.
- Gingerbread: Support for single parents
Look Ahead
Offers semi-independent living and parent-and-child placements for care leavers aged 16–25. Services Include:
- Supported housing
- Floating support
- Parenting help from pregnancy to early childhood
- Life skills and emotional wellbeing support
Online: https://www.lookahead.org.uk/our-services/services-we-provide/young-people-and-care-leavers/
https://www.lookahead.org.uk/need-help-now/
NYAS
- Knapman Fund: Up to £500 for household goods, training, laptops
- Side by Side Programme: Volunteer mentors for care leavers
- Independent Advocacy: Help with rights, complaints, and planning
Online: https://www.nyas.net/get-support/young-people/
Phone: 08088081001
CareKind
- Mother and child accommodation
- Emergency housing
- Floating support
- Education, training, and employment advice
- Health and wellbeing support
Online: https://carekind.org.uk/care-leavers/
Phone: 01213302238
UK Community Foundations – Care Leavers Programme
- A national £3.6 million match-funding programme supporting care leavers across England.
- Includes help for parent care leavers, migrant care leavers, and those facing homelessness.
- Delivered through 17 regional community foundations working with local authorities
Online: UK Community Foundations – Care Leavers Programme
Phone: 02077139326
Therapeutic Parenting – The Child Psychology Service
- Offers specialist trauma-informed parenting support.
- Includes group programmes, individual therapy, and online sessions.
- Funded via Adoption Support Fund (ASF) for eligible carers
Online: Therapeutic Parenting Support
Phone: 01283840051
Single Parents Wellbeing (SPW)
- Peer-led wellbeing workshops for single parents.
- Focus on mental health, community, and resilience
Online: Mental Health Foundation – SPW Evaluation
SPSAS – Single Parents Support and Advice Services
Offers emotional support, advice, and community for single parents.
- Provides hardship loans, care hampers, and energy top-ups.
- Refers families to food banks and offers legal advice in multiple languages.
Online: Visit SPSAS
Black British Parent
- A vibrant network for Black, African, Caribbean, and dual heritage families.
- Offers workshops, consultations, and events focused on parenting, co-parenting, and wellbeing.
- Provides culturally sensitive support and safe spaces.
Online: https://blackbritishparent.co.uk/
BAME Lone Parents Network
- Supports single parents with tailored advice, mental health support, and training.
- Offers mentoring for young parents and young dads.
- Runs workshops, coaching, and advocacy programmes.
Online: https://bameloneparentsnetwork.co.uk/
Phone: 02071755108
Family Action – Helping Hands Black Country
• Supports parents of children with autism or ADHD.
• Offers workshops, sensory sessions, and peer mentoring.
• Monthly sharing rooms for informal support and connection.
Online: https://family-action.org.uk/services/helping-hands-autism-adhd-behaviour-support/
Phone: 02072546251
Care for the Family
Lists single parent support groups across the UK
Online: https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/support-for-you/family-life/parent-support/single-parenting/single-parent-support-groups/
Phone: 02920810800
SMILE – Faithworks
Offers friendship and activities for lone parent families
Online: https://faith-works.org.uk/what-we-do/smile-lone-parent-families
Phone: 07944171432 / 07918275613
Dad Zone – Dudley Council
A dedicated section of the Parent Zone offering resources and support for dads. Includes access to:
- DadPad (guide for new dads)
- Dadvengers (mental health and parenting support)
- Future Men (mentoring and fatherhood programmes)
- Young Dads Collective (peer-led support)
Also links to local Family Hubs and parenting programmes like Triple P and Solihull Approach.
Online: https://www.dudley.gov.uk/residents/start-for-life/parent-zone/
BabyFather – DAD.info
- Focuses on supporting Black fathers, especially those separated from their children.
- Offers workshops, advice, and media advocacy.
- Works with Barnardo’s to reach ethnic communities.
Online: https://www.dad.info/article/fatherhood/organisations/babyfather/