Home-Start UK offer training, support and guidance to all local Home-Start schemes.

This site contains news about Home-Start nationally and can help you to locate local schemes.

Sheffield Domestic Abuse Forum is a multi-agency partnership of voluntary and statutory sector agencies working together to combat domestic abuse by:

Children's Information Service (CIS) is a city-wide charity offering a FREE and fast service for parents, carers, and professionals. They provide up to date, accurate information and guidance about childcare, play-care, early years education and other children and young people's services as well as training and working in the childcare sector.

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is a leading educational charity specialising in the early years. Access a number of products and services include specialist publications, directly-managed childcare provision, information and advice, quality assurance, campaigning, research, training and family programmes.

Since 1869, FWA has provided support to some of the poorest families in the country. They provide grants as well as social work support to people of all ages.

Promoting the safety of young children living in poverty. Cot-age distribute nursery equipment to families, fit nursery safety equipment and smoke alarms, manufacture and erect fencing, build and adapt equipment for children with special needs and provide work experience and volunteering opportunities.

A really useful guide to finding just about every service in Sheffield! The information in The Help Yourself Database is managed and updated jointly by Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Services and the Sheffield NHS Health Informatics Service.

Offer emotional support and understanding to parents under stress of any kind, whatever the ages of their children.

Free national help line for children and young people in trouble or danger.

Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions.

Scoop aid provides specialist independent advice and support for lone parents in Sheffield

Working to promote the quality of family life for those parents and children who experience disadvantage as a result of poverty through the provision of and by promoting access to holidays and other recreational activities.

The UK's leading charity specialising in Child Protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.

Providing confidential emotional support.

NOMAD Homeless Advice and Support Unit is an independent organisation, which offers advice, support and practical help to homeless or inadequately housed people, or those in housing need.

Sheffield Mind offer advice, support and counselling for those suffering from Mental Health difficulties,their carers and families.

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from nearly 3,400 locations, and by influencing policymakers.

Sheffield Advice Link aims to improve the provision and delivery of community based legal advice by bringing together a range of different information and legal service providers, including voluntary sector advice services, private practice solicitors and local authority departments.

Help A Hallam Child was formed in the 70's and over the years has raised millions to help children who are sick or live in situations of abuse, neglect or deprivation. Help A Hallam Child is keen to support groups, associations, the health sector, other charities and individuals to aim to provide support for children who live within the South Yorkshire and North Midlands area.