Children and Families

Advicenow is excited to partner with Project 17 and Care Rights Project to deliver a free workshop focusing on support available for families and individuals who have no recourse to public funds. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The Disrupt Foundation.

This training looks at the support available under Section 17 Children Act 1989 and Care Act 2014 for migrants with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). It is aimed at frontline organisations who are regularly supporting people with NRPF.

As a result of this training you will: 

European Community Day

Programme Highlights
Folk dance group Breza (Birmingham, UK)
Singing group Matica Slovenská Rijeka (Croatia)
Workshop stand for children
ASCOP UK meet-up
Seminar on returning to Slovakia (speakers from Slovakia) – 12pm-3pm
DJ Kenny Tomas Kenny Chromec
Stalls of international communities, organisations, and businesses

Traditional goulash stew cooked outside in the garden, with refreshments and a variety of food options available to purchase.

This session will explore how a trauma-informed lens can be practically applied to support people accessing affordable food clubs. This interactive training is for food project volunteers and staff.

If you are unable to attend you can register for the session to receive a copy of the recording.

The Children’s Commissioner and her Youth Ambassadors invite you to the second Our Future, Our Voice: A Festival of Childhood, in collaboration with the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.

The festival will explore the future of childhood, bringing together young voices and decision makers to share the issues that are at the forefront of children’s minds: from ideas that changed the world, to social media, the rise of AI and tech and votes at 16.

This is a short session focusing on No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and the broader implications of the Hostile Environment policy.

This session is designed in collaboration with United Impact for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of NRPF and its far-reaching effects.

The session will explore:

The Hour: Connect is a relaxed, informal session where cultural education practitioners come together to talk, share experiences, and spark new collaborations.

There’s no speaker this time. Just space for you and your peers to reflect, network, and explore what matters most in your work with children and young people.

Who’s it for?

Artists, educators, producers, freelancers, youth workers, policymakers anyone committed to creating inspiring and inclusive creative opportunities for children and young people.

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) invites you to their Garden City Discovery Day Community Connector, a family friendly event celebrating gardening, creativity, and community in Wythenshawe.

This family-friendly Connector will bring together residents, local Community Groups, and organisations to champion community growing, sustainability and local pride.

Understand what data tells us about poverty in the UK, how to find this data and how to use it to build effective responses to poverty.

What you’ll learn: