The fourth Family Hub is now officially launched this week: The Sacred Heart Family Hub-Gorton, Abbey Hey and Openshaw.
What is Family Hubs?
In 2022, the Department of Education awarded Manchester, along with 75 cities in the UK, significant funding to be able extend the current support for families with children up to 19 years old and families with children with special educational needs and disabilities up to 25 years old. This 3-year programme aims to deliver outcomes for babies, children, young people, parents and carers. The purpose of this work is for families with young children to develop a single point of access to help and support, to develop better connections between services, professional and sectors working with families and to build better relationships with families to strengthen families.
The strategy is bring a range of services that family need, including midwifery, health visiting, infant feeding , mental health, education, early help, adult education, youth and play activities, career Connect and family peer support together in one place so it’s easier to access or to know where to access when families need it. Part of the Family Hubs model is to co-locate services and professionals to where families are so not to ask families to engage with multiple services on multiple sites.
Where are the Family Hubs?
There are now four Family Hubs across Manchester. These are:
- Longsight Family Hub- 1A Farrer Road, Longsight, M13 0QX. 0161 248 1500.https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/kb5/manchester/directory/service.page?id=ELLbdZNPccQ
- Crossacres Family Hub- Sharston- Poundswick Lane, Wythenshawe, M22 9TA. 0161 529 0080. https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/kb5/manchester/directory/service.page?id=y6uRD9o9z-k
- Woodville Family Hub- Shirley Road, Cheetham, M8 0NE. 0161 234 3000. https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/kb5/manchester/directory/service.page?id=RksUwHTaW1Q
- Sacred Heart Family Hub- Gorton, Abbey Hey and Openshaw. Glencastle Road, Gorton, M18 7NE- 0161 245 7180. https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/kb5/manchester/directory/service.page?id=E6qdA_j1JFs
The Sacred Heart Family Hub is unique as it a multi-site Family Hub, with the main location being at Glencastle Road, but support is provided to families at Manchester Settlement, (1328 - 1330 Ashton Old Road
Openshaw.M11 1JG. 0161 974 1300), St James Sure Start, Stelling Street, Gorton. M18 8LW 0161 245 7001 and St Clements Sure Start, Melville Close
Openshaw, M11 1LR. 0161 371 9029.
There are many VCSE groups and organisations involved in this programme of work, Including Big Life, Manchester Settlement, Save the Children, Home Start Manchester and Manchester Mind, which includes the Mums Matter and Dads Matter projects all work closely with Family Hubs.
If you want more information, feel free to contact [email protected], or contact the Family Hub directly via the details above as they will have the information of what services they offer at each Family Hubs and how families can access the services.