Home-Start Colchester Jaywick Clacton are pleased to be delivering 2 new projects to support Parents2B and new parents.
We offer a flexible service designed on a Parents 2 B’s needs. Providing a bespoke response to need.
During pregnancy we can offer:
- Paren2B groups
- Baby packs
- Antenatal sessions
- Peer parent support groups
- Support, advice, signposting
- vouchers to buy healthy food
- Emotional support
- Practical support
- Assistance to attend appointment
- Bespoke courses
- Pregnancy buddy if requested
- Assistance to prepare for the birth
- Peer parent support.
After birth
¨ Stay and play groups for new parents and babies in locations across Colchester and Tendring
¨ Courses to build skills – on request
¨ Drop in information and support sessions
¨ Signposting to services in the local area that help with feeding, sleeping, weight, milestones
¨ If parents are struggling financially we can help with baby essentials
¨ Help with applying for grants
¨ Parenting support via one to one and groups
¨ Help and assistance with attending appointments
¨ Advice/signposting support for housing, financial concerns, benefit entitlement
¨ Supporting to additional support
Baby drop in The Ark Methodist Church 10 – 11 am
Parents 2B Peer support group – Clacton St James Family Hub Mondays 10 am – 11.30
Parents 2B Peer support group- Abbots community Centre Old Heath Wednesday 12.30-2pm
Parents 2B Peer support group-Kingsland Church Thursday 10 -12pm