Children

& Family Action

 

Children & Family Action | Registered Charity No. 1070062  Last page update 4 October 2011









Children and Family Action is a community organisation based in the seaside town of Withernsea:
 
Our aims are to advise the local community on the following....
Finding and Preparing for Employment
Claiming the benefits your are entitled to
Lone Parenting support
Training for work or education
Volunteering
Finding the right funding for your group or organisation
Free Confidential advice via the Hush Club (to find out more follow link)
Our Projects....
Lone Parent Benefits Advisor
Referral agency for other projects
Childcare issues/training
Funding Advice
HUSH Club
Fathers Project
Play opportunities
Volunteering opportunities
Children’s Arts Festival.
Family Outings
Who manages us?
We have a voluntary management committee made up from:
Parent Members
Local Voluntary sector Members
Elected officers of the Council
What do we aim to do?
Involve local people in volunteering through training,projects and events, which increase their chances to access paid work.
To promote and support the out of school clubs, help develop child care provision in Withernsea and Southern Holderness.
To enable groups to access resources and information around issues of childcare, benefits, training and employment.
To consult with the local community to identify the childcare, training, employment and social needs of the local population and work with other agencies and volunteers to meet those needs.
How are we funded?
We grant find for individual project funding to enable us to provide specific activities for children and families such as annual outings.
We also have some contracted projects
Some of our current partners are shown below
About CFA

Mission Statement
 
"Children & Family action involve local people in developing child care initiatives, offering opportunities for children, parents families and themselves without exception"