YMCA Bradford

Family and Youth Work

The right start in life is crucial for a person’s long-term development.

It is for this reason that YMCA works with people from birth through to adulthood – supporting individuals and families to flourish through the following services.

Find out more about our Family Support Programmes in Bradford

Supporting Families

We offer a keyworker service for families living in Bradford & District that meet the national ‘Supporting Families’ criteria, as part of the districts Targeted Early Help Offer

Keyworkers support families to achieve some of the following outcomes:
• Good early years development
• Getting a good education
• Children safe from abuse and exploitation
• Improved mental and physical health
• Financial stability and secure housing
• Improved family relationships

‘Think Family’ one worker, one family, one plan

Referrals are made through Bradford Children and Families Trust https://www.bradfordcft.org.uk/

Family Aide

Family Aide Workers provide practical family support which improves parenting capacity, access to employment and training, educational attendance etc. to promote the greatest impact in achieving positive outcomes for children. Work will take place with parents and their children in their homes at times which meet their needs (including morning & evening), to increase the skills, confidence, and abilities of all family members to live their daily lives in a positive and safe way.

The service is funded by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and delivered by an existing VCS Families First partnership in Bradford working in collaboration with Local Authority Family Hubs. The partnership comprises of Barnardo’s, Brathay Trust, JAMES & YMCA Bradford.

The Service provides ‘hands on support’ to families who already have an identified Lead Practitioner. The Family Aide Workers (FAW) will complete targeted pieces of work that are detailed within an Early Help plan informed by an Early Help Assessment (EHAT).