Our network meetings occur monthly, and are themed around the challenges that regularly occur for families in our local area, in the hope that our network can equip and help each other to provide the best local support.
As always, please contact us if you are interested in contributing to our meetings, or presenting as one of our guest speakers.Our network meetings occur monthly, and are themed around the challenges that regularly occur for families in our local area, in the hope that our network can equip and help each other to provide the best local support.
As always, please contact us if you are interested in contributing to our meetings, or presenting as one of our guest speakers.
Wednesday 24 September 2025 @ 10:30 – 12pm
Early Help, Local Support and Parenting Information
All providers will be sharing about their services, particular job roles and how the services interact to provide a holistic system in the East of Birmingham.
There will be an opportunity for other providers to share about their services and updates throughout the session as well.
If you are not registered with us or have any questions, please email:
yardleyhodgehilleh@barnardos.org.uk
Free School Support
We are an early intervention support service for families, with a broad range of support available and access to specialist services as needed. We offer signposting services to families, including in-person group sessions on themed topics and 1:1 support, and we also facilitate information sharing and networking throughout the area for professionals.
Early Help is here to help – just get in touch at the details below.
Family Connection Form
If you would like to connect a family into our Early Help service, please complete one of our Family Connect Forms.
Our contact details are: yardleyhodgehilleh@barnardos.org.uk
Call Our Duty Line: 0121 289 4875
Early Help and HSF Update for Yardley and Hodge HillThe Household Support Fund Hardship Community Grant has reopened.
This fund is running until the end of March 2026, although access may pause at times due to demand – families can make enquiries through the website here, or Trusted Partners will be able to perform applications on behalf of families if they are eligible.
Being a Trusted Partner will mean that you will be able to help your families with applications for the Household Support Fund by directly submitting applications for them. If you’d like to become a Trusted Partner, please email yardleyhodgehilleh@barnardos.org.uk for the registration forms.
BVSC are administering this grant scheme, so check out their website for more information here. Information about the Fund:
If a family is unit living together within the same address, and has received the fund within the last 12 months, they will not be able to access the fund within 12 months of their most recent approved application. This is to ensure that as many households as possible access the fund. If a family applies and they have already applied, their application may be automatically rejected, so we advise that families complete one enquiry form for their household and then wait – it can take up to several weeks for the enquiries to be processed and for applications to be completed if demand is high, so we ask that families are made aware of this at the outset.
Eligibility criteria:
o Applicant must be a Birmingham Resident
o Applicant must be able to demonstrate that their household is experiencing financial hardship, and in particular covering food and energy costs
o Applicant’s household must not have received a £200 grant payment in the last 12 months
To find out more information or for any issues, please email yardleyhodgehilleh@barnardos.org.uk
You may get similar offers of receiving Trusted Partner access from other localities – you will only need one registration, so please gain access through the locality you are most focused on/the locality you are based in.