Last updated: 19 November 2024
Next review: 19 May 2025
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Family Hubs
Our Family Hubs provide a wide range of information, activities, and services in your local area. This includes health, learning and play activities, childcare, family support, employment support, housing advice, money and benefits advice, and much more.
We know that all families need support from time to time to look after their wellbeing and help their babies and children thrive.
Our Family Hubs are a place where families, friends, and professionals can come together in a relaxed and friendly environment and support each other to achieve this.
Services provided at these hubs are in partnership with:
Best Start in Life
Family Hubs activities for children aged 0 to 5 are part of Best Start in Life, a government-funded programme supporting Waltham Forest's parents and carers with their children’s growth.
You can find Best Start in Life services in all four Family Hubs and other community spaces throughout every neighbourhood in the borough.
The following provision can be found at Chingford Family Hub:
- Play and learning activities
- Health and wellbeing support
- Family support
- Sessions for children with SEND
Youth provision
Chingford Family Hub is hosting events and activities as part of the Waltham Forest Space4All youth programme. The Space4All project sits within our Family Hubs programme, bringing key services to residents in their local neighbourhood.
These sessions provide a safe space for young people to
- go and relax in
- meet new friends
- develop new skills.
Every Friday from 4:15pm to 6:30pm
These free after school sessions are for young people aged 9 to 12 and are led by Treasure Me Kids.
Sessions include sports, arts and crafts, homework club, cooking, mentoring and more. All sessions provide warm healthy food.