Last updated: 13 November 2024
Next review: 13 November 2025
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Family Hubs
The Family Hubs programme provides 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 more.
We know that all families need support from time to time to look after their wellbeing and help their babies and children thrive.
Services provided at the Paradox Centre as part of the Family Hubs programme 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 the Paradox Centre:
- Play and learning activities
- Health and wellbeing support
Leaders Community Space4All Youth Provision
Leaders Community is a non profit organisation established with the aim of engaging with marginalised children and young people by responding to the rising tide of inequality and youth violence they face in their communities.
Leaders Community has a mission to support this marginalised group of children and young people through the Creative Arts which are relevant to their lifestyles, with the aim of overcoming barriers that hinder the fulfilment of their potential by reducing isolation and marginalisation, improving community cohesion and navigating them away from negative cycles and behaviours, keeping them safe and thereby improving their life chances.
Space4All Youth Provision
Paradox Centre is hosting events and activities as part of our 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 are a safe space for young people to come and relax with friends.
Every Monday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Hosted by Leaders Community, these sessions are a safe space for young people with different zones including:
- Streetdance
- Drama
- Cooking Demonstrations
Includes light refreshments and snacks
These sessions are suitable for young people aged 8 to 11 and 12 to 18.
Contact Leaders Community through enquiries@leaderscommunity.org or visit their Instagram or Facebook
Break Tha Cycle Youth Provision
Break Tha Cycle is a youth and community-led charity that was set up in response to the high increase of serious youth violence and other issues that affect the wider community. The charity is run by a trustee board of local people, skilled practitioners and young people.
The project supports disadvantaged children, young people their families and the wider community in the London borough of Waltham Forest and surrounding areas.
Break Tha Cycle promotes positive engagement with all user groups especially those who are disproportionately disadvantaged through social exclusion or who have had a challenging and difficult start in life.
Contact Break The Cycle at admin@breakthacycle.org