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 including 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 Walthamstow Family Hub:
- Play and learning activities
- Health and wellbeing support
- Healthy Eating and Dental Health Drop-In (Early morning and late morning)
- Child Health Clinic (Tuesday and Wednesday)
- HENRY Infant Feeding Group Drop-In
- Baby Massage
- Exploring Foods
- Oral Health Promotion (Thursday and Friday)
- Speech and Language Support Drop-in
- Family support
- Sessions for children with SEND
Youth provision
Walthamstow 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 are a safe space for young people to come and relax with friends.
Treasure Our Youth
Every Tuesday from 4:15pm to 6:30pm
These after school sessions are for young people aged 9 to 12 years old and led by Treasure Me Kids. Activities include sports, arts and crafts, homework school, and mentoring. Healthy warm food is offered every in every session.