My Time Parenting Fund Success

Family Action for Choice Tomorrow

My Time is pleased to announce that is has recently received a grant from the Department of Children, Schools and Families to help parents, particularly, fathers support and look after their families.

Nationwide, there have been 90 successful organisations who will benefit from the 12 million grant made available through the Institute of Families and Parenting. The fund was set up by the Government in 2004 to give money to build and strengthen the work that the voluntary and community sector does with parents and families.

Baroness Delyth Morgan, Minister for Children, Young People and Families said:

“We are delighted to announce the additional support that will help strengthen family relationships, provide support to fathers and encourage greater take up of existing parenting services. By funding these services we aim to help vulnerable families and those who have not been able to easily get hold of the services they need.”

My Time’s Parenting Project Manager Amra Mekic, has been thrilled to pieces with the news, “This grant is a real victory for the families and parents that will benefit from the programme, something we have been fighting for, for a long time” , she said on receiving the news.

My Time proposes to support fathers and their families in a holistic ‘think family’ approach, that will enable a supportive partnership of voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure that all family members are able to access equal and appropriate support that meets their needs and takes into consideration language, culture, gender, ethnicity, sexuality and faith.

The project will officially launch in June, when the project will begin to receive referrals. For information about the project please email info@mytime.org.uk or contact our My Time office on 0121 766 6699.

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