Next month, Parents 1st staff and volunteers will be walking 5K around Wickford Memorial Park as part of The Fun Walk Trust's annual fundraising challenge! Sponsor us today and help us to continue supporting parents through pregnancy, birth and the early days of parenting: https://buff.ly/3LBiCnc #fundraising #peersupport
Parents 1st UK
Non-profit Organization Management
Wickford, Essex 299 followers
The home of good quality peer support during pregnancy, birth and beyond
About us
Led by experienced practitioners, Parents 1st UK is a charity that enables effective volunteering and peer support to flourish during pregnancy, birth and beyond. We want to assist and support the development of effective, evidenced based programmes that firmly embrace community ownership and empowerment. The evidence that quality peer support contributes to healthier pregnancies, better births and happier babies is overwhelming. The informal, personal, emotional, and practical support that peer support provides is unique. When implemented properly, peer support can take the strain off health care professionals and prevent escalation of need especially if a pregnant woman is vulnerable or has no partner. Communities and volunteers benefit too! The Parents 1st UK national, online community hub is completely free. Practitioners, volunteers, parents, and funders can connect, share, campaign, network, download a wealth of free resources, and learn from each other. Join the network to enable quality and sustainable perinatal peer support initiatives to flourish based on "what works". We believe that every parent deserves support and every baby deserves the best possible start in life - join us today over at www.parents1st.org.uk
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https://linktr.ee/parents1stuk
External link for Parents 1st UK
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Wickford, Essex
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- pregnancy, perinatal, maternal mental health, parenting, and peer support
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Primary
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Construction House
Runwell Road
Wickford, Essex SS11 7HQ, GB
Employees at Parents 1st UK
Updates
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The 5 Perinatal Peer Support Principles (developed by Mind, the McPin Foundation & the Maternal Mental Health Alliance) are straightforward and include practical, reflective questions to help shape the peer support you offer. Find out more about how to ensure your volunteering programmes meets quality standards in our FREE guide: https://buff.ly/45E8Qtu
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Peer support can be life-changing. Hear what parents think in this video... #powerofpeersupport #parenting #volunteering
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Peer support programmes want to make the biggest possible difference to the families they support, but how do you measure if you’re making a difference? Take a look at our FREE downloadable guide to reviewing and improving: https://buff.ly/3YTONU4
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The Lullaby's Trust launch new bedtime bundles, providing 400 families living in temporary accommodation or emergency situations in the UK with a safer sleep bundle. Find out more: https://buff.ly/4bNTfZV #parenting #babies
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Root your programme in evidence of what works and download the Parents 1st Theory of Change for FREE via our website: https://buff.ly/3MWEsnc Reflect, innovate and adapt it to suit your peer support programme...
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Supervision of peer support #volunteers should embrace the principles of community empowerment. But where do you start? We share all you need to know in our free to download 'Volunteer Supervision' guide: https://buff.ly/45fVt20
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On 17 September, Parents 1st staff and volunteers will be coming together to walk 5K around Wickford Memorial Park as part of The Fun Walk Trust's annual September fundraising challenge! Your support can help us to continue to work with parents across Essex to provide 1:1 peer support, group support and offer a range of fitness sessions and first aid workshops to help parents feel prepared, supported and confident. Sponsor us today and help us to make a difference of a lifetime: https://buff.ly/3LBiCnc #fundraising #peersupport
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However you feed your baby, mothers & birthing people need to be listened to, their feelings acknowledged, & practical, skilled support given at the right time (either with breast or bottle) to feel proud to parent with confidence. #WBW2024 #peersupport
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A skilled and competent programme coordinator is the lynchpin of a successful peer support programme. We talk more about this important role in more depth in our guides: https://buff.ly/3VEdvHj #peersupport #freeresources
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