Services By Area: Children & Young People's Information Directory

Search for all services for children, young people and families within your local area. Alternatively, if you are looking for a particular type of service you may select the relevant category, use the A-Z search function or type a key word into the search engine which is situated in the top right-hand corner of the screen.

Ardsley & Stairfoot
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Ardsley and Stairfoot areas of Barnsley.

Athersley, New Lodge & Smithies
Contains details of services within the Athersley North and South, New Lodge and Smithies areas of Barnsley.

Barnsley Central
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the centre of Barnsley.

Barugh Green, Higham, Gawber, Pogmoor & Wilthorpe
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Barugh Green, Higham, Gawber, Pogmoor and Wilthorpe areas of Barnsley.

Birdwell, Hoyland Common & Tankersley
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Birdwell, Hoyland Common and Tankersley areas of Barnsley.

Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe & Shafton
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe and Shafton areas of Barnsley.

Carlton & Royston
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Carlton and Royston areas of Barnsley.

Cawthorne, Dodworth, Silkstone, Silkstone Common & Stainborough.
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Cawthorne, Dodworth, Silkstone, Silkstone Common and Stainborough areas of Barnsley.

Crane Moor, Oxspring, Thurgoland & Wortley
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Crane Moor, Oxspring, Thurgoland and Wortley areas of Barnsley.

Darfield, Jump, Wombwell & Hemingfield
Contains details of services for children, young people and families within the Darfield, Jump, Wombwell and Hemingfield areas of Barnsley.

Antenatal Results and Choices
ARC started in 1988, originally as SATFA, and is the only national charity which provides non-directive support and information to parents throughout the antenatal testing process. Our role is to help parents arrive at the most appropriate decision for them in the context of their family life. It is governed by a board of trustees made up of parent members and professionals, and is supported by a medical advisory body and a team of patrons.

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
We all know that breastfeeding is "normal", but it seems that our society views breastfeeding initiation as an optional extra. The NHS seems to have abdicated its responsibilities for clinical breastfeeding care to the voluntary agencies and therefore such skills are not viewed as necessary for health professionals. No other area of clinical care gives the option to "opt out" of best practice. Achieving Baby Friendly Initiative status may be optional but it is the only evidence- based framework of benchmarked clinical care standards for breastfeeding care and as such its standards should not be viewed as optional. The breastfeeding rates in Australia and Norway are far better than the UK. If other countries in the West can achieve good breastfeeding rates, why can't we?

BabyLoss
Babyloss is a UK-based resource of information and support for bereaved parents and their families who have lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or due to neonatal death. The organisation was established in 2000, and is run by a small team of volunteer administrators and forum moderators. The Babyloss website provides information and support online for anyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy, at birth, or shortly afterwards. We hold an annual Awareness Campaign each October, joining forces with four national charities to plan remembrance events, distribute ribbon pins, and to raise awareness of pregnancy loss and infant loss amongst the general public and within the health sector.

BabyMilkAction
Baby Milk Action gives you an insight into the politics of breastfeeding. They highlight breastfeeding issues across the world with particular emphasis on developing countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that reversing the decline in breastfeeding could save 1.5 million lives every year, yet baby food companies continue to market artificial foods in ways that undermine breastfeeding. The people responsible have names and addresses - call on them to market products ethically.

Barnsley Information Exchange
This information exchange and register has been set up to give disabled children/young people and their families access to information and to help those who provide services to disabled children and young people in Barnsley to plan and deliver those services.

C-Card Pilot
C-Card pilot running in the following areas, young people can drop in and access the service at following times and places, you may need to register to access this service Monday - Derwent Road, Athersley 3:00pm - 3:30pm Tuesday - Priory Campus - 3:30pm - 4:30pm Thursday New Lodge Community Centre 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Connexions Drop In Sessions
Drop in Sessions provided by Voluntary Sector Connexions Personal Advisor, support is available for young people aged 13 -19 years old and could be anything from help with filling in a form to an informal chat about anything from general to personal. Monday - Derwent Road, Athersley 12:00 - 3:00pm Wedensday - Romero Centre, Laithes Lane 3:00pm - 4:00pm Thursday New Lodge Community Centre 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Dad at Home.com
Traditionally mum stayed at home when a little one came along, but now it's frequently dad who chooses this path. This website offers lots of advice for stay-at-home dads.

Dearne Enterprise Centre
Here at the Dearne we offer a range of courses and services such as job search, Information, Advice and Guidance, ECDL, Craft, Adult numeracy and literacy, Spanish, Cookery, Learn Direct, Tai Chi, Digital photography, sugar craft and Sign language. Some courses have a small fee but many people may be entitled to enrol without paying if they receive one of the following benefits Job seekers allowance Income support Asylum seekers/refugee Housing benefit Council tax benefit Working families tax credit Disabled person tax credit Pension guarantee credit An unwaged dependant of a person in reciept of any of the above. There is also FREE on site child care for children aged 6 weeks to 8yrs at Dearne Ducklings if their parents or carers are accessing the Dearne Enterprise centre. Subject to availability and terms and conditions.

Fair Play for Children
Fair Play for Children exists to promote understanding and action on the Child's Right to Play. We are based in the United Kingdom where we have a Membership base - we want to help Fair Play for Children attitudes and activities develop world-wide. We provide services to our Members and others, and we publish a regular journal, PlayAction, plus other publications.