Support coping with rising living costs

Young Families

Midlothian Sure Start 

Midlothian Sure Start has 6 family learning centres across the area and offer a range of services in the local community, including:

• Staying Connected - Feeling isolated and have a young child? Attend one of the Midlothian Sure Start Open Kindergarten or family learning groups. More details available on Midlothian Sure Start's eventbrite page.
• Mental Health - Counselling for parents/carers of children aged 0-5 years. See website for more details and to fill in the online query form or contact referrals@midlothiansurestart.org.uk
• Employability and financial support - Midlothian Sure Start offer IT courses and fun capacity building courses to help you to take the first steps into back into employability. If you are interested contact us through the online enquiry form, or email referrals@midlothiansurestart.org.uk or view courses available on Midlothian Sure Start's eventbrite page. These courses are dleivered in partnership with CAB Penicuik and CAB Dalkeith.

Home Link Family Support

Support for Families in Midlothian with children aged 5 and under with Home Link Family Support. 

Services include:

• Family Opportunity Workers can support families with children under 5 with navigating benefits, accessing food banks, support with housing and managing money as well as signposting to suitable agencies for specific needs.
• Family learning opportunities including advice regarding children with Additional Support Needs (ASN), play opportunities in the home, or mental health support for parents or carers.
• Midlothian Therapeutic team which can work with children aged 12 and under.

Families can get in touch with Home Link Family Support directly via their website or by calling 0131 661 0890, or through a Health Visitor or other professionals.