Registered Charity Number 1156805
Young Parents Support
The Young Parents (aged up to 25 yrs living in Luton) project provides a specialised programme, specific to the individual needs of young parents and young parents to be in Luton.
The Young Parent Co-ordinator provides guidance, support and advice on a range of issues and difficulties that young parents may face daily, including housing; knowing what benefits they are entitled to; going back to education and finding work to name a few. The Young Parent team support mothers and fathers experiencing abusive relationships, offering access to the Freedom programme. The Young Parent team are able to advocate for parents/ parents to be during multi agency meetings, including CP (Child Protection); CIN (Child in Need); TAF (Team around the Family) and any other meeting where they may need additional, emotional support.
The team are able to refer young parents on to other supportive agencies that can provide additional support. Working closely with statutory agencies; IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) and Health Visitors; the project aims to provide the highest quality of support in order to increase opportunities for young parents that lay a firm foundation to raise aspirations.
Activities:
- Tokko Totz stay and play, Mondays 10:00am -12:30pm
- 1-2-1 support (housing, welfare rights, benefit advice)
- Contraception awareness / sexual health advice
- Access to counselling service
- Abusive Relationships support and advice (Freedom programme)
- Budgeting, healthy eating, workshops
- advocacy
We offer fun activities reducing barriers to inclusion, including days out with other young parents. These are co-designed with the young parents and have included: Whipsnade Zoo, the Seaside and local parks and splash parks.
Tokko Totz Stay & Play
We have a range of activities and trips planned to encourage the young parents to get out and about with their children, this enhances social and emotional wellbeing, and the locations are chosen by the young parents that attend the TOKKO Totz sessions.
We have the Young Parents Support Workers and a Project Support Staff Member who supports the young parents and are positive influences.
Young parents gain confidence and self-esteem enhancing their mental wellbeing.
- Young parents notice a difference in their relationships with their children.
- Young parents become more outspoken about what they want and don’t want with regards to parenting and working with other agencies.
- Young parents gain confidence and self-esteem enhancing their mental wellbeing.
- The children and young parents play and explore the new facilities enhancing social and cognitive development.
TOKKO Recipes
Each week during young parents and TOKKO Totz sessions young people share their favourite recipes. Fancy cooking something different? Download some of their favourite recipes below.
Contact
- Lead Worker: Hayley Bawden
- Email: hayley.bawden@tokko.co.uk
- Phone number: 01582 544990
- TOKKO accepts self-referrals from young people as well as referrals from parents and professionals such as GP’s, schools, health services, youth workers and social workers.
