Support for Young or Expectant Parents
Young Parent Advisers provide support and advice to young or expectant parents aged 16-19 (up to 25 if you have additional support needs).
Are you a young parent or expecting a baby?
We offer a free specialist service just for you!
Becoming a parent doesn’t mean you have to give up on your career dreams – we are here to help you every step of the way!Â
We Offer
- Careers advice and guidance
- Help finding education, training, apprenticeships
- Advice on choosing childcare and applying for funding to cover childcare costs
- Support, advice and information relating to benefits, finances,housing and support services in Birmingham, including mental health and wellbeing.
- The chance to take part in young parents and baby groups across the city
- Support to link up with other young parents locally
Benefits and additional support
We can help you apply for benefits and support you may be entitled to, including:
- Universal credit
- PIP
- Surestart Maternity Grant
- Maternity benefits if you are in work
- Healthy Start vouchers
- Get help paying for childcare while studying with the Care to Learn grant
- Registering your childs birth
- Cost of living support
OUR AIM IS TO HELP REMOVE ANY BARRIERS IN YOUR WAY SO YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO!
