Action for Prisoners' Families(APF)
The national federation of services supporting families of prisoners. APF acts as the voice for the concerns of prisoners' families across the UK and encourages the development of, and provides support to, organisations and professionals working with prisoners' families.  APF produces a number of publications and resources and coordinates the Prisoners' Families Helpline. An eNetwork and training are available to members.

Advisory Centre for Education
ACE is an independent advice centre offering information about state education in England and Wales for parents of school age children. They offer free telephone advice on many subjects like exclusions from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals.

Barnardo's
Runs over 30 projects which aim to provide good experiences for children by helping parents build on their skills and strengths and to enjoy being a parent. The work includes parenting groups and one-to-one work with parents through a network of family centres, and community-based parenting programmes, and specialised work with parents who have particular needs.

BBC online
This site offers advice not just on parenting but also preparing for parenthood throughout the pregnancy. It includes Parenting Video on Demand, a free service which allows you to select and watch clips from top BBC parenting programmes.

British Association for Early Childhood Education
BAECE is a national voluntary organisation for early years practitioners and parents. It promotes the right of all children to education of the highest quality, providing support, advice and information for everyone concerned with the education and care of young children from birth to eight.

Campaign for Learning
Campaign for Learning is working for a society in which everyone has the right to learn, understands and values learning and has the chance to learn throughout their lives. Key elements of their work include national promotion campaigns, project partnerships, events, publications and research. Much of their work is devoted to creating opportunities and providing support for family learning.

ChildcareLink 
The ChildcareLink website has details of local Children's Information Services (CISs) with searchable databases giving local parenting and family support information. The CISs also provide information on all aspects of childcare and there is a national information line.

Children are Unbeatable!
Children are unbeatable is an alliance which campaigns for the UK to satisfy human rights obligations by modernising the law on assault to afford children the same protection as adults. They believe that hitting children is as unacceptable as hitting anyone else and should be equally unlawful. The alliance is the broadest campaign coalition ever assembled on a children's issue, bringing together more than 400 organisations and many more individuals.

Children's Society
The Children's Society is a Christian, Social Justice organisation which exists to work with and for children and young people regardless of race, culture or creed. The Society's work is wide-ranging, including running family centres and neighbourhood groups; working with young people living on the streets; working in schools to prevent exclusion; running remand review and bail support programmes for young offenders; and promoting the rights of children and young people. Offers a range of parenting courses through different projects.

Common Core Website (DCSF)
Working towards the implementation of a common core of skills, knowledge and competence for workers in all areas of children's services, this DCSF site provides background information, progress updates in the form of Newsletters, and associated documents.

Community Family Trusts
Community Family Trusts (CFTs) are local voluntary, community organisations that aim to promote the well-being and pro-social development of children, young people and families through innovative programmes that provide advice, education and support, principally in marriage preparation, relationship education especially in prisons, parenting education, school-based PSHE and citizenship programmes and other course-based and inventory-based programmes.

Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors Association
CPHVA offers professional support services to nurses, health visitors and allied professions. The Association’s activities are channelled through its Special Interest Groups, one of which focuses on Parenting and Family Support. There is also an email group composed mainly of health visitors engaged in parenting and support work.

Connexions
An information, advice and guidance service available in England for 13 to 19 year olds, offering teenagers the help and support they need to reach their full potential and make an effective transition to work and adult life.

ContinYou
ContinYou work with a range of professional people, organisations and agencies to enhance what they do to change lives through learning. Their areas of work include children, families and young people; extended services in and around schools; out-of-school-hours learning/Extra Time; lifelong learning; economic and community regeneration and health improvement. They provide a range of programmes that promote healthy family relationships and assist with the role of parenting.

Dad Info
Dad Info is a free and permanent source of the information dads are likely to need - from pregnancy, birth and babies to financial, legal and education info - all from a dad's perspective.

Daycare Trust 
A national childcare charity working to promote high quality affordable childcare for all. The Daycare Trust offers information to parents, childcare providers, employers, trade unions and policy makers.

Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood International (DPPI)
DPPI is a small UK based charity, controlled by disabled parents, which promotes better awareness and support for disabled people during pregnancy and as parents. It is equally for disabled people who are already parents, and for health and social work professionals and other individuals and organisations concerned with disability and/or pregnancy and parenting. It publishes a quarterly journal, runs a UK information and resource service, and is involved in the training of health and social work professionals.

Family Matters Institute
Family Matters Institute is an educational charity specialising in research and training programmes to strengthen marriage and family life in Britain. FMI's purpose is to lessen the burden and pain of Family Breakdown. Currently research is being conducted exploring the relationships between grandparents and grandchildren in family life. If you are a grandparent and would like to be involved with this research please click here to download a questionnaire. Once completed please post this back to us as soon as possible.

Family and Parenting Institute
An independent charity whose task is to provide a strong national focus on parenting and families and enhance the value and quality of family life. Working in partnership with other related organisations it aims to become a centre of excellence, providing accessible and reliable support for families and parents (formally the NFPI). 

Family Rights Group
Works with families, practitioners, and policy makers to improve services for families whose children are involved with social services. They advocate for the welfare of children who are in contact with social services from a family centred perspective. 

Fatherhood Institute
The Fatherhood Institute (formerly Fathers Direct) is the national information centre for fatherhood. It produces and publishes international research on fatherhood and approaches to engaging with fathers; helps to shape national and local policies to ensure a father-inclusive approach to family policy; brings research evidence on fathers and fatherhood into national debates about parenting and parental roles; lobbies for changes in law, policy and practice to dismantle barriers to father's care of infants and children; provides training, consultancy and publications on father-inclusive practice for public and third sector agencies and employers. The institute offers a free telephone advice service for workers and managers and a free e-newsletter. 

Government Online Information
Provides a first entry point to UK public sector information available on the internet.

Grandparents Plus
A national charity promoting the vital role of grandparents and the extended family in children's live, particularly where parents are no longer able to care for their children. They do this through partnerships, evidence based projects and training to support practitioners, and through networks, newsletters and consultation to give grandparents, extended families and grandchildren a voice.

Home-Start
Home Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five. Volunteers offer regular support, friendship and practical help to young families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Offers the support of one volunteer parent to another parent who is facing difficulties, which can often be enough to reduce the potential for family breakdown.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This is the UK's largest independent social research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.

Lifelong Learning UK
LLUK is the official website for the encouragement, promotion and development of lifelong learning.

National Academy for Parenting Practitioners (NAPP)
NAPP works to transform the quality and size of the parenting workforce across England so that parents can get the help they need to raise their children well. Work focuses on four main areas: research, training, knowledge exchange and parenting policies. They aim to: build on existing knowledge of what works best by carrying out research into parenting practices; to provide training to increase the size and skill level of the parenting workforce, so that all parents have access to quality support from trained practitioners, based on evidence of what works best; to be a hub for the exchange of ideas and learning; to apply evidence from their research, evaluations and practitioners' direct experiences in order to influence parenting policies.

National Childbirth Trust
NCT offers information and support during pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood through antenatal classes, free breastfeeding counselling and postnatal support. Also runs specialist support groups for parents at work, and helps with parenthood education in schools. Provides a range of quality educational and support services for parents at local level and promotes the principle of informed choice for women and their partners.

National Children's Bureau
The National Children's Bureau works to identify and promote the well-being and interests of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives. It encourages professionals and policymakers to see the needs of the whole child and emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary, cross-agency partnerships. It aims to undertake high quality research, play an active role in policy development and advocacy at both central and local levels of government, disseminate information and ensure the views of children and young people are taken into account.

National Newpin
A national voluntary organisation which through a network of centres helps parents under stress break the cycle of destructive family behaviour. Each centre provides long-term emotional support and understanding so that parents and their children can develop to their full potential. National NEWPIN is also responsible for providing clinical innovations, quality assurance, fundraising, development and training.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
NSPCC is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. It has been protecting children from abuse for over 100 years. NSPCC is the only children's charity in the UK with statutory powers enabling it to act to safeguard children at risk.

NCH
Runs projects across Britain aimed at helping children at risk and in need, and their families. Much of the work is carried out through community based family centres. Maintains an active research and campaigning programme about children's issues.

NCVCCO
NCVCCO (National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations) is an umbrella organisation whose members are registered charities of all sizes which are working with children, young people and families in England. They range from small locally based groups to large, nationally based organisations. The NCVCCO website highlights details of current activities, publications and briefings, consultations to members on childcare and family issues and representation of members views, to central, regional and local government. 

NIACE
NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) is the leading national non-governmental organisation for adult learning in England and Wales.

One Plus One
One Plus One strengthens couple and family relationships by putting research into practice. They investigate what makes relationships work - or fall apart - and use the findings to develop training and resources tailored to the needs of those working with families. They also strive to ensure that the Government's family policy is shaped by evidence and innovative practice. The Brief Encounters resource gives frontline family workers the skills to recognise relationship issues and the confidence to offer appropriate support. The accredited parent-conflict resource for family practitioners My Mum and Dad Argue a Lot helps to inform parents about the impact of parental conflict on children. The Parent Connection and Married or Not websites help parents and partners make informed choices.

Parentalk
Parentalk is a national charity dedicated to inspiring and equipping parents to make the most of parenthood and to de-stigmatise asking for help. It aims to celebrate parenthood at all stages of a child's development, highlighting its importance in society and making it fun. From pre-parenthood right through to grandparenthood, at home, at school or in the work place, Parentalk offers publications and resources on different aspects of parenthood as well as resources for practitioners, work based parenting support and local events.

Parenting Across Scotland (PAS)
Funded by the Scottish Executive, PAS provides a focus for issues affecting parents in Scotland today. It is a partnership of voluntary organisations and uses their experience of working with thousands of parents to find ways of supporting parents and families better.

Parenting Fund
Provides information and updates about the Parenting Fund and the funded projects.

Parentline Plus
A national charity offering help and information to parents and families. This includes: a free confidential helpline; a free textphone service for people with hearing or speech impairment; workshops, courses and groups; information leaflets; training for professionals and referral telephone support. There is also a section of their website aimed at professionals working with parents. It includes links to articles on parental issues and helping parents, and also a networking section to include a forum and blogs.

ParentsCentre
Provides helpful information for parents of children of all ages, while offering parent-to-parent and expert-to-parent support via chat forums.

PIPPIN
PIPPIN (Parents In Partnership - Parent Infant Network) is a national charity whose main aim is to maintain and improve the emotional health of families through one of the most critical stages in people's lives - the period surrounding the birth of a new baby. Their services include training, support, collaboration, research, evaluation and programme development designed to raise confidence and self-esteem in people's own parenting abilities.