Barnardo's are working in partnership with Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Forward Steps to deliver ‘Best Start for Life' / Family Hubs programme for children aged 0-19 (up to 25 with special educational needs)

Working across the City of Birmingham, the Making it Real (MIR) Service will deliver against the citywide family hub parenting workstream. Attending home visits, delivering workshops, and events to parents and professionals enabling them to embed REAL in the home learning environment (HLE). Identify parents and professionals that would like to access training for the special approach for REAL service. Manage and enrich children's needs and development as well as looking after themselves across the city.

The service will work in partnership with organisations such as health, education, voluntary and community services to achieve the best outcomes for the children, young person, and families.

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