Our impact

Every year we support around 200 families across Aberdeen who have at least one child aged under 5. Of those:

• 20% are affected by disability
• 21% are from minority ethnic communities
• 40% have at least one parent aged under 25
• 45% are single parents
• 49% live in regeneration areas in Aberdeen
• 60% are suffering from mental ill health
• 62% are in financial hardship

Families can be referred to our services by other organisations including:

• Health visitor
• GP, midwife, community psychiatric nurse, or other health professionals including social workers and teachers

• Families can also refer themselves to us for support.

  Our work focuses on 4 key outcomes:

  • Children will experience a more nurturing and stimulating family environment
  • Children will have improved health and wellbeing
  • Parents will have increased knowledge, skills and confidence
  • Families will be more resilient and able to cope with the challenges they face

   

  We have comprehensive, family-centred evaluation framework. We measure a wide range of quantitative and qualitative indicators to understand the effectiveness of our services and the impact they have on families.  We use feedback from families to continually review and improve our services