Real stories

Family Action and Barclays are working in partnership to help families and individuals overcome their challenges and build their confidence…

Growing up and leaving care can be difficult without many of the family and friend networks many of us take…

To mark National Adoption Week, we are shining a light on a unique service. Adopteens was developed in Yorkshire and…

Our PAC-UK service supports adoptive and special guardianship families with many aspects of their family lives and we often get…

For young people caring for a loved one or family member, the summer holidays can be a difficult time, balancing…

Our social prescribing services work with families to help them navigate the support that’s available in and around their communities. For…

Worries about the cost of summer are widespread and, thanks to the cost of living crisis, having a job is…

Summer is a time when work responsibilities must be juggled with childcare, family life and spending time together. We caught…

Raising a family isn’t cheap, and costs can spiral during the summer when the safety net of school is removed…