Family Links

Families

• General Register Office - information about how to register a birth or death in England and Wales, how to go about getting married or form a civil partnership, how to obtain a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a civil partnership certificate or a death certificate, and how to use the services at the Family Records Centre
• Sure Start - government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child bringing together, early education, childcare, health and family support
• Oxfordshire Children's Information Service - Helping people make informed choices about childcare, services for children, young people and families, and careers in childcare
• Activities Oxfordshire - database of positive activities for young people aged 13 - 19 in Oxfordshire
• Every Child Matters - government information about services for children and young people
• Ideas for the Kids - comprehensive free online source of places to go and things to do with kids in the UK
• Oxfordshire Playbus - provides a service to families who may not have easy access to existing resources
• Kinder Kids - kindergarten in Witney
• Baby Centre
• Local Baby Talk - national website showing all the baby activities, shops and services in local areas
• Child Accident Prevention Trust
• Family Links
• Families Online
• Family and Parenting Institute
• Working Families
• Parent Line Plus
• Practical Parenting Advice
• Parents Online
• Parents' Centre
• Childcare Link
• National Childminding Association
• Oxfordshire Family Planning - information about contraception, sexual health, pregnancy and a clinic search in the Oxfordshire area
• Women's Institute - provide educational opportunities for women and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities
• Down's Heart Group - a charity offering support and information relating to heart conditions associated with Down's Syndrome

Fostering and Adoption

• Adoption-net
• Adoption UK
• After Adoption
• Barnardo's - charity providing opportunities for the most vulnerable children and young people
• British Association for Adoption and Fostering
• The Fostering Network

Older People

• The Silversurfers Seventy
• Age Concern
• Age Positive
• The Alzheimers Society
• Contact the Elderly
• Help the Aged
• Independent Age
• Action on Elder Abuse
• The Pension Service
• Seniors Discounts
• Oxfordshire Special Transport Services
• Essential Role of Sheltered Housing (EROSH)

Carers

• Care in Oxfordshire
• Care Aware
• Carers
• Mind
• Princess Royal Trust for Carers
• Directgov - Information for Carers

Page last reviewed 29 Sep 2008