This page details a list of local support services in North Ayrshire that you can contact for further support for your family. These services range from family support to specific support needs.
If you run a service and it is not in this list or your details may have changed, please contact us so we can adjust.
4Ward Steps is a Family Support Service run by Children 1st designed to improve the quality of life for vulnerable children and families who are affected by substance misuse. Where appropriate the service will also target support at other family members, including, spouses, partners and other children within the household.
4Ward Steps
Children 1st, 5/6 Lower Vennel, Bourtreehill (South), Irvine KA11 1PQ
T: 01294 214 884
E: cfs@children1st.org.uk
The Kinship Care Service offers a range of support provided by staff and trained volunteers and helps to empower families and increase their resilience and ability to care for and support their children. Interventions include befriending, advocacy, mediation, practical support, individual and group work, parenting support, financial inclusion advice, family group conferencing, and direct intensive therapeutic support working with loss, harm and trauma.
Ayrshire Kinship Care Service
Children 1st, 5/6 Lower Vennel, Bourtreehill (South), Irvine KA11 1PQ
T: 01294 214 884
E: ayrshire@children1st.org.uk
The Ayrshire One-Stop Shop offers a wide range of ‘all under one roof’ autism support and information services for people with autism, their families and professionals throughout Ayrshire. Their staff hold meetings, groups and activities in a variety of local community spaces.
T: 07500 974 323
E: ayrshireoss@nas.org.uk
W: www.autismnetworkscotland.org.uk/ayrshire-one-stop-shop
Buttle UK supports children and families in crisis. In Glasgow, in addition to provide grants for basic household necessities, Buttle also works in partnership with the Scottish Kinship Care Alliance to help establish support groups, which help kinship carers to negotiate better support from statutory agencies.
Buttle UK
PO Box 2081, Glasgow G32 2BR
T: 0141 778 2839
W: www.buttleuk.org/need-support
Relationships Scotland supports individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship difficulties. They offer a range of services, including family mediation, counselling and supervised contact, to families throughout the West of Scotland.
Relationships Scotland – Family Mediation West of Scotland
1st floor offices, 28-30 Grange Street, Kilmarnock KA1 2DD
T: 01563 572 429
E: fmayr@btconnect.com
W: www.relationships-scotland.org.uk/find-a-local-service/family-mediation-services/relationships-scotland-family-mediation-west
intandem is a mentoring programme for children and young people in kinship care. It supports young people aged 8 to 14 years, and often carries on beyond age 14.
Mentors can make a big difference to a young person, building their confidence, helping them to try new things and set goals. By meeting regularly (often weekly), they build a positive relationship and have lots of fun together.
intandem is managed by Inspiring Scotland and delivered by 11 charity partners in 19 local authorities.
Find out more www.intandem.scot
North Ayrshire Council has a dedicated Kinship Team that supports and develops services for kinship carers and the children placed with them. The team offer emotional and practical support to kinship carers, through support groups, training opportunities, access to information and resources, and support in accessing other local services. Currently, there are three kinship support groups directly linked to North Ayrshire Council, which meet in Irvine, Kilbirnie and Stevenson.
Kinship Care
Family Placement Team, North Ayrshire Council,
47 West Road, Irvine KA12 8RE
T: 01294 311 505
Barnardo’s North Ayrshire Families Service provides a range of family support services and support for those affected by substance misuse. SNAP works with young people and aprents/carers and other professionals to manage challenging behaviour, mental health issues and substance misuse issues.
Barnardo’s
39-41a Main Street, Kilwinning KA13 6AN
T: 01294 556 208
Place2Be works in primary and secondary schools, offering therapeutic and emotional support to children and families. They currently work in Edinburgh, Glasgow and North Ayrshire, in schools that are dealing with some of the most troubled children and young people in areas of significant deprivation. Place2Be only works in certain schools, but you find out on their website if they are working in your child’s school.
Place2Be
13-14 Angel Gate, 326 City Road, London EC1V 2PT
W: www.place2be.org.uk/what-we-do/where-we-work/our-work-in-scotland
SHOUT is a kinship care support group in North Ayrshire. They aim to provide kinship carers with information and support, and can point them in the right direction for advice and other services. They meet once a month and also run a youth club for kinship children, and arrange family days out and other events.
SHOUT
c/o Thomas Dickson, 31 Dunvegan Place, Castlepark, Irvine KA12 9NA
T: 01294 312 692
T: 07884 483 289
E: shoutkinshipnorthayrshire@gmail.com
W: www.facebook.com/shoutkinshipnorthayrshire
SNAP®, which stands for STOP NOW AND PLAN, is an evidence-based, cognitive- behavioural model that helps troubled children and their parents learn how to manage their emotions and ‘keep problems small’. Experienced and highly trained staff work with each family to assess challenges and problems and develop an action plan. Children and families may participate in interventions that aim to prevent future anti-social behaviour and reduce the chances of conflict with family, peers and authority figures.
SNAP®
Social Services, Bridgegate House, Irvine KA12 8BD
T: 01294 310325
T: 01294 310406
E: smowat@northayrshire.gcsx.gov.uk
The Spark is a leading provider of couples counselling, marriage counselling, individual counselling and family counselling in Scotland. In Irvine, they are based in the Woodlands Community Centre, where they offer a range of face-to-face, online and telephone appointments for couples counselling, marriage counselling and relationship counselling.
The Spark Counselling Irvine
Woodlands Centre, 16 Kilwinning Road, Irvine KA12 8RU
T: 0808 802 0050
E: appointments@thespark.org.uk
W: www.thespark.org.uk/relationship-support-for-couples-individuals/local-counselling-locations/spark-counselling-irvine
Stepping Stones for Families offers a childcare service, delivered in the family home or place of residence. They employ experienced childcare workers to deliver a tailored service to meet the needs of the individual family and ensure the highest standard of quality. This service is provided to families, agencies and businesses and covers all areas of Ayrshire.
Stepping Stones for Families
Gibbs Yard, SAC Achincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW
T: 01292 521 055
E: elaine.paca@ssff.org.uk
W: www.ssff.org.uk/ayrshire/playzone
Quarriers Steps and Stages Service works in partnership with North and East Ayrshire local authorities. The service provides childcare at home and within a mobile crèche, seven days a week from 7am to 10.30pm. Care can cover getting children up and ready for school, taking children to activities, nursery or school, assisting children with disability, or accessing social activities within their own community.
Steps & Stages
Quarriers, 25 Manse Street, Saltcoats KA21 5AA
T: 01294 605 740
E: stepsandstages@quarriers.org.uk
