Services for Parents & Carers

Our Volunteering Team can help you find an opportunity that fits in alongside your other commitments and is appropriately matched with your relevant skills and experiences, as well as your reasons for volunteering.

Love to sing? Then our new adult choir may be for you!

The Altus Community Hub offer is a FREE and confidential service for families and individuals in our local communities to access food and other essential items, such as toiletries.

Our free classes include music, movement and storytelling.

At Caring and Sharing Rochdale, we believe in the transformative power of compassion and support.

CAS Rochdale continues to grow because of the people who engage with it, support it, and contribute to it.

Colourful Minds is a non-profit organisation providing wellbeing and emotional support for parents and carers of families of all ages with SEN and/or disabilities.

We are a network of organisations and individuals who represent the education, youth and arts and culture sectors in the borough of Rochdale. Our aim is to ensure that all children and young people living in Rochdale have access to high quality cultural education.

The Touchstones Blissful Bumps project aims to offer women a creative pathway to improve their wellbeing across their maternity journey.

Looking for things to do with the family over Summer. If you are, read on and click on the booklet.

Early Break is a confidential person centered 1-2-1 support for young people (up to the age of 25 with an EHCP) with a substance related need(s).

What change would you most like to see in Rochdale Borough over the next ten years! Whether you live in Heywood, Middleton, Pennines or Rochdale, we want to hear from you!

Are you new to the borough of Rochdale? Are you aged 18 or over, and want to make new friends or learn new skills? If the answer is yes, please read on.

Prepare your son/daughter with the key skills they need to transition from pre-school to reception.

Rochdale's Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme is all free and includes food with sessions being delivered in Heywood, Middleton, Pennines and Rochdale. Read on for more!

Come and explore cultures, sharing food, making friends and building community.

Free food support for individuals and families.

A magical theatre show for all the family.

The Neurodiversity Hub is a service that supports families and children who are neurodivergent or who have social communication differences. We work together with professionals to problem solve issues that are affecting them. It is based on needs and not a diagnosis.

Home-Start believes that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents and carers play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them to achieve their full potential. We are a Home-Start charity offering support within local communities , to help children to get the best start in life.

PARENTS/CARERS - WE NEED YOU! This programme is a multi-phased, co-produced initiative shaped by children and young people across Rochdale Borough, with SEND/SEMH, and their families. Read on for PHASE 2!

At The Jolly Josh Centre we welcome children and young adults aged 0-19 who live with complex medical needs and physical disabilities. We are not just a Centre; we are a haven of safety, support, and inclusivity.

We’re proud to spotlight Rochdale’s Kinship Care offer; creating a safe, welcoming space for those caring for children within their extended family network. These monthly sessions bring carers together to share experiences, access practical resources, and connect with others who truly understand the journey.

Kooth is a free, safe and anonymous online emotional health support service for young people aged between 10 and 25.

Interested in drawing and being creative? Then come along to our new FREE Art, Creative and Craft sessions. Read below for more information.

A weekly support group focussed on getting adults back into work.

Do you like to sit and do some art at home? Are you a doodler or a painter? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please read on!

This fantastic information page from the Middleton Family Hub is a great read for families within the Middleton Community, containing lots of great information and support. Enjoy the read!

Money Matters offers FREE, non-judgmental support to check your entitlements, manage complex applications and improve your financial situation. We will give you the support you need, all of which is confidential.

Come and sing fun and simple harmony songs and lullabies from around the world to your baby. For pregnant women and those with children under 2 all welcome.

This fantastic information page from the Norden Family Hub is a great read for families within the Norden Community and surrounding area, containing lots of great information and support. Enjoy the read!

The one-stop platform to provide parents, carers and residents with information on health, social care, childcare and family services within and across the Borough of Rochdale.

Rochdale Parent Carer voice began in 2003, led by a small group of parent carers. The purpose of Rochdale Parent Carer Voice is to assist parents and carers to have their voices heard, whilst also ensuring that services meet the needs of local families.

This fantastic information page from the Pennine Family Hubs is a great read for families within the Pennine Communities (Belfield, Moorhouse and Littleborough), containing lots of great information and support. Enjoy the read!

Please have a look at the document below which gives our families lots of information about Summer Activities in our hubs - all welcome and we would love to see you.

Free, anonymous and safe mental health and counselling available for parents and carers online seven days a week.

This year, all libraries across the borough will once again be offering the Summer Reading Challenge to children aged 4 to 11 (but younger and older children are welcome too). This year’s theme is ‘Read to the Beat’.

Do you live in a Riverside Home in Middleton and want FREE support?

Do you live in a Riverside Home in Middleton? If yes, this Directory of Support is for you.

Ever thought about having your children's birthday party at Rochdale Football Club? Read on to find out more!

Are you a resident in the Rochdale North area? Have your say on where community funding should go in Rochdale North...your ideas can really make a difference. Rochdale North includes Central Rochdale, Healey, Norden and Spotland & Falinge.

This fantastic information page from the Rochdale North Family Hub is a great read for families within the community, containing lots of great information and support. Enjoy!

Come and get involved in our range of activities taking place over the Summer.

This fantastic information page from the Rochdale South Family Hub is a great place for families within the community to keep up to date with what's happening and what programmes can be accessed. Enjoy!!

Come and join us for our monthly SEND sessions at Rochdale Town Hall on the first Sunday of every month, between 2pm-4pm. A brilliant programme of activities, from puppet making to family theatre.

The SEND Advice Line is a new service, offering information, support and guidance to access a range of services across the borough of Rochdale.

An arts festival for all the family to get involved with over Summer 2026! Read on for more information.

These sessions are for women who have survived domestic abuse.

Supporting children, young people and families through every stage of the SEND journey with compassion, understanding and practical guidance.

A Survey for Fathers, Mothers and Carers of Children Aged 2–5. Read on for more information.

A professional dance and performance company for children, young people and adults to access weekly classes across Rochdale communities "inspiring local grown talent".

The corner shop that comes to you with a range of meals and food for all the family.