P.A.T.C.H.
(Parents And Their Children's Hopes)

Our aims and objectives

• To improve the quality of life for families in Gorbals with young children aged 0-5 years
• To offer support to all parents with children aged 0-5 years in the Gorbals
• To focus on all aspects of children's all-round development
• To establish a peer support network, both on a formal and informal basis
• To advertise Patch's activities through various public events, and through any agencies who have contact with parents
• To offer a variety of services, from local parents to local parents, which offer support to all parents, including:
• To encourage empowerment of local parents, through community involvement

What we do

The group offers a drop-in service for parents with young children, one day a week.

• A confidential one-to-one parent support service
• Supporting the establishment of new, small, localised parent support groups
• To organise children's activities
• To offer informal referral to career's advice on any relevant education, training, employment and support opportunities
• To offer access to childcare support for any activities held by the group

Drop-in Tuesday 10.30am - 2pm in St Francis Centre, 405 Cumberland Street.

Drop-in Thursday 10.30am - 2pm in The Playbarn, 37 Abbotsford Place.