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Birth and beyond community support

NCT Birth and Beyond Community Support is a programme that trains local women to become volunteer peer supporters in order to help mums during the all-important first 1,000 days.

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What is this service?

Volunteers signpost to local services, accompany women to appointments or local services such as children’s centres, foodbanks or financial advice services, and provide vital non-judgemental listening and emotional support.

The programme aims to provide support to new mums and women from groups and communities who often experience day-to-day challenges and social exclusion.

The objectives of this service are:

  • Improve emotional wellbeing

  • Reduce isolation and loneliness

  • Improve confidence and self esteem

  • Increase access to local services

The programme is an innovative peer support service that focuses on engaging and supporting women and vulnerable families. 

Central to the programme is the training of and working with local volunteers to lead the peer to peer support programme, giving other new mums skills supporting others in their community.

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