News

Enhanced Regional Helpline Service for Parents

Parents Advice Centre has exciting plans for the development and expansion of their Parents Helpline in 2009 ...

Runner Sought for London Marathon 2009

Parents Advice Centre has been allocated its first charity place in the forthcoming London Marathon 2009, and is, currently, looking for someone to run the race on our behalf. Please click here for more details.

Men and Babies Mini-Manual

The Men's Project within Parents Advice Centre recently received funding from the Parenting Education and Support element of The Children and Young People's Funding Package (DHSSPS) to produce a ground-breaking mini-manual for all fathers in Northern Ireland who are expecting a baby or have just had a baby. This booklet - "Men and Babies" - seeks to help fathers to fully understand what is happening during the pregnancy period and immediately after the birth, and to recognise the important role that they play in their children's lives ...

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New Helpline Volunteer Preparation Courses Scheduled

Parents Advice Centre (PAC) relies upon its dedicated team of volunteers throughout Northern Ireland to provide telephone and face-to-face support to people coping with family difficulties. Without these individuals the service could not be maintained. New Helpline Volunteers are always needed and we have now scheduled preparation courses for Belfast and Derry commencing October 2008. Please click here for further information.

Men in Northern Ireland (MiNI) Factsheets

The Men's Project is pleased to announce that three of their five statistical fact sheets, which look at specific aspects of being male in our community, have been updated. These "Men in Northern Ireland" (MINI) factsheets were prepared by the ARK team within Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. They can be downloaded (in Portable Document Format) at www.mensproject.org/facts

Our Big Adventure Scrapbook

Trisha McQueen from The Men's Project has produced a new resource for fathers called 'Our Big Adventure'. This gives loads of practical ideas on how dads can spend a great day with their children and turn even simple activities into a 'big adventure'. This resource is available for free downloading at: www.mensproject.org/adventure