Hammersmith & Fulham Children's Fund

The Children's Fund uses money provided by the government to deliver support to children aged 5 - 13 who need extra help to achieve their potential. This support can be for children's health, home life, education or what they do in their free time. The different activities are based on themes set out by the government to improve outcomes for children. 

Helping children to be healthy

We want to help families and children to have healthy lifestyles. We fund three projects supporting families in the north of the borough to be healthy: Old Oak Community Centre provides after-school activities and family celebartion events; ADVANCE advocacy supports families experiencing domestic violence; The African Child runs parenting workships and promotes access to education, health and housing services. We also support the Young carers project which runs after-school clubs and holiday activities for children who are carers.

Helping children to stay safe 

We want to support children to stay safe and keep out of trouble by providing safe, fun places for them to be when they're not at school. We fund a number of activities that focus on children where this care is really needed. Summer activities are run at Hestia Women's Aid & Shepherds Bush Families Project, Sands End Adventure Playground, Junior Youth on White City and Edward Woods Community Centre and The Masbro Centre. We also fund Holiday Fun mobile play provision that goes around local estates where there are limited or no play facilities.

Helping children to enjoy and achieve

We want children to achieve their full potential and enjoy learning and playing. We are funding Learning Mentors in Pope John and Avonmore primary schools who help children and young people to reach their full potential at school. We work with Art Therapists at Wendell Park Primary School and Wormholt Park Primary School through the Open Learning Project. 

We also support supplementary learning at the Somali Women's Support and Development Group, Somalia Integrated Relief Organisation (SIROAID) & Kurdish Association New Generations Abroad.

We support a project, based at Hammersmith & Fulham Action on Disability (HAFAD), that supports disabled children from primary to secondary school. We also work with the council's Childcare, Learning and Play Department through a Play Outreach Worker, to support disabled children in accessing mainstream play provision. 

Helping children to make a positive contribution

We want to help children to increase in confidence in order to deal with the significant challenges that life presents them. We want to help those who are offending to stop offending and to learn the difference between acceptable and non-acceptable behaviour. We run a project with the local Youth Offending Service called the Early Intervention Project which aims to do just that. 

We also fund the Lyric Hammersmith to run projects for children to develop self-esteem and confidence and to build awareness of the importance of skills such as time-keeping, personal responsibility and self discipline. 

Helping children to make a positive contribution also means that we support children to help us make decisions. We involve children and young people in designing and reviewing our services. 

How do I find out more? 

For more information about the Children's Fund or the services available, contact: 
Children's Fund Programme Manager or Children's Fund Project Officer
Postal address: Children's Services, Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU
020 8753 5447 / 5783
Tazeem.Moledina@lbhf.gov.uk 
Libby.Field@lbhf.gov.uk

For information on children's involvement in the Children's Fund, contact:
Children's Fund Participation Worker
Postal address: Children's Services, Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU
Tel: 020 8753 5372 
mary.page@lbhf.gov.uk  or www.childrensvoice.org.uk

Service provider information and contact details 

The following organisations receive money from the Children's Fund to help children and their families to Stay Safe, Be Healthy, Enjoy & Achieve and Make a Positive Contribution:

General Projects

Young Carers’ Project 
020 8563 8014 / 8019

Lyric Theatre 
020 8741 6831

Hammersmith & Fulham - Play Outreach Worker 
020 8753 1849

Hammersmith & Fulham Action on Disability HAFAD 
020 7471 8518

Early Intervention Project
020 8753 5145

Old Oak Community Centre
020 8740 8008

ADVANCE Domestic Violence Advocacy
020 8748 4351

The African Child
020 8459 9033

Schools

Avonmore Primary School - Learning Mentor 
020 7603 9750

Pope John RC Primary School - Learning Mentor 
020 8743 9428

Wendell Park Primary School - Open Learning Project 
0208 743 1372

Summer Activities

Hammersmith & Fulham - Junior Youth Programme 
020 8753 3764

Sands End Adventure Playground
020 7736 6572 

Play Association, Holiday Fun - Mobile Play Provision 
020 8222 8585

Hestia Women's Aid Hammersmith
0808 2000 247

Shepherds Bush Families Project
020 8749 2371

Blythe Neighbourhood Council [Masbro] 
020 7605 0800

Refugee Community Organisations

Somali Women Support & Development Group 
020 8743 3893

Kurdish Association for New Generations Abroad 
020 8563 7918

Somali Integrated Relief Organisation (SIROAID)
020 7386 0990