We’ve created a list of UK organisations who support young fathers that we are aware of should you need any advice or support as a young dad or dad-to-be.
Some services offer online, digital services and information, while others are only accessible to young fathers if you live nearby.
We are keen to grow this list. If you work for an organisation that supports fathers and would like to be added, please contact us.
An online resource, BBC Tiny Happy People produces short videos which give useful tips and advice for parents, ranging from pregnancy and birth related questions, child development, and how parents can improve their mental health and wellbeing. They also have a wide range of videos specifically aimed at fathers.
Coram Family and Child Care focus on childcare and the early years to make a difference to families’ lives now and in the long term. They work to make sure that every child has access to high quality childcare and every parent is better off working once they have paid for childcare. Families who face disadvantage, social exclusion and poverty are at the heart of our work.
A Manchester based organisation, Dad Matters help dads have successful relationships with their families, and support them with their mental health.
The organisation works directly with services that support dads, families and babies to help them to increase their engagement and knowledge.
Based in Edinburgh, Dads Rock aim to improve outcomes for children in Scotland to ensure the best start in life by providing support to dads and families.
We work in partnership with the North East Young Dads and Lads to support them to co-create content for their DigiDAD e-learning platform with and for young fathers. Full of father friendly content, dads can register for accredited courses, browse videos about parenting and key issues young dads experience, and listen to podcasts.
Dope Black Dads is a digital safe space for fathers who wish to discuss their experiences of being black, a parent and masculinity in the modern world.
Their aim is to celebrate, heal, inspire and educate black fathers for better outcomes for black families.
fatherli is a new app designed with dads, for dads to connect and make friends, get support, and access expert advice for all things parenting, wellbeing, and relationships. A new community just for dads, it offers a space to share tips & dad jokes and memes. Dads can get support from other dads and access evidence based information and trained experts. The dadhub is a space to join groups with dads in your area or find those with shared passions and hobbies.
Whatever you are going through, fatherli is there to support you to love life as a dad.
Download the app on Google Play or the Apple App Store
Fathers Network Scotland is a young, dynamic and award-winning charity with a passion for dads – because the family and society as a whole benefit when fathers are involved in the life of their children.
London-based Future Men are a multi-award-winning specialist charity that support boys and men along the path to becoming dynamic future men, whilst addressing the stereotypes around masculinity and engaging in the wider conversation of what it means to be a man. They are also the current chair for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood.
Gingerbread provides advice and information for single parents and for professionals who support them. We have a large amount of online information on our website, covering a wide range of issues which commonly affect single parents.
You can find out more about Gingerbread’s free services for single parents on our website.
Since January 2020, we have been working in close partnership with young fathers in Grimsby, national childcare charity Coram Family and Childcare, and Grimsby based charities Together for Childhood (NSPCC) and YMCA Humber, to co-create and establish the Grimsby Dads Collective.
The North East Young Dads and Lads, based in Gateshead, were announced as our new partners in June 2020. With lead parter, CEO Kevin Stoodley, the charity agreed to collaborate with the study so that we could research the impacts of COVID-19 on a wider national cohort of young dads and with a national organisation that is passionately committed to tackling negative societal views of young fathers.
The first national source of expert knowledge and advice on all aspects of teenage pregnancy.
As a national organisation, The Fatherhood Institute is one of the most respected fatherhood organisations in the world. A registered UK charity, their work focuses on policy, research and practice
Together for Childhood is a long-term project delivered by NSPCC that works with local communities to make them safer for children. Local partners and families come together to prevent abuse and tackle the problems that cause it, head-on. Grimsby is one of four UK locations to deliver the project.
YMCA Humber are the host organisation for the Grimsby Dads Collective. YMCA Humber has a long history in Grimsby and as well as their housing projects, they also engage with young people and families.