Community projects

Partnership is at the heart of our work to promote healthier families and communities.

HENRY in Bradford

Better Start is an exciting ten year Big Lottery funded programme to improve outcomes for children through prevention and early intervention projects with 0-3 year olds and their families. HENRY is working in partnership with Better Start Bradford. Our experience in delivering effective, evidence-based family programmes means we are well placed to support parents in these crucial early years to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles for the whole family.

HENRY is running group and 1-to-1 Healthy Families programmes for parents and carers of young children. We’re also training volunteers to support families in Better Start Bradford communities as well as providing training for practitioners and child care settings working in the area.

The Cooking for a Better Start project, also run by HENRY, helps parents learn to cook cheap, healthy meals for their family.

HENRY in Leeds, Sheffield and Telford

Working Together for a Healthy Start is an exciting project funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund. HENRY is working in partnership with Leeds City Council, Sheffield City Council and Telford and Wrekin Council to improve the lives of children aged 0-5 who are at risk of obesity.

The project recruits and trains volunteers as Healthy Start Mentors who deliver the HENRY Healthy Families 1-to-1 programme with local families.

HENRY in Waltham Forest

Best Start with HENRY is an innovative parent and family service commissioned by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Through the Children and Family Centres we are working in partnership with Lloyd Park Children’s Charity and the local NHS Foundation Trust.

The HENRY team provides skilled and accessible support to local families from birth to starting school - including infant feeding, healthy eating, oral health and speech and language development.

HENRY in City & Hackney

Commissioned by the City of London and the London Borough of Hackney, the Best Start with HENRY service supports hundreds of local families with children aged 0-5 – from shortly after birth, right through to starting school – to provide a healthy, happy start in life for their children and the whole family.

We provide a range of family services in, including drop-in workshops and longer programmes.