One Parent Families|Gingerbread - a charity promoting lone parents welfare and independence

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	Note to Gingerbread website users The Gingerbread website www.gingerbread.org.uk is redirecting to this website for about 24 hours while we sort out some technical problems. After this time you will be able to access the Gingerbread website as normal. Sorry for any inconvenience. If you're one of the users that hasn't been able to access the Gingerbread website before, it should start working for you by after easter. www.gingerbread.org.uk New research on children's contact Gingerbread has published new research on children's contact with their non-resident parent. Download the contact report . Support stopping changes to benefits Ask your MP to support stopping changes to lone parent benefits

Call 0800 018 5026, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Wednesdays 9am to 8pm.

Membership - become a member, or meet a local group - www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/join

Donate to One Parent Families|Gingerbread - visit www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/donate

New email advice service for lone parents in Manchester
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/manchester

Resources

		Jobs at Gingerbread Jobs - current vacancies
		Barclaycard Horizons - Your Work Get work experience with Barclaycard Horizons Your Work Barclaycard Horizons - Your Work
		Training for advisers Working with pregnant teenagers and young parents Lone Parents and Tax Credits training programmes (FREE!)
		Information in additional languages We are now producing information in 11 languages... Lone-parent publications in additional languages
		One Parent Families Annual Review 2007 Read our Annual Review as web pages One Parent Families Annual Review 2006/07

	New publications
	The Young Mum's Guide Our popular, full-colour Young Mum's Guide magazine 2008 edition is now available. Packed with information, advice and ideas about what to do, who to ask and where to go for help, it is a fantastic resource for parents and parents-to-be aged under 25. Single copies are available FREE to lone parents - call the Lone Parent Helpline on 0800 018 5026. Advisers can purchase copies through our shop. About Young Mum's Guide - for lone parents About Young Mum's Guide - for advisers Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents Resource Pack 2008/09 A resource pack full of information and advice, aimed at those working with parents and parents-to-be aged under 18. From the Teenage Pregnancy Unit's foreword to the pack: "One Parent Families has drawn on... Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents Resource Pack Money for Teenage Parents Our lively, full colour magazine about benefits and other financial help for parents and parents-to-be aged under 18 is now available for 2008/09. Presented in sensible question-and-answer format and an easy-to-read style, it is a clear and straightforward guide. A Connexions adviser says: 'I could not do my job without this resource ... It is clear, concise, simple to use and, most importantly, "jargon-free". Money for Teenage Parents magazine Also see our latest factsheets and Q&A's for single parents ...on tax credits, benefits, future changes at the CSA and much more. Factsheets and Q&A's


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	Print Page E-mail Page Advanced Search Shopping Cart Links WWW Parentline Plus One Parent Families Scotland Links this site One Parent Families Manchester Jobs - Current vacancies Office Contact One Parent Families\| Gingerbread 255 Kentish Town Road London NW5 2LX Helpline: 0800 018 5026 Tel: 020 7428 5400 Fax: 020 7482 4851 Click to email us Note: we cannot answer emails seeking personal advice. Please refer to the Helpline. Helpline Number - 0800 018 5026 Calls are FREE from landlines. Mobile rates vary. Get Adobe Reader

Gingerbread is registered in England and Wales as the National Council for One Parent Families is a registered charity no: 230750

and a company limited by guarantee and registered in London no: 402748.

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