Welcome to
Family Gateway
“Our vision is to be at the forefront of improving life chances for children and families through the development of community-led solutions.”
Family Gateway is an award-winning North East charity that is committed to using local people to deliver enterprising community-led solutions to families, children, young people and communities.
Our Programmes
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Our Social Impact
We have a solid evidence base for our work across our programmes and are extremely proud to have achieved the following:
%
%
of the hardest to engage parents who are eligible to work have moved into training or employment.
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What we do
We provide bespoke support to families with complex lives who need help to improve the life chances of their children and we help them design enterprising solutions to community problems.
How we do it
We employ local parents who have experienced the same or similar issues as those we support and we help families acknowledge, accept and address their underlying issues.
Where we do it
We work across North Tyneside, South Tyneside and parts of Northumberland in the areas of highest deprivation and where children’s life chances are lowest. In time we will move to new areas too. Our Head Office and first community hub is based in Howdon, with satellite offices in Bedlington and Hebburn.
Who supports us
We are lucky to be supported by a range of grant funders, commissioners, donors and local people who give their time to help us achieve our outcomes.
What we do
We provide bespoke support to families with complex lives who need help to improve the life chances of their children and we help them design enterprising solutions to community problems.
How we do it
We employ local parents who have experienced the same or similar issues as those we support and we help families acknowledge, accept and address their underlying issues.
Where we do it
We work across North Tyneside, South Tyneside and parts of Northumberland in the areas of highest deprivation and where children’s life chances are lowest. In time we will move to new areas too. Our Head Office and first community hub is based in Howdon, with satellite offices in Bedlington and Hebburn.
Who supports us
We are lucky to be supported by a range of grant funders, commissioners, donors and local people who give their time to help us achieve our outcomes.
The latest articles from the Family Gateway blog
For more articles, visit our news section.
The end of an era for Pauline as she leaves Family Gateway
After 8 years, it’s time for Pauline to pass on the baton of Family Gateway’s Chief Executive to the next leader. It's a sad time but we know that she looks back with fondness and pride at what's been achieved and with what is still to come. Pauline said: “I started...
First for North East as Age UK to open Dementia Meeting Centre at Howdon Community Hub
Life-changing centres where people living with Dementia and their families can receive vital support are set to appear in the North East for the first time. We're so proud to be one of Age UK's Dementia Meeting Centres, offering individually-tailored, expert-led...
Build Trust, Reduce Crime: Supporting the police to tackle violent crime in our community
We’ve been working with Northumbria Police’s Violence Reduction Unit to support some of the most vulnerable young people in our local area. The purpose of the VRU is to improve lives to prevent crime, and one of the key ways to do that is early intervention. By...