Supporting people

 If you want to make a difference to children and young people in Knowsley our fostering team is still available to answer any of your questions.

If you are worried about domestic abuse such as violence or coercive and controlling behaviour, help is at hand.

If you are worried about how you’ll pay your energy bill as a result of Coronavirus, or how you’ll get out to purchase top-ups for pre-payment meters, here’s the information you need.

If you need help with making a claim for Universal Credit or Employment Support Allowance, Knowsley FACE have set up remote Digital Support Sessions to support you. 

Wednesday, 18 March is National Child Exploitation Awareness Day, highlighting issues around child sexual and criminal exploitation.

If you help look after someone who would struggle without your support, Knowsley Council would like your help to plan future support for carers.

International Women’s Day takes place on Sunday, 8 March 2020. Here’s how Knowsley Council will be marking the day.

If you are looking for information on organisations and services offering advice and/or support for children and young people under…

Andy and Craig work hard and enjoy life but after being married for a couple of years, they knew they…

Celebrations took place this week after Knowsley Council’s Adult Provider Services once again achieved the prestigious Autism Accreditation award.

Do you have a view on the services offered by the Inclusion Service? Let them know how they can improve.

The Greystone Footbridge over the M62 in Huyton will be lit up (from Monday 24 to Friday 29 February) to…

Come along and find out about all the services and local groups that can support your child with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

Come and find out more about the services that can support children with special educational needs and / or disabilities in Knowsley, as well as parents and carers.

We’re all being encouraged to take Time to Talk about mental health this Thursday.

Knowsley’s Director of Public Health has published a new report – Keeping Knowsley Active – on the importance of leading…

Stockbridge Gemz, Knowsley’s first adult LGBT+ network, hosted its first support group on Sunday 19 January 2020. Set up by…

Free Winter Warmth events for over 65s are taking place at local community centres across Knowsley.

Don’t let ‘Blue Monday’ get you down – we’ve got lots of advice and support available to help you beat the blues.

The New Year may be underway but it is not too late to sign up for a break from drinking…

Knowsley’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) has been shortlisted in the prestigious Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership Awards, celebrating…

Knowsley Council’s Adult Day Service has once again achieved the prestigious Autism Accreditation award from the National Autistic Society.

If Christmas has left you feeling anxious about money there is help and advice out there.

With a number of big names including Aldi currently recruiting locally, if you are looking for a job make sure you get in touch with Knowsley Works today.

Knowsley Better Together brings please and organisations together for the benefit of Knowsley and its residents. By pooling resources, expertise…

Find out more about how the Lee Cooper Foundation is working with young people to improve mental health in Knowsley.

Many people in Knowsley may have heard various things about legal aid and the supposed difficulties there are in accessing it. However this article addresses some of these myths and offers insight into what it is and who is eligible.

If you are unwell this winter, do you know where is the best place to go for medical advice and help?

We look at some of the cases that Knowsley’s specialist Domestic Abuse teams have supported with recently.

Do you know what constitutes domestic abuse – and how to spot the signs if it is happening to you?

World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December (Sunday) providing an opportunity to show support for the millions of people living with HIV worldwide.

Today, Monday 25 November, on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (also known as ‘White Ribbon Day’) Knowsley Council…

Huyton-based Lyndale Cancer Support Centre is raising funds for their brilliant charity by holding a ‘Show Time’ fundraising night.

Everton Veterans Hub (previously known as Knowsley Veterans Hub) caters for all serving personnel and former veterans across the region.

A service which supports people in Knowsley to live independently at home has once again been endorsed by inspectors.

Families from Kirkby have been taking part in a new healthy lifestyle initiative with some fantastic results.

Two life-saving public defibrillators have been installed in Knowsley during the last month.

A brand new post-19 specialist provision for young people with high needs – Flourish – has opened in Knowsley.

Knowsley has launched its first adult LGBT+ network, Stockbridge Gemz. The network was officially launched at The Craigs Community Centre on Thursday 24 October 2019.

The Live Well website is a directory of useful information about adult care, community services and events across Knowsley, Liverpool and Wirral.

Al’s Arc is a brand new activity and respite centre which is benefiting local residents, their families, and their carers.

Can you spare just a little of your time to help prevent loneliness in Knowsley?

A new NHS campaign is urging us all to be more aware of our mental health – to know when we need support, and how to seek that help. 

Knowsley’s new ‘deal’ means additional support for families who foster, including an increase in the available training, support and long service awards on offer.

Knowsley’s Greystone footbridge over the M62 is being lit in pink and blue next week to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.

Knowsley’s Empower Job Carving Programme is going from strength to strength and 10 local businesses and organisations are taking advantage…

National Get Online week takes place from 14 to 18 October 2019, encouraging as many people as possible to go online.

September is the perfect opportunity to offer support to family, friends and neighbours who are living with dementia by signing up to become a dementia friend.

The Stay Alive app is designed to help both those who are having suicidal thoughts and those who are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.

Congratulations to Knowsley resident, David Forrest, who has just secured permanent employment as a Post and Provisions Assistant at First…

A programme offering tailored support to households where all residents are out of work is seeing results in Knowsley and across the region.

One of the first participants on the Knowsley Supported Internship programme and Knowsley Empower Job Carving programme is celebrating after…

As Liverpool Pride returns to Merseyside this week, Knowsley Council are encouraging more LGBT+ people to consider opening their hearts and their homes to children through fostering.

This Community Interest Company works across Knowsley to reduce social isolation and help empower communities through volunteering.

If you’re working and receiving tax credits or Universal Credit, a new Government savings scheme, called Help to Save, could help you build your savings.

These informal coffee mornings will help you access support and advice – or just enjoy a cuppa with others in the same situation.

Last year, the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, along with colleagues from the constituent local authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral) committed to the Dementia Friendly pledge.

A Knowsley care service which supports older people and people living with dementia to live in their own homes has received a glowing Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

Knowsley’s Street Intervention team has now been up and running for three months. It provides a visible presence on a…

Working families are being urged not to miss out on the 30 hours free childcare that they may be entitled…

Knowsley Foodbank supports residents in crisis by providing three days’ emergency food and support. How Knowsley Foodbank helps Knowsley people…

Media students from Liverpool John Moores University have produced a short film to showcase the innovative job carving programme to support adults with a learning disability or difficulty into work.

Dementia Action Week takes place from Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May. There are 850,000 people in the UK…

A group set up by Knowsley teenagers following the tragic death of a friend is helping other young people improve…

This Foster Care Fortnight Knowsley’s Fostering Service is asking people to think about the change foster care can make to a child’s future.

More children and young people in foster care in Knowsley are being placed with carers working directly for the council, thanks to an increase in new foster carer registrations.

People in Knowsley are being asked to consider whether working in the care sector could be the right career move for them.

Free courses to help pregnant women and new mums in Knowsley to be active and healthy during pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood are to be offered in Knowsley.

Do you have a child with a disability? If so, you may be eligible for Knowsley’s Short Breaks Service.

Have you ever considered a career in adult social care? That’s the question asked by a campaign encouraging people in Knowsley to apply for jobs caring for vulnerable adults.

A new intervention team is taking to the streets in Knowsley to help tackle issues such as flytipping, anti-social behaviour, nuisance scrambler bikes and more. 

‘Elliot’s Story’ tells the true story of a one formerly looked after child in Knowsley, and how his foster carers helped transform his life.

The ‘Learn Together Partnership’, made up of local authorities across Merseyside and Cheshire are calling on graduates and those looking…

A local NHS trust has produced a short animation which offers support to anyone who might be suffering with an eating disorder.

Knowsley Council is committed to ensure all children in Knowsley get the best start in life and achieve their full…

Young people in Knowsley can receive free counselling and emotional wellbeing support with Kooth, a service commissioned by Knowsley last year.

Knowsley Council, Champs Public Health Collaborative and the Cheshire and Merseyside NO MORE Suicide Partnership Board have launched an app that supports people in crisis and at risk of suicide.

On Time to Talk Day on 7 February 2019, residents are encouraged to talk about mental health, showing that such conversations aren’t difficult. 

This month’s Trader of the Month is the brilliant One Call Taxi group.

Learning CAN improve your health and wellbeing according to the recent findings from a national survey undertaken to explore the impact of learning on a person’s mental health. 

The council has signed up to the Liquidlogic Early Years & Education System (EYES). Already the provider of the council’s Early Help, Children’s and Adults’ social care solution, EYES will provide the final jigsaw piece of information for social workers at the council.

Knowsley Council has been successful in an application to the University of Bedfordshire to receive support to embed a contextual safeguarding system within its Children’s Services.

National reading charity, Beanstalk, is urging people to consider becoming a reading helper in 2019, as they aim to support more than fifteen thousand children across the country to become confident readers.

Walking and cycling to work in Kirkby is about to get easier, thanks to a scheme which will provide an off-road pedestrian and cycle route through to Knowsley Business Park North.

Knowsley Council received a special visitor in the lead up to Christmas. Comet, a newly qualified guide dog spent a…

A group of young adults with learning difficulties or disabilities have been recognised for their achievements on the Knowsley Supported Internship programme.

An action plan which will help increase the employability of people living in the Liverpool City Region has been officially launched at an event in Knowsley.

Staff at ‘I Care Knowsley, a main provider of domiciliary care in Huyton, Halewood, and Cronton, are unleashing their inner elf in aid of Alzheimer’s Society – and they want you to get involved in the festive fundraising campaign.

Knowsley Council’s Public Health team has secured just over £372,000 of funding to target alcohol related issues for parents.

Meet Dave Taylor, Kirkby Market’s brilliant Trader of the Month for December 2018.

A new scheme is being rolled out across Merseyside for people with Autism Spectrum Conditions to help to ensure they…

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (also known as ‘White Ribbon Day’) is on Sunday 25 November and Knowsley Council is raising awareness of this important issue.

Merseyside councils have been successful in a bid to the Government’s Domestic Abuse Fund, providing further support to domestic abuse…

Find out who our Kirkby Market Trader of the Month is for November 2018.

More than 2,500 children and young people in Knowsley benefited from free meals and fun activities over the school summer holidays.

Activate Community and Education Services – The Bracknell Centre – in Knowsley, has beaten schools around the UK in a competition to win one of 30 state-of-the-art education technology packages through the Promethean Grant programme.

People who have been affected by bullying, abuse and hate because of a disability are being urged to seek support in a powerful new video released to mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week which takes place from 13 to 20 October 2018.

New awards to honour ‘hidden heroes’ working in the care sector across the Liverpool City Region are being launched by…

A group of Knowsley councillors have become Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Dementia Friends’ pledging to help end the stigma for people living with dementia.

The event shone a spotlight on the successes of Knowsley’s looked after children and care leavers in areas including education, personal achievement, sports and leisure.