Family Connections - South & East

16/06/2026

Delighted to work in partnership with First Steps Playgroup Tullycarnet and Grace Baptist Church for our Getting Ready For Nursery workshop today. Parents and children enjoyed fun play and learning activities together and got a goody bag and book take home!

15/06/2026

Last day of our baby massage class! Looking forward to seeing our mums and babies graduate!

05/06/2026

🎉 You are invited to EastSide Greenways Community Fun Day 🎉

📍C.S. Lewis Square
🗓️ Saturday June 13th
⏰ 12pm - 3pm
Free, all welcome!

Expect food, music, community chats and lots of fun activities 🥳 It’s a day out for all ages to celebrate us kicking off a five year project funded by the National Lottery. Come and celebrate the next chapter for the Connswater Community Greenway 🎉🌳

03/06/2026

We are excited to announce the dates for our Family Summer Sessions. Please see poster and scan QR code to register your interest.

29/05/2026

Great workshop coming up by petals and Parentline NI

18/05/2026

Our wonderful colleague Joanne Carson celebrated 25 years with Family Connections and Barnardo's Northern Ireland today. Joanne started Family Connections as a young mum, then joined the team as a service administrator. Joanne is a key member of our team and keeps us all on track with her expertise, wisdom and skills. Thank you Joanne for all you do for the team, the organisation and children and families!

18/05/2026

All set up and ready for week 2 of our baby massage class! Looking forward to seeing all our babies and mums!

04/05/2026

Our Awesome At Home programme is starting tomorrow in Ardcarnet youth club - spaces available!

We have our Awesome at home programme starting on 5th May in the ardcarnet youth centre. This programme is suitable for parents with children who have been diagnosed with autism or who are awaiting an assessment.
Please contact us to book your place or with any questions you may have.