Too many separated parents are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve. We’re proud to support @opfs.org.uk, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social in calling for change.
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#TransformingChildMaintenance
❤️ Love was in the air at Play and Explore!
Our little artists & their families got messy with baby grow painting using plant-based dyes, explored ice balls, berry mark-making, & enjoyed soft sensory play🔗 ➡️ starcatchers.org.uk/work/starcat...
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📢 @therobertsontrust.bsky.social's new Education Pathways report shows how poverty continues to drive inequalities in educational engagement, attainment & wellbeing - but highlights opportunities to meet young people’s needs, including through youth work 💪
👉 https://bit.ly/49NZ2zE
Our third Impact and Insights report, focused on Education Pathways, is now available 🔍💡
www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news/impact-...
Join us at the Gathering, the UK’s largest free event for the voluntary sector - connect, learn, and get inspired. We'll be joined by @fifegingerbread.bsky.social @edindogcathome.bsky.social and @timewise.bsky.social who'll share insights and ideas. Book your place now: buff.ly/GX1vVat
Fund face to face support for parents using the Child Maintenance Service so families are supported to navigate a complex system.
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Single parents need support now to navigate a very complex system and access the financial security their children are entitled to.
#TransformingChildMaintenance
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Far too many families feel overlooked and ignored. As a member of #EndChildPoverty, we are calling on all parties to commit to action so that every child in Scotland can have the best possible start in life and our country can prosper in the future.
Read our manifesto: tinyurl.com/ympvdss9
Clearer advice routes, funded guidance, face-to-face support.
👉 Sign our letter to Keir Starmer, support change:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@therobertsontrust.bsky.social
Last week we and our partners at @opfs.org.uk & @fifegingerbread.bsky.social took the Transforming Child Maintenance message to Holyrood.
Thanks to @stu-mcmillan-msp.bsky.social for hosting us and relaying our recommendations for what the Scottish Govt can do to help children and families.
I support a new vision for child maintenance
Scotland can act now: clearer advice routes, funded guidance, face-to-face support.
👉 Sign our letter to Keir Starmer, support change:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@therobertsontrust.bsky.social
Families need support long before things break down.
Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.
Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
Our partners, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social have been testing new ways to help, building confidence among practitioners, creating resources for families and helping parents get the support their children are entitled to.
💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
For many single parents, navigating the CMS feels like hitting a wall.
Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.
Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Single parents have been at the heart of the Transforming Child Maintenance project, shaping recommendations, influencing policymakers, and helping design a system that truly works for families.
Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2559133...
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @includem.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social @opfs.org.uk @oxfamscotland.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social @shelterscotland.bsky.social @povertyalliance.org @trussellscot.bsky.social
Too many children are missing out on the financial support they need
The system designed to help them is falling short.
📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Missed payments, poor service & delays mean 2m kids are missing out on the support they're entitled to.
We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.
👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
New polling by @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows 78% of parents favour a system that prioritises getting maintenance in place for every child
📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
No parent should have to fight this hard to give their child financial security.
It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Ever used the Child Maintenance Service?
Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.
Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.
Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
📊 New polling from @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for reform of the child maintenance system.
Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
Quote from Laura Millar, Fife Gingerbread about helping families in Fife to access child maintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social has seen 1st-hand how broken the #ChildMaintenance system can be.
Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
ICYMI: Real reform is possible. Fixing child maintenance could lift families out of poverty. See our new report & sign the letter to the PM.
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
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Too many separated parents, paying & receiving, are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve.
We are calling for change.
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve... @opfs.org.uk @ipprscotland.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
A big thanks to Charlotte who spoke on BBC Radio Scotland this morning about her own lived experience of the Child Maintenance System.
🎧 Listen : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 1:50:08
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
Big thanks to STV news for covering such an important issue affecting thousands of families across the UK.
Massive thank you to Kira for sharing her story and shining a light.
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
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🚸 Too many children are missing out on the support they deserve.
It’s time for change!
📄 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
🌟Meet our twelve finalists of the CSJ Awards 2025.
💪These small charities work hard to serve some of the most challenged communities across the UK.
🏆Keep an eye on our social media as we build up to announce our Award winners in November.
#SmallCharityWeek
It was lovely to attend the launch of Scotland’s first dedicated information resource for children and young people, co-produced by @fifegingerbread.bsky.social and Fife Young Carers 🧡
A huge well done to all the young people involved - your hard work will make a real difference 👏
🏆 Winners will be announced on Thurs 20 Nov
🙌 Support us – and the wider family arts sector – by attending the online awards ceremony.
👉 Find out more & book your tickets: www.familyarts.co.uk/awards-short...
#26StoriesofFamilyArts #FantasticForFamiliesAwards2025 @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
