Families for Life
Families for Life - free healthy lifestyle programmes and sessions to families in Islington
Families for life is a healthy lifestyle programme to support families with children aged 2 – 11 years to be active and have a healthy lifestyle. The programme supports parents to gain the skills and knowledge they need to help their children (and wider family) live active, healthy lives.
Families for Life provides a great opportunity to support families to ‘feel good and live well’.
Please inform us of any food allergies or dietary requirements and disabilities which will impact your or your child's engagement and participation in the sessions.
Family Kitchen
Family Kitchen is a cooking course with healthy lifestyle messages that has been designed to help families with children aged 2 to 11 to make healthy lifestyle choices to 'feel good and live well'. Parent and children attend a weekly programme together.
Family Kitchen Early Years programmes
- Family Kitchen Early Years. When: Wednesday 24 April to 22 May (5 weeks), 1pm to 3pm. Where: Hilldrop Community Centre, Hilldrop Road, N7 0JE
- Family Kitchen Early Years. When: Thursday 18 April to 23 May (6 weeks), 10am to 12 midday. Where: Minik Kardes @ The Factory Children's Centre, 107 Matthias Road, N16 8NP
Family Kitchen primary programme
- Active Spaces Family Kitchen: this sessions starts with half an hour fun games and activities delivered by Arsenal in the community. When: Wednesday 17 April to 22 May (6 weeks), 4 - 6pm. Where: Goodinge Community Centre, 2 Goodinge Road, N7 9GZ
How to book on a Family Kitchen programme
For families
To book on a programme, please register here. You will complete a form with information about your contact details and about the ages of your children.
For professionals
To refer a family, please register here. You will complete a form with details about the family, your contact details and the name of the family's GP.
For more information contact Families for Life on 020 7527 2304 or email.
Recipe Cards and Videos
We have created a fun selection of free healthy recipe videos and cards to help families cook and eat healthy meals together.
- Recipe Cards (downloadable)
- Recipe videos on Islington YouTube channel
Watch our easy video recipes to learn how to cook a selection of simple, healthy and tasty recipes with your family.
Join in the cooking fun!
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Families for Life
- Contact Position
- Families for Life lead
- Telephone
- 020 7527 5866 020 7527 5866
- familiesforlife@islington.gov.uk
- Website
- families for life page. Directory
- Scan to visit this website
Location
- Name of venue
- In-person at various venues across the borough. See programme above for details of where and when the programmes are running
Time / date details
- Opening times/date
- Early years programmes are held during the day (10 - 12 or 1 - 3). Primary programmes are held after school starting at 4pm
- Time of day
- Daytime
- Session Information
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In person
Other Details
- Cost Details
- Attendance is free for families living in Islington, families whose children attend an Islington school or who have an Islington GP.
- Who is this service for?
- Families with children aged 2 - 11, who would like support to develop a healthy lifestyle, who have children who are fussy eaters, or have a concern about weight.
- Can I refer myself?
- Referral not required
- Referral Details
For families, to book on a programme, please email us. You will be sent a form to complete which asks for your contact details and your family make up.
For professionals, to refer a family, please email. Please make sure to use a secure email system if you are emailing us from outside of the council. You will be send a form to complete with details about the family, your contact details and the name of the family's GP.
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