Support for you and your family

Last updated: 27/02/2025

Our local services offer different ways of connecting with support workers and other single parents.

Our groups give you the chance to meet other people who know what it’s like to be a single parent. Our one-to-one support can support you and your family with some of the practical and emotional issues that affect your health and wellbeing.

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OPFS groups

When you’re part of a group of like-minded people you can feel less lonely, make friends and learn something new. Our groups range from gardening and walking to confidence building and mindfulness.

OPFS one-to-one support

Speaking to a support worker can help you work out what you want from life and how to get there. Many parents feel stressed and lonely and have money and housing worries. Feeling in control of these and other aspects of your life can make you feel better. When you feel better your children do too.

You can find out more about our local health and wellbeing support at the links below.

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Covering your tracks

You may not want other people to know that you’ve been searching for information or help from OPFS.

When browsing the internet whether on a mobile phone, tablet or computer, you leave a ‘history’ trail of pages and sites you’ve visited.

It’s impossible to completely avoid being tracked online but if you’re worried about someone knowing which sites you’ve been looking at, there are some things you can do to help cover your tracks.

If you’re using a laptop or desktop computer, try keeping another document or website open in a new tab or window while browsing. If someone comes in the room and you don’t want them to see what you’re looking at, you can quickly switch to another window or tab.

Deleting browsing history

You can delete the history of websites you’ve visited, but it’s important to know that if you delete your browsing history, someone else using the same device may notice.

If you share a tablet, mobile phone, laptop or computer with someone, they might notice that passwords or website addresses have disappeared from their history.

Find out how to remove your browsing history and other data from some of the most commonly used browsers:

Browsing in Private mode (incognito)

When browsing ‘incognito’, the internet browser won’t store cookies or record your browsing history on the computer, mobile or tablet.

This option is available on popular web browsers i.e. -

Toolbars

If you use a search toolbar in your web browser, remember that your searched items can be saved as part of your history. Find out how to delete your searched items from the following search engines: