Our Mission

Based in Kirkcaldy, Nourish Support Centre provides much needed and life-changing support to families in Fife who have additional support needs.
Founded in 2011, Nourish was established by five parents who all had children with additional support needs. They wanted to address the significant gaps in support available for families in their situation and understood the daily challenges they face.

Having a child with disabilities affects the whole family and not only causes worries and anxieties, it often causes loneliness, isolation, poor mental health and poverty. Parents also become carers, with other children in the home often also taking on a caring role. Simple every day tasks and activities that many families take for granted, such as a visit to the local park, become a challenge and sadlly, often not acheivable.

With lived experience of having children with additional support needs, those at the helm of Nourish Support Centre ensure that our services are meeting the needs of our service users. By speaking with families using our services, and finding out where the gaps in support are, we ensure we deliver services that are meeting needs of families with additional support needs in our community.

We will enable families and people in Fife with additional support needs to access emotional, practical, and financial support.

We will signpost families to other local organisations who can provide support and advice as required.

We will work with local organisations in partnership to meet the needs of vulnerable families in Fife.

We will provide a safe and welcoming place for families to come together with others in similar circumstances to reduce isolation and increase support networks.

We will provide a range of affordable and accessible activities for families in an inclusive environment.

We will aim to support the whole family, recognising the challenges that families with additional support needs face.

We will aim to eradicate poverty for families in Fife with additional support needs.

We will aim to establish a community where every member is welcomed, valued, and respected.

We will recognise individuality and welcome the contribution of each individual.

We will create development opportunities for our members and wider community through volunteering.

We will aim to reach more families by increasing our digital marketing

We aim to connect with services such as the NHS, Social work services, Fife Council and other third sector organisations.

We aim to tender services to the above organisations to provide more support to families across Fife.

We will support unpaid carers to access good quality information, practical and financial support, and micro respite breaks.

Here's how Nourish Support Centre developed...

Whilst we recognise other local organisations may be offering some similar services, they offer a limited range of services whereas our unique selling point is a holistic one-stop-shop approach. We acknowledge there are opportunities for collaboration, and we aim to maximise these opportunities for the benefit of families with additional support needs in Fife.

If you are part of a local organisation that offers services or support to families with ASN and would be interested in collaborating, or having us include your organisation in our signposting, please get in touch.