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Support Groups and Organisations
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
You can contact information for all relevant organisations in this section. Please read on to the organisation you are looking for. Alternatively you can assess the Children's Services Guide to services.
Families Information Service Hartlepool (F.I.S.H)
Central Library
124 York Road
Hartlepool
TS26 9DE
Contact us by
Telephone - 01429 284284
Fax - 01429 279192
Email - FIS@hartlepool.gov.uk
Or visit our websites
http://hartlepool.fsd.org.uk
http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk
1 Heart 1 Mind 1 Future
The Link Children's Centre
6-8 Lealholm Road
Hartlepool
TS25 1RS
Tracy Livers - Aiming Higher Development Officer
This is a parent led forum created as part of the Aiming High Initiative where parents are encouraged and supported in working with the different professional organisation to develop services and support that will make a difference to them.
Hartlepool Families First
6-7 Spaces Business Park
Greatham Street
Hartlepool
TS25 1PU
Telephone: 01429 867016
Fax: 01429 288218
Email: info@hartlepoolfamiliesfirst.org.uk
Website: http://www.hartlepoolfamiliesfirst.org.uk
Hartlepool Carers
Hartlepool Carers
19a Lowthian Road
Hartlepool
TS24 8BH
Telephone: 01429 283095
Fax: 04129 282599
Email: staff@hartlepoolcarers.org.uk
Website: http://www.hartlepoolcarers.org.uk
Hartlepool MIND
Atos Origin Medical Services
1 Tees Street
Hartlepool
TS24 8HB
Telephone: 01429 269303
Fax: 01429 422262
Email: hartlepoolmind.@tinyworld.co.uk
PATCH
Dimensional House
81 Stranton
HARTLEPOOL
TS24 7QT
Telephone: 01429 862727
Fax: 01429 865321
Email: hartlepoolpatch@btconnect.com
Website: http://www.hartlepoolpatch.co.uk
FUNKY WORLD
The Parity Centre
Durham Street
HARTLEPOOL
TS24 0HQ
Telephone: 01429 860700
Fax: 01429 860700
Email: info@fwcic.org
Website: http://www.fwcic.com
Contact a Family North-East (Helping families who care for children with any disability or special needs)
Ms Kathy Rist & Ms Sarah Lewis
The Dene Centre
Castle Farm Road,
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 1PH
Tel: 0191 213 6300
Email: northeast@cafamily.org.uk
Website:www.cafamily.org.uk
Barnardo's B76
76 Church Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7DN
Tel: 01429
Email: b76.project@barnardos.org.uk
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk/b76
Hartlepool Special Needs Support Group
Pat Allison
Resource Centre
109 Park Road
Hartlepool
TS26 9HR
Tel: 01429 863 766
Provides support and opportunities to families and their disabled children services include information sessions, parent and toddler/baby groups, out of school activities and trips, summer play schemes, short breaks, drop in days and other regular services including a weekly children's club on Mondays 6.00 - 8.30pm.
Area(s) covered: Hartlepool .
Down's Syndrome North East
Anne Webster
Tel: 08707 652 121
Email: annewebster@downssyndromenortheast.org.uk
Web: http://www.downssyndromenortheast.org.uk
Offers support and information for families who have someone with Down's syndrome in their family. Hold regular coffee mornings and drop ins throughout the North East. Also holds social events and family activities, and regular conferences on all aspects of Down's Syndrome for both parents and professionals.
Area(s) covered: North East.
Dyslexia North East
Liz Ferguson
Tel: 0786 826 3696
Email: info@dyslexianortheast.org
Web: http://www.dyslexianortheast.org
Membership is £10 per family per year which includes free attendance at meetings, email network, newsletter and support, or £2 to attend a meeting for non members. The group holds monthly meetings in term-time with speakers on relevant topics at the Royal Grammar Junior School , Newcastle upon Tyne . Information leaflets, and support with advice is available, together with the loan of books and other resources to help children at home.
Area(s) covered: North East.
Dyspraxia Foundation County Durham
Tina Wilson
Tel: 0191 3848 283
Email: tinwil@thorndale83.freeserve.co.uk
Web: http://www.durhamdyspraxia.org.uk
The group offers telephone and email advice and provides families with information packs.
Area(s) covered: County Durham and surrounding area.
FOCAS - Families of Children on the Autistic Spectrum
Linda
6 Greenside
Normanby
Middlesbrough
TS6 0SN
Tel: 07949 672610
Email: focas-contact@ntlworld.com
This is a parent led support group offering support and friendship, through shared knowledge and information, social family outings. Also have a book and resources library. Meetings are held on the first Monday of every month, 6.30-8.30pm at Upsall Hall, Swanns Corner, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough , TS7 0PG .
Area(s) covered: Middlesbrough , Redcar & Cleveland & Stockton.
Main Project
Anna Wood or Marie Hunt
Beverley School Site
Beverley Road
Saltersgill
Middlesbrough
TS4 3LQ
Tel: 01642 277 450
Email: themainproject@hotmail.co.uk
Web: http://www.themainproject.co.uk
Provides information and advice for families of children with Autism Spectrum disorders. Have a recourse library, offers training through seminars and short courses and also run a social club for secondary aged children with Autism.
Area(s) covered: Teesside.
North Eastern Autistic Society
Marie Hunt
Tel: 01642 507 967
Offers information, support, advice, regular meetings and have a resource library for families of children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Tourette Syndrome North East
Jac Campbell
Tel: 07501 620200
Email: jac.campbell@homecall.co.uk
The group is run by and for people in the North East affected by Tourette Syndrome. Meetings are friendly and informal and offer families a unique opportunity to meet with others who understand.
Area(s) covered: North East.
Holmwood Parents ADHD Support Group
Denise Mooney
Holmwood School
Saltersgill Avenue
Easterside
Middlesbrough
TS4 3PT
Tel: 01642 819157
Email: denise_mooney@holmwood.mgrid.org.uk
This ADHD support group is open to all parents or carers of children who display challenging behaviours. It runs once a month on Fridays from 10-11.30am dates vary because of school timetable.
Area(s) covered: North East.
Epilepsy Action - North East
Freephone helpline: 0808 800 5050
Email: helpline@epilepsy.org.uk
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
Epilepsy Discussion and Support - North Eastern
c/o Heads North
Peacock Hall
Queen Victoria Road
Dept of Neurophysiology, RVI
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
Tel: 0191 282 4578
Huntington's Disease Association
North-East Advisor - Dee Boyd
Tel: 0191 373 1709
Email: dee_boyd@hda.org.uk
Website: www.hda.org.uk
One Parent Families/Gingerbread
Independent charity working to promote the interests and welfare of lone parents and their children.
Helpline: 0800 018 5026
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Parentline Plus
A telephone helpline for distressed or worried parents
Freephone: 0808 800 2222
Newcastle Branch Tel: 0191 281 4881
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Samaritans of Tyneside
15 Portland Terrace
Jesmond
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1QS
Tel: 0191 232 7272, or 08457 90 90 90
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org/tyneside
SCOPE - North East (Cerebral Palsy)
Freephone: 0808 800 3333
Email: response@scope.org.uk
Website: www.scope.org.uk
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