Family information directory

Funding of up to £300 for critical household items for families with children facing social welfare issues and suffering deprivation as a result. Applications must be made through a support worker. Further funding available if living in a London borough. Also:Buttle UK Estranged Young People Programme… Read more

Help for children and young people in need across the UK.  You might be experiencing domestic abuse, drug or alcohol misuse, physical or mental ill-health, child behavioural issues and you are also in financial hardship. Help might be available with:beds and bedding for children &… Read more

Intensive Interaction is an approach designed to help people at early levels of development, people who have autism, and people who have severe, profound or complex learning difficulties. Intensive Interaction teaches and develops the 'Fundamentals of Communication', attainments such as: use and understanding of eye… Read more

SILC offer a range of specialist training for PAs and their employers including: Good Boss training 6-day 'Support with Confidence' training First Aid Health and Safety Moving and Handling Dementia awareness Autism Spectrum Disorder awareness and training Read more

SignHealth is a charity dedicated to making sure Deaf people get the same sort of access as hearing people to healthcare and health information. This includes supported living, mental health support and healthcare for physical conditions. The DeafHope projects run by SignHealth support women who… Read more

Talking Point aims to help parents find information to support their child's communication and to help practitioners identify children's speech, language and communication needs. Read more

South East Surrey Dyslexia Association (SESDA) provides a helpline parent support meetings, meetings with expert speakers, a register of specialist dyslexia teachers and teachers’ courses. Read more

Being Dyslexic provides a range of dyslexia information for people of all ages and situations who are either dyslexic or interested in dyslexia. It also has one of the largest dyslexia community forums on the internet. Read more

Welmede is a person centred housing and support organisation specialising in learning disabilities. Welmede provide supported housing and services to help people get the most out of their local community. Read more

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a framework to help understand a person's behaviour, and then use that knowledge to improve the person's quality of life and decrease behaviours that challenge. We are working to help providers of services integrate Positive Behaviour Support approaches in their… Read more