It is our policy to only link here to organisations working specifically in the North East. UK wide organisations are listed on our links page and condition specific organisations are listed in our Directory.
Carers organisations
Gateshead Carers Association
Web: http://www.gatesheadcarers.com
Gateshead Carers Association support, inform and represent carers who live in the Gateshead borough, or care for somebody who lives in the area. They offer a range of services including one to one carer support, an information service, activities, events and courses for carers.
Hartlepool Carers
Web: http://www.hartlepoolcarers.org.uk
Provides emotional support, information, drop-ins and advocacy to adults and young Carers throughout Hartlepool and surrounding villages.
Newcastle Carers Centre
Web: http://www.newcastlecarers.org.uk
Drop-in and outreach service for carers in Newcastle offering one-to-one carer support, information, carers groups, activities, events, and one-to-one sessions with counsellors, welfare rights advisors and relaxation therapists.
North Tyneside Carers Centre
Web: http://www.carers.org/local/north-east/north-tyneside
Supports carers in North Tyneside with a range of services including counselling, aromatherapy, social activities and emotional and practical support for adult and young carers.
Sedgefield Locality Carers Centre
Web: http://www.sedgefieldcarers.co.uk
Supports carers in the Sedgefield area providing a range of information and support services. The website includes a section for parent carers including details of local groups and specific services available.
Education
Newcastle Parent Partnership Service
Web: http://www.newcastle-parentpartnership.co.uk
Provides information, support and advice for Newcastle parents/carers of children and young people with special education needs.
Leisure
Gateway Wheelers
Web: http://www.gatewaywheelers.org.uk
Enables people with disabilities to cycle, creating opportunities for personal development through providing suitable cycles, equipment and support. The website includes details of events being held throughout the North East.
Children North East Fatherhood Centre and Fathers Plus
Web: http://www.includingmen.com
Lists training, support and resources available to help develop successful work with fathers and men.
Disability North
Web: http://www.disabilitynorth.org.uk
Disability North aims to promote inclusion, independence and choice for disabled people. They have a range of services including an information and advisory service and an independent living resource centre for information on aids and equipment.
Information Northumberland Parents and Carers Together (IN-PACT)
Web: http://www.in-pact.org.uk
IN-PACT provides information and support for families and carers of children with special needs and disabilities living in Northumberland.
North Tyneside Disability Forum
Web: http://www.ntdf.co.uk
Offers informal contact between disabled and non-disabled people, lay and professional people, service users and providers to enable a collective and balanced voice to be heard and shared.
Northumberland Families and Children's Trust
Web: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/fact
Provides information for Northumberland families including a directory of services, children and young people's pages and a glossary of terms used in work with children and young people.
Solution Finder
Web: http://www.solutionfinder.org.uk
Directory of information about the services available to children, young people and their families in Gateshead and Sunderland.
St Cuthberts Care
Web: http://www.stcuthbertscare.org.uk
Runs over 40 projects in the North East, working with children at risk, vulnerable families, children and adults with learning disabilities and older people in need. Includes Special Friends providing short break care for families with children with learning disabilities.
Sunderland website for children who are disabled, have special educational needs, or a long term health condition
Web: http://www.sncwd.org.uk
Information for families, young people and professionals, details of what's on in the area, and young people's pages.
Percy Hedley Foundation
Web: http://www.percyhedley.org.uk
Charity providing specialist services for disabled people in the North East of England. Promotes the rights, needs and aspirations of disabled children and adults through a family support service and nursery, schools, a college, day and residential adult services and a sports academy.
Whoops Project
Web: http://www.whoopschildsafety.co.uk
The Whoops! Child Safety Project, part of the Children's Foundation, delivers training packages to health professionals, parents, carers and children. They work in partnership to share knowledge, resources and expertise to build capacity and cascade messages throughout the entire community.
Local voluntary organisations
Blyth Valley Council for Voluntary Services
Web: http://www.blythvalleycvs.org.uk/menu.html
Provides services to the voluntary and community sector in Blyth Valley, Northumberland
Darlington Association on Disability
Web: http://www.darlingtondisability.org
D.A.D supports disabled people and their carers through the provision of services, support and information and by tackling issues affecting disabled people both locally and nationally.
Gateshead Voluntary Organisations Council
Web: http://www.gvoc.org.uk
GVOC is a support organisation for the Voluntary and Community sector in Gateshead and provides support, advice, information and training on funding, constitutions, finances and legal charitable structures, to voluntary and community groups in Gateshead. It promotes volunteering and community involvement in local strategic planning.
Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency
Web: http://www.hvda.org.uk
Supports Hartlepool's Voluntary Sector.
Newcastle Council for Voluntary Services
Web: http://www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk
NCVS provides information, advice and support to voluntary and community organisations and volunteers in Newcastle upon Tyne. NCVS has a range of projects including Newcastle Advocacy Centre and Regen Project. NCVS also provides accounting and payroll services through Ellison Services.
Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency
Web: http://www.rcvda.org.uk
Supports, promotes and develops volunteering and the voluntary sector in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland.
VODA - North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency
Web: http://www.voda.org.uk
VODA is a registered charity providing advice, training, information and support to volunteers, voluntary and community groups working in North Tyneside.
VONNE - Voluntary Organisations' Network North East
Web: http://www.vonne.co.uk
VONNE, Voluntary Organisations' Network North East, is the regional voluntary and community sector infrastructure organisation for North East England. It was set up to facilitate links between voluntary and community groups and other relevant bodies, and to promote the role and potential of the sector in regional matters.
Specific condition support and organisations
DasLne - Database of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/daslne
Information about the Database of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Living in the North East.
Henshaw Society for Blind People
Web: http://www.henshaws.org.uk
Henshaws offers a range of services for visually impaired people across the North of England.
ME North East
Web: http://www.menortheast.org
Offers information and support to young people and their family/carers suffering from the illness ME/CFS. They cover the whole region and offer services, including home visits by support workers, advocacy, workshops, counseling, newsletters, social and fundraising events, telephone support line, and workshops.
Tyne & Wear Autistic Society
Web: http://www.tawas.org.uk
Provides skills for life for children and adults with autism through inclusive programmes in education, care, social and vocational training.
Useful Vision
Web: http://www.usefulvision.org.uk
Useful Vision (UV) is a registered charity established to help visually impaired children in the North East and their siblings to get the most out of life.
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