In the North West of England, our local services are provided through a team of home-based workers and volunteer parent representatives.
Free national helpline 0808 808 3555
If you are a parent looking for information, support or advice contact our national freephone helpline on 08080 808 3555. The helpline operates Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5pm.
Our advisers can help with:
- benefits or tax credits issues
- assessments and statements of special educational needs
- details of local parents support groups
- information about your child's condition
- how to access help with getting a break from caring
- details of charities which give grants to families with disabled children
- advice and information on any other aspect of caring for a disabled child
- The helpline has a registered immigration adviser who can give basic advice in immigration matters.
We also have access to over 170 languages through our interpreting service.
Staff based in the region are:
Development Workers
- Development Worker - Corriena Tomkinson, 01772 812294 email: corriena.tomkinson@cafamily.org.uk. Offering family events, workshops and giving parents access to local information.
- Development Worker - Catherine Tyrie, 0161 445 3749 email: catherine.tyrie@cafamily.org.uk. Offering family events, workshops and giving parents access to local information.
- Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Development Worker, (North East, North West England and Yorkshire) - Siobhan O'Connor, 0113 2433589 email: Siobhan.OConnor@cafamily.org.uk. Working with SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinators) and parent groups.
- Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Development Worker, (North West England) - Debbie Armstrong, 0781 080 4697 email: debbie.armstrong@cafamily.org.uk. Working with SENCOs (Special Educational Needs Coordinators) and parent groups.
- Senior Children's Centre Adviser - Karen Robinson, 01706 220578 email: karen.robinson@cafamily.org.uk. Working with Children’s Centres to support them to reach and include families with disabled children.
Volunteer Parent Representatives
Our Volunteer Parent Representatives are all parents of disabled children and offer peer support and local signposting.
- St. Helens ONLY, Ruth Card, Tel: 01942 721 323, e-mail: ruth.card@cafamily.org.uk
Please note that our office in Salford is now closed.
How we can help
Information for families
We also hold lots of useful local information for families, including details of your nearest:
- Children’s centre – a centre offering a range of information, support and activities for children under 5 and their families.
- Family information service – free and impartial information on childcare and family services for parents of children and young people aged 0-19.
- Parent partnership service – free and impartial information, advice and support for parents of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
- Parent support group – a group of parents meeting regularly to offer each other mutual support and information.
These are just some of the services offering support to families of disabled children – for more information about the full range of services in your area, contact us on the numbers above or our helpline on 0808 808 3555.
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Information for professionals
If you are a professional worker and would like information please go to the professionals section on our website .
Information on starting a local group
If you are interested in starting a local parents group, we are happy to advise and help. See our supporting groups section for details of how we can help.
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