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Area covered

Contact a Family's regional office for the West Midlands covers the areas of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford & the Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, and Worcestershire.

Office address

Prospect Hall
12 College Walk
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6LE
Tel: 0121 415 4624
Fax: 0121 415 4922
Email: westmids.office@cafamily.org.uk

Who we are

The office is staffed by:

• Development Officer, Jan Eastwood, e-mail: jan.eastwood@cafamily.org.uk
• Information Officer, Liz Reynolds, e-mail: elizabeth.reynolds@cafamily.org.uk
• TDC Participation Adviser, Sarah Lee, e-mail: sarah.lee@cafamily.org.uk
• Family Worker, Amy Turner, Tel: 0121 329 2061, e-mail: amy.turner@cafamily.org.uk

Volunteer parent representatives

Our volunteer parent representatives are all parents of disabled children and offer peer support and local signposting.

• Warwickshire, Rizwana Pathan, Tel: 024 7634 9612, e-mail: rizwana.pathan@cafamily.org.uk

How we can help

Information, advice and support
We offer information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with any special need or disability as well as professionals working with families.

Workshops and conferences
We organise workshops and conferences for parents (which professionals can sometimes attend) based on local interest. These are an opportunity for parents to come together and share their experiences. Previous topics have included the needs of siblings, transition and negotiation skills.

Newsletter
Contact a Family West Midlands produces a quarterly newsletter. It offers information on sources of local support, events, topics of interest to families such as benefits, holidays and national organisations. The newsletter is available to both parents and professionals free of charge.

Training
We can provide training to professionals and groups on issues that affect families of children with special needs.

Group support
We offer support to the development of new parent groups and help to strengthen existing groups.

Working with professionals
Working alongside professionals Contact a Family West Midlands ensures that the needs of parents, carers and children with special needs are represented.

If you would like to find out more about Contact a Family West Midlands, please telephone, write or e-mail us at the above address.