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In Yorkshire and the Humber our local services are provided through volunteer parent representatives.

Volunteer parent representatives

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

• Bradford - South Asian Communities, Nusrat Qureshi, Tel: 01274 743 224, e-mail: nusrat.qureshi@cafamily.org.uk

Free national helpline 0808 808 3555

Our freephone helpline can give you information, support and advice.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

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 our helpline.

Information for professionals
If you are a professional worker and would like to make an enquiry please contact our library and information team.

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.

Debt advice in Sheffield and Rotherham

Contact a Family has entered into a pilot project with Citizens Advice Bureau to improve the supply of face to face debt advice to families with disabled children. Sheffield and Rotherham are two of the pilot areas in which the new service has started. It offers home visits for families. Contact our helpline on 0808 808 3555 to make an appointment.

Debt advice in Bradford

Contact a Family has entered into a pilot project with Citizens Advice Bureau to improve the supply of face to face debt advice to families with disabled children. Bradford is one of the pilot areas. This project is not currently able to offer home visits for families, although the service will provide this in the future. Appointments can be made to see the debt adviser, at Bradford CAB. Contact our helpline on 0808 808 3555 to make an appointment.