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This is Contact a Family's office for Wales. Although we are based in Cardiff, we cover the whole of Wales.

We can be contacted at:

Contact a Family Cymru
33-35 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9HB
Tel: 029 2039 6624
Fax: 029 2039 6625
e-mail: wales.office@cafamily.org.uk

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The office is staffed by:

Wales Manager, Keith Bowen e-mail: keith.bowen@cafamily.org.uk
Development Officer, Jill Bartlett e-mail: jill.bartlett@cafamily.org.uk
Enquiries and Group Development Officer, Katie Barrett-Goode e-mail: katie.barrett-goode@cafamily.org.uk
Paediatric Project Officer, Martin Davies e-mail: martin.davies@cafamily.org.uk An update on the Parents and Paediaticians Together project in Wales

Family Workers

Family Worker (North Wales), Jill Bartlett, Tel: (01248) 670 965 e-mail: jill.bartlett@cafamily.org.uk

Volunteer Parent Representatives

Conwy Diane Earl, Tel: (01492) 541792 e-mail: diane.earl@cafamily.org.uk
Merthyr Tydfil Tracy Price, Tel: (01685) 350095 e-mail: tracy.price@cafamily.org.uk
Ceredigion Jane Dodgeon, Tel: (01239) 811066 e-mail: jane.dodgeon@cafamily.org.uk
Denbighshire Toni Bewley, Tel: (01745) 584190 e-mail: toni.bewley@cafamily.org.uk

Contact a Family Wales can help by:

Offering information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with any special need or disability as well as professionals working with families.
Organising 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 challenging behaviour.
Providing a quarterly newsletter, which offers information on sources of local support, events and covers topics of interest to families such as benefits, holidays and national organisations. The newsletter is available to both parents and professionals free of charge. To receive your copy e-mail: wales.office@cafamily.org.uk or telephone 029 2049 8001.
Working alongside professionals to ensure that the needs of parents, carers and children with special needs are represented.
Providing training to professionals and groups on issues that affect families of children with special needs.
Supporting the development of new parent groups and strengthening existing ones.

If you would like to find out more about Contact a Family Wales, please telephone, write or e-mail us at the above address. A leaflet (0.1Mb) about our work can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

Factsheets

We now have our own factsheet: Special Educational Needs - Wales

and we have Welsh language text versions of the following factsheets and publications which be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat pdf format:

A tax credit guide for self employed parents (0.1Mb)
Benefits, Tax Credits and other financial help (0.1Mb)
Dealing With Debt (0.6Mb)
Feeding and eating (0.1Mb)
Grandparents (0.1Mb)
Help with council tax bills (0.1Mb)
Living without a Diagnosis (0.1Mb)
Potty/toilet training (0.1Mb)
Relationships and caring for a disabled child (0.2Mb)
Siblings (0.1Mb)
Sleeping (0.1Mb)
The Tax Credits Guide (0.1Mb)
Transition in England and Wales (0.1Mb)
Understanding Your Child's Behaviour (0.1Mb)
When Your Child has Additional Needs (0.2Mb)

Wheelchair Services for Children and Young People in Wales

During the spring of 2006, Contact a Family Wales conducted a survey of families asking about their experiences of wheelchair services. This is a short interim report, based on the results of the survey. The final report will be published during the summer of 2006. The Interim Report (0.1Mb) can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

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