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
e-mail: westmids.office@cafamily.org.uk
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Who we are
The office is staffed by:
Family workers
Our family workers offer parents one-to-one help and support through times of need.
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
- Birmingham North, South Asian Communities, Sonia Tooray, Tel: (0121) 331 1248
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. To receive your copy e-mail: westmids.office@cafamily.org.uk or Tel: 0121 455 0655.
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.
Debt advice in Stoke on Trent and surrounding areas
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. The Stoke on Trent area is one of the pilot areas in which the new service has started. It offers home visits for families anywhere in Stoke on Trent City Council, Staffordshire Moorlands Council and Newcastle under Lyme Council areas. If you are in financial difficulties, Contact a Family helpline can make an appointment for you. The debt worker can also give advice in Urdu.
Debt advice in Wolverhampton
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. The Wolverhampton area is one of the pilot areas in which the new service has started. There are two part time workers in Wolverhampton CAB who offer advice and help for families with disabled children anywhere in the Wolverhampton area. If you are in financial difficulties call the Contact a Family helpline on 0808 808 3555 and we can make an appointment for you.
Debt advice in Walsall
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. The Walsall area is one of the pilot areas in which the new service has started. There is a full time worker in Walsall CAB, Don Brown, who offers advice and help for families with disabled children by home visit anywhere in the Walsall area. If you are in financial difficulties call the Contact a Family helpline on 0808 808 3555 and we can make an appointment for you. Or you can call the CAB direct on 01992 700600 and ask to make an appointment with Don.
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