Special Friends

The strain placed upon families of children with disabilities can be enormous. Our support services for these families provide them with the vital break they need from 24-hour caring.

Our staff become part of the child / young person's extended family and provide practical and emotional support to these families.

Our sessions, which can last from as little as two hours up to a full day, can be spent in the family home or accompanying and assisting the child / young person to join in leisure activities in the community.

The project worker could also accompany the whole family on an outing as an additional pair of hands.

Ongoing support is offered to the project worker and the family to ensure that the match is working well and that the child / young person is benefiting from the service.

We carefully train and screen our project workers before matching them to a family. We provide ongoing support and a sensitive assessment of need, forming a close partnership with both families and other professionals.

Referrals are welcome from social workers on behalf of the families or from the families themselves.

The Special Friends service is available throughout the North East region.

For an informal discussion or an information pack please contact the Manager of Special Friends, Margaret Heslop, on 0191 228 0111.
 

Special Friends
St Cuthberts House
West Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 7PY
Tel: 0191 228 0111
special.friends@stcuthbertscare.org.uk

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