| | | Citizens Advice Bureaux | Hereford Office: 8 St Owen St, Hereford, HR1 2PJ
Tel: 0844 826 9685 Lines are open Monday & Wednesday 10am - 3pm The CAB offers up-to-date, free, confidential advice on all subjects including Consumer, Debt, Relationships, Health, Benefits, Employment, Housing, Immigration. The CAB is free, confidential, independent, impartial You can e-mail your enquiry to info@herefordshirecab.org.uk, please include your postcode in your e-mail The answers to many FAQs can be found on: www.adviceguide.org.uk |
| | Noah's Ark Trust | Hereford Office: Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall Street, Hereford, HR4 9HP.
Tel: 01432 264555 A charity providing support to children, young people and their families who have experienced a bereavement, in the counties of Herefordshire & Worcestershire. www.noahsarktrust.co.uk |
| Cruse Bereavement Care | Marches Branch (Herefordshire) PO Box 59, Hereford, HR1 9DT
Tel: 01432 359 469 Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss Day by Day Helpline: 0844 477 9400
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm
or email us at: helpline@cruse.org.uk www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk |
| Acorns Children's Hospice | Acorns cares for life-limited children and support their
families at our children's hospices in Selly Oak, Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester, as well as through our community team who are on call around the clock for families in their own home www.childlife.org.uk/acorns.aspx |
| The Child Death Helpline | A helpline for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age, from prebirth to adult, under any circumstances, however recently or long ago FREEPHONE: 0800 282 986 The helpline is open: Every evening 19.00 - 22.00
Monday to Friday 10.00 - 13.00 Tuesday and Wednesday 13.00 to 16.00 www.childdeathhelpline.org |
| Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) | The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) is the UK's leading baby charity working to prevent sudden deaths and promote health. FSID funds research, supports bereaved families and promotes safe baby care advice HELPLINE: 020 7233 2090 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday Calls are answered in confidence by trained advisors 6-11pm Every day of the year, calls are answered in confidence by trained befrienders who have been bereaved by the sudden and unexpected death of their baby. www.fsid.org.uk helpline@fsid.org.uk |
| Counselling & Psychologists |
| | www.bps.org.uk Search for a psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society |
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| | | Disabilities & Special Needs - General Support |
| ABLE Information & Advice Service | The Warehouse, Coningsby Street. Hereford HR1 2DY.
Tel: 01432 277770 A charity offering free, impartial &confidential information & advice, to those suffering from illness or disability, their families & carers. www.ablehereford.com info@ablehereford.com |
| Marches Family Network | The Community Centre, School Road, Leominster, Herefordshire
HR6 8NJ
Tel: 01568 614908 (Monday - Friday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm) The Marches Family Network aims to encourage mutual support between families who have children with any type of special need or disability.
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| Kidz First | Lower Bullingham Lane, Lower Bullingham, Hereford, HR2 6EP
Tel: Cindy 01432 267584
A local charity providing inclusive social activities and friendship clubs for children who have disabilities.
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| The Kite Centre | 1 Ledbury Road, Hereford, HR1 2SX
Tel: 01432 373940 9am to 5pm Mon - Fri
We are a team of specialists based at The Kite Centre in Hereford. We support children and families whose lives are affected by disability and/or chronic illness.
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| | | | Contact A Family | "Contact a Family is the only UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children - no matter what their disability or health condition. We also enable parents to get in contact with other families, both on a local and national basis. Each year we reach at least 275,000 families." www.cafamily.org.uk |
| | Kids | KIDS is a charity which in its 38 years has pioneered a number of approaches and programmes for Disabled children and young people www.kids.org.uk |
| Early Support | Government programme to achieve better co-ordinated, family focused services for young disabled children and their families www.earlysupport.org.uk |
| Disabilities & Special Needs - Alphabetical |
| ADD / ADHD Children's Support Group | Calico Cottage, Roman Road, Stretton Sugwas, Hereford HR4 7AF Tel: 01432 760930 Support group for families and children with ADD / ADHD. Regular support meetings are held -Please call for more details. |
| Autistic Parent/Carers Support Group - Hereford | Local Parent Support Contact: Nikki Anstey 01432 358620 See also www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk - supporting people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families. |
| Cystic Fibrosis Trust (Herefordshire) | Monnington Court, Vowchurch, HR2 0QB 01981 250237 |
| Deaf Direct Hereford | Kemble House, 37 Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9AR
Tel: 01432 357741 Text: 01432 357747
Fax: 01432 357743 SMS: 07743 383834
hereford@deafdirect.org.uk
We offer a range of services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of all ages living in Herefordshire www.deafdirect.org.uk |
| Hereford Deaf Children's Society | Hereford Deaf Children's Society is dedicated to supporting deaf children / young people and their families. We organise bi-monthly activities including a sports day, ice-skating, social activities etc. For further information please contact Tracy Rudd at:
hereforddeafchildrensociety@yahoo.co.uk |
| Herefordshire Down's Syndrome Group | Everyone welcome.... We have regular planning meetings & also meet socially. We do fund raising, raise awareness, arrange speakers and offer information, advice and provide mutual support. If you have just had a baby with Down's Syndrome and are not sure what the future will hold or what help is available to you, we can suggest people that could help you and be positive and supportive. Feel free to get in touch, we would love to hear from you: Heather: 01432 268388 Sarah: 01432 264331 downs.syndrome@btinternet.com Useful website: www.theupsofdowns.co.uk Down syndrome support for families |
| Herefordshire Mencap | 4 Sidnall Farm, Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4RP
Contact: Rose Hunt 01885 400379 The Herefordshire branch of Mencap - the leading UK charity for people with a learning disability and their families. www.herefordshiremencap.co.uk |
| Hereford & Worcester Dyslexia Association | A specialist charity offering specialist teaching, advice & support For general information please contact info@hwda.org.uk
Membership and Financial Secretary
Mrs K Garnett, 34 Droitwich Road, Worcester, WR3 7LH.
Telephone: 01905 25511
Workshop Administrator
Hereford - Mrs Moyra Hoon 01568 797464 |
| Megan Baker House - Motor Disabilities | Megan Baker House, Moreton Eye, Leominster, Herefordshire
HR6 0DP
Tel: 01568 616179 Megan Baker House is a charity providing FREE Conductive Education Services to children & teenagers with motor disabilities such as cerebral palsy, head injury, stroke, dyspraxia and adults with Parkinson's disease. www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk |
| Domestic Violence / Women's Services |
| | | | Respect | Respect Phoneline 0845 122 8609 for people who are abusive to their partners and want to stop www.respect.uk.net |
| | Home Start | The Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall Street, Hereford, HR4 9HP
Tel: 01432 371212 Email: homestart.hereford@virgin.net  Home Start is a national charity that supports parents with young children. Volunteers with parenting experience visit families in their own home to offer support, friendship & practical assistance.
Support is free, confidential & non-judgemental and it's open to everyone. www.home-start.org.uk |
| NCT |  The National Childbirth Trust is the largest & best known childbirth & parenting charity in Europe. It offers wide-ranging information & support both at UK level and locally through its network of 320 volunteer run branches. View the NCT page for more information on the Hereford & District branch and the services offered www.nct.org.uk |
| Children's Centres | Children's centres are part of the Sure Start government programme. They are a 'one stop shop' and provide free information, support & services to all carers & families with children under 5.  Hereford has 3 centres in the south, 1 is in development in the north. View the Children's Centres page for more information or contact the Early Years & Extended Services department: Blackfriars Street, Hereford, HR4 9ZR 01432 261681 childcareinfo@herefordshire.gov.uk |
| Army Welfare Service / Hereford HIVE | The Army Welfare Service is a professional and confidential welfare support service for servicemen and women and their families, wherever they are located Army welfare site The HIVE Information Service is a tri-Service information network available to all members of the Service community - serving personnel both married and single, together with their families and dependants as well as civilians employed by the Services Hereford HIVE site Forces Hereford Local information & links for the service community |
| Herefordshire Area Child Protection Committee | If you are worried that a child is being, or at risk of being abused, please contact: Social Services: 01432 261628 Police: 01432 276422 NSPCC: 0808 800 5000 In an emergency outside office hours, you should call the Social Services emergency duty team on: 01905 358116 A.C.P.C includes the following agencies: Social Services, Health, Education, Police, Probation, Youth Offending Team, Herefordshire Council, Women's Aid, Army Welfare Service, Magistrates |
| Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre | The CEOP is dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children, it is part of UK policing and about tracking and bringing offenders to account The site publishes details of wanted sex offenders and incorporates www.thinkuknow.co.uk - an online safety centre providing advice and tips for children and adults of all ages www.ceop.gov.uk |
| | NSPCC Parenting Leaflets | The NCPCC has a range of parenting leaflets covering topics from Preparing for a new birth, dealing with stress, comforting a crying baby, and managing difficult behaviour without smacking. They can be ordered or viewed online
Each leaflet contains useful tips on common parenting problems and gives contact details of organisations that can help www.nspcc.org.uk |
| | | | | Relate | "Successful, healthy relationships are essential for fulfilling, stress-free lives. Relate can help you make your relationships better." Relate offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through their website www.relate.org.uk
your nearest Relate is: Fred Bulmer Centre, Wall Street, Hereford
For appointments call 01743 344 010 |
| Family Matters part of Mediation Herefordshire | Mediation Herefordshire, Berrows Business Centre, Bath Street, Hereford HR1 2HE
Tel: 01432 264087
Counselling for families affected by separation and divorce. Family matters offers a safe and private place to talk together with a counsellor about any of their concerns and to find a way forward www.mediationherefordshire.org.uk |
| The Parent Connection | run by the One-Plus-One charity, this website has lots of information on nurturing your relationship and sources of help and support www.theparentconnection.org.uk |
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