Bringing together the best information to support families in Rushmoor
Bringing together the best information to support families in Rushmoor
Want to get into work? Do you need help with a CV or with interview skills? This free Job Club offers free internet use for job searching; job hunting guidance and help with job applications; help with letter writing and selling yourself as a job candidate; and a friendly place to meet others who can support you.
Every other Thursday from 2.30pm - 4.30pm. For more information please call Gill White.
Want to get into work? Do you need help with a CV or with interview skills? This free Job Club offers free internet use for job searching; job hunting guidance and help with job applications; help with letter writing and selling yourself as a job candidate; and a friendly place to meet others who can support you.
Every other Thursday from 10.00am - 1.00pm. For more information please call Gill White.
Want to get into work? Do you need help with a CV or with interview skills? This free Job Club offers free internet use for job searching; job hunting guidance and help with job applications; help with letter writing and selling yourself as a job candidate; and a friendly place to meet others who can support you.
Every other Tuesday from 10.00am - 1.00pm. For more information please call Gill White.
Want to get into work? Do you need help with a CV or with interview skills? This free Job Club offers free internet use for job searching; job hunting guidance and help with job applications; help with letter writing and selling yourself as a job candidate; and a friendly place to meet others who can support you.
Every other Wednesday from 10.00am - 1.00pm. For more information please call Gill White.
My Child & Me is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on, and speaks directly to, the parents of young children with additional needs. It has been developed in response to demand from parents for an information resource of this kind. It is published bi-monthly.
This website offers tips, resources and advice to parents negotiating the special needs statutory assessment and statementing process. It’s written by people who have been through it, not professionals, so cannot offer legal advice, but it can point you in the direction to find it if that’s what you need. It’s mainly to help get you off the starting blocks and to provide links to established organisations who can help if problems arise along the way.
The leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families. They provide information, support and a variety of services, and campaign for a better world for people with autism.
The NAS Parent to Parent line number is 0808 800 4106. A free and confidential telephone support service offered by volunteer parents of an adult or child with an ASD.
For advice on educational issues for parents whose children have autism or Asperger syndrome, call 0808 800 4102.
www.autism.org.uk/autismdirectory is a comprehensive directory of services and support for those affected by autism.
Unique is a rare chromosome disorder support group offering a range of support tools such as a helpline, an informative website and newsletters. Unique is run by parents of young people affected by chromosome disorders and the group have published guides on all chromosome disorders and they also have case studies which may relate to your child. To find out more about becoming a member please call or email.
Makaton News is a monthly newsletter from the Makaton charity packed full of updates on resources, DVDs and news. If you would like to be kept up to date, please call or email and ask to be added to the mailing list.
This campaign highlights the dangers of hanging looped cords often found on blinds in the home. It also shows parents how to make hanging looped cords safe around young children and includes recommendations on safety devices for blind cords. By visiting the website, you can download the “Make It Safe” free brochure.
Do you know where you can get local help and support if you, a friend or family member is affected by violence and abuse in relationships? It is estimated that around 1 in 4 teenage relationships are abusive and boys, girls and those in same sex relationships can all be affected. The abuse can start with verbal or emotional abuse and can often escalate into physical. Some warning signs of potential and abusive behaviour include extreme jealousy, anger when time is spent with friends and family, putting the person down and trying to control their life.
There are dedicated websites which have a lot of information about signs to look out for and where you can seek help and support. www.direct.gov.uk/thisisabuse provides information for teenagers. Advice for parents/carers can be found at www.direct.gov.uk/spotteenabuse
The disability charity Scope has teamed up with Relate, the relationship experts, to provide trained counsellors, who understand the impact of impairment, through the Live Web Chat counselling service. The free service is available to anyone whose family relationships are in difficulty. For further details visit the website.
Branches is a local mental health support group. For more information about Branches please call or email.
The Rushmoor Directory of Facilities and Services for Families, produced by Rushmoor Schools Plus with Caroline Keith, is available for your school or organisation by emailing Tony McGovern. It can also be accessed through the home page of this website.
Wednesdays 9.30am - 11.00am in term time. With singing, storytime, crafts and refreshments.
A cafe for young parents at the Heron Wood Community Base. It runs every Friday from 12.00 – 1.30pm. Lunch is provided.
If you are a young parent aged 25 or under and have a child under one, or are pregnant, come along to meet other young parents and find out how you can be offered support on a wide range of issues and activities for you and your child.
For more information please contact Amanda Welch or Clare Couch, the Family Support Outreach Workers based at Park Children's Centre, by phone or email.
The Family Fund are the UK’s largest provider of grants to low-income families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people.
An on-line directory which provides information on access including details of 1000 venues across Hampshire. It is designed to assist anyone who would like to know more about access to venues and service providers.
The Source Young People's Charity helps young people aged between 14 and 25 years old (and 10-13 in certain projects) living in Aldershot and within the Borough of Rushmoor. They focus on those who are struggling at school, in trouble with the law, struggling with family relationships, living on their own, homeless or isolated from mainstream society.
Their projects include the Ketchup after school club, anger management, teen parent mentoring, a youth café, arts and football. They provide young people with safe places to be themselves, to build relationships that show them who they really are and to belong to something that creates a positive 'family' environment.
Sure Start Children's Centres aim to give every child the best possible start in life. They are places where families with children under the age of five can easily access a range of different services to support them.
This page links to all the Children's Centres serving Rushmoor.
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