Early Help- What Support is Available?

Family Hubs:

Don’t forget resources already available to families including:

• Online Parenting Courses just use your Birmingham postcode to access the resources
• The Easy Peasy App to support children’s speech, language and communication development
• The 50 Things App - free App to help with home learning and language development
• First Words Together – resources to help babies to develop language skills
• Look, Sing, Say, Play – NSPCC resources for brain building and bonding

FREE Online Parenting Courses using the code 'COMMUNITY' - https://inourplace.co.uk/ 

Respite 

• Midlands Mencap offer respite short breaks and day respite - https://midlandmencap.org.uk/ 

• Sense Holidays - https://www.sense.org.uk/our-services/meeting-people/go-on-a-sense-holiday/

Local support groups for parents 

• Autism West Midlands host a Northfield Parents Support Group and a Dads support group in Kings Norton - Dates are posted on their Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/AutismWM/upcoming_hosted_events

• SEND Socials Coffee Mornings and Dads Group - https://sendsocialsbirmingham.co.uk/services/

DLA Support and Advice 

The Project Birmingham - https://www.theprojectbirmingham.org/welfare-benefits-advice/ 

Northfield Customer Service Centre - https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/6511/northfield_customer_service_centre

Northfield Community Partnership - https://www.northfieldcommunity.org/benifit

Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau - https://bcabs.org.uk/page/view/benefits

Support Organisations:

Bring it on Brum- Bring it on Brum! is a programme funded by the Department for Education designed for families in Birmingham to help children, young people and their parents have fulfilling, active, fun-filled and healthy school holidays.

https://www.bringitonbrum.co.uk/ 

SENSE- TouchBase Pears- Sense offer a wide variety of support services for families with children who have disabilities. This includes a number of free activities and holiday clubs. 

Sense TouchBase Pears - Sense

CONTACT-(Previously known as Contact A Family) For families with disabled children.

www.contact.org.uk

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Scope- Free information, advice and support about disability.

www.scope.org.uk

Autism West Midlands- Providing specialist support and advice to people of all ages with autism and their families, living in the West Midlands.

www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk

MENCAP- Helps to improve the lives of people with a learning disability.

www.mencap.org.uk

Birmingham Carers Hub- Information and advice about caring.

www.forwardcarers.org.uk

KIDS West Midlands- We support children with any disability from birth to 25 years of age. We offer our support to the whole family with the aim of giving disabled children a brighter future.

www.kids.org.uk

Cerebra- a unique national charity that strives to improve the lives of children with neurological conditions, through research, information and direct, on-going support.

www.cerebra.org.uk

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Useful information for families travelling through Birmingham Airport with Autistic children:

Birmingham Airport Booklet

Money Matters- CONTACT

Useful Booklet on Financial Information For Families With Disabled Children: Money Matters