County Durham's Families Information Service

We offer sling hire, advice and support across the region from our base in Durham City. Sessions are run by trained and insured babywearing consultants. It is £15 for 4 weeks hire. Appointments must be prebooked in advance. Sessions held on the 1st, 3rd and…

0191 378 9768
07989 242 664

We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

Helpline: 0808 808 3555

ACLT is a 40+ time award-winning charity committed to providing hope to patients living with blood cancer and illnesses where a matched donor (stem cell, blood, or organ) is required to save a life. Our work is driven by a belief that no one should…

0203 757 7700

Child Bereavement UK supports families and educates professionals, when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Every year we train more than 10,000 professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of…

0800 02 888 40

We provide emotional support and practical help via our free helpline, to families with babies who cry excessively and are very unsettled. All members of Cry-sis are themselves parents who have been through similar experiences and fully appreciate how worrying and exhausting a constantly crying or sleepless…

0800 448 0737

We provide grants to fund or part-fund short breaks for those, including carers, of any age, living in England and Wales. There is a smaller fund that will provide a grant for a piece of essential equipment if the recipient has a severe and enduring…

07768 742 940

We provide clinically led care and support for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities, autism, mental health needs, brain injuries and a range of other complex needs. We provide quality, person-centred, reliable and responsive care, placing our families at the heart of every service…

0800 328 6091

Working Families is the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Our mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. We provide advice and information on parents' rights at work, including maternity and paternity, parental leave, flexible working, in-work benefits and…

03000 120 312

The community paediatric service is provided within four district localities and provides neuro-disability services to children up to school leaving age in accessible venues including clinics, schools, community hospital sites and health centres. Services include specialist multi disciplinary clinics including pre-school child development, feeding, cerebral…

Smile offers training and support to schools and settings across the North East. Established in 2008 this service provides a high quality, friendly, flexible support. Ran by Vicki Lydon who previously worked for County Durham Anti-Bullying Service and who is now a director of Bullying…

07870 499 275

County Durham's Families Information Service

North East Sling Library

Contact - For families with disabled children

ACLT Charity - Give Hope, Gift Life

Child Bereavement UK

Cry-sis Helpline

Victoria Convalescent Trust

Voyage Specialist Healthcare

Working Families

Community Paediatrics

Smile Emotional Health & Well Being Service

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