County Durham's Families Information Service

We specialise in placing sibling groups in long term foster homes. Play therapy and children's counselling is available. We offer 24 hour support for foster carers and regular training, support and respite. We are also registered as a post-adoption support agency. We pay for all foster carers to…

0191 565 6423

We work to make the UK a better place for families by bringing together what we learn from our on the ground parent-led programmes and our research to campaign for solutions that parents want and need. We focus on childcare and early years to make…

0207 239 7535

We provide information and mutual support information for families of twins, triplets and more, highlighting their unique needs to all involved in their care. We have a number of specialist support services including: Twinline - a free, confidential listening and emotional support service for all…

0125 233 2344
Twinline: 0800 138 0509 (freephone helpline)

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

Making Changes Together was set up in County Durham so parents and professionals can work together to improve services for children and young people with additional needs. We gather information from parents at the forum conferences, through focus groups, emails, telephone calls, local support groups and more.…

0191 587 3541

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 9,000 professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of…

Support and information helpline: 0800 02 888 40

There are thousands of unpaid carers in County Durham providing care or support to a relative, neighbour or friend. Most people who are carers don't see themselves as carers, but as husbands, wives, partners, parents, sons, daughters, siblings or friends. Caring for someone can involve…

The Compassionate Friends is an organisation of bereaved parents offering support, understanding and friendship to others after the loss of a child, of any age, from any cause. We offer a national telephone helpline, staffed only by bereaved parents, who are available for support and…

0345 123 2304

We provide advice and information on parents' rights at work, including maternity and paternity, parental leave, flexible working, in-work benefits and help with childcare costs. We also produce a newsletter specifically on working and rights for parents with disabilities called "Waving not drowning". We offer free legal advice by…

0300 012 0312

We offer counselling, support and information to bereaved people, and aims to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss, regardless of age, race, religion, disability, gender or sexual preference. Our Darlington site offers a children and young people support service with specially…

01325 288 633

County Durham's Families Information Service

Cornerstone - Fostering

Coram Family and Childcare

Twins and Multiple Birth Association - TAMBA

Contact - For families with disabled children

Making Changes Together

Child Bereavement UK

Durham Carers InfoPoint

The Compassionate Friends

Working Families

Cruse Bereavement Care Tees Valley and Durham Area

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