Support groups for family and friends carers
Family Rights Group runs a free consultancy support line for anyone interested in meeting or talking with others in a similar situation or setting up a support group. Please ring on 01733 751531 - Chris will ring you back if you leave a message. Or you can email cleaves@frg.org.uk
We have been informed about the following list of current support groups. Please do ring the named contact to confirm meeting hours:
London and South-East
Organisation | Family Action (formerly Family Welfare Association) (Islington) |
Contact name | Elaine Sheppard |
Contact Telephone | 020 7272 6933 |
Contact email | pamela.shepherd@fwaprojects.org.uk |
Who is the group for? | All family and friends carers including grandparent carers living in Islington |
Where does the group | Islington (for details contact Elaine) |
Who runs the group? | Run by members with support of Family Action, Islington |
How often does the group meet? | Fortnightly |
Organisation | London Borough of Wandsworth |
Contact name | Vicki Crawford and Roberta Onye |
Contact Telephone | 020 8871 6424/7631 |
Contact email | vcrawford@wandsworth.gov.uk and ronye@wandsworth.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | Family and friends carers and their support carers |
Where does the group | Tooting Bec, London |
Who runs the group? | Family Plus Team, Wandsworth Specialist Services |
How often does the group |
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Organisation | Hampshire County Council |
Contact name | Lorraine Matlin |
Contact Telephone | 07718 146 127 |
Contact email | lorraine.matlin@hants.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | All family and friends carers including grandparent carers, in the south-east |
Where does the group | The Acorn Centre in Waterlooville. There are also outings during the school holidays which include children |
How often does the group meet? | The second Tuesday of each month from 12-2.00pm |
Organisation | West Sussex County Council | |||||
Contact name | Jane Brown, Families and Friends Project, Drug and Alcohol Action Team | |||||
Contact Telephone | The Families and Friends Project on 01243 382 940 | |||||
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Who is the group for? | People affected by someone else's drinking or drug use, including family and friends carers | |||||
Where does the group meet? | There is a support group that meets in Southwick once a month. There are
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Organisation | Second Generation Group |
Contact name | Chris Leaves |
Contact Telephone | Advice line: 01733 751 531, Mobile: 07980 744 258 |
Who is the group for? | Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren on full time basis |
Where does the group | Peterborough |
Who runs the group? | Members |
How often does the group | Weekly |
Contact name | Karon Jennings |
Contact Telephone | 01525 753 422 |
Contact email | grandparent.sg@ntlworld.com |
Who is the group for? | Grandparents who are the Main Carers of their Grandchildren or who are experiencing Court Proceedings for Care, Residence or Contact Orders |
Where does the group | Kents Hill Community Centre, Firthwood Crescent, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6HQ |
How often does the group | Every Tuesday during Term Time from 10.00am - 12.00 noon |
North West England
Organisation | New Era, Burnley: Grandparent Carer Network |
Contact name | Fiona Duncan |
Contact Telephone | 01282 450 536 |
Contact email | mail@newera-burnley.co.uk |
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Who is the group for? | Grandparent Carers |
Where does the group | Burnley |
How often does the group | Monthly. There can also be outreach visits to grandparent carers' homes |
Organisation | PADA Ellergreen (in Liverpool) |
Contact name | Pauline Thornley |
Contact Telephone | 0151 270 2108 |
Contact email | pada@ellergreen0.fsnet.co.uk |
Who is the group for? | Family and friends carers - supporting grandparents/relatives who are bringing up a child/ren due to their parental substance misuse, also offering support for young people |
Where does the group | Liverpool |
Who runs the group? | PADA Kinship Carers |
How often does the group | Open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm |
Organisation | FASawareUK (Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Aware UK) |
Contact name | Gloria Armistead |
Contact Telephone | 01942 223780 |
Contact email | fasawareuk@blueyonder.co.uk |
Who is the group for? | Our support group was created to support grandparents, parents/carers that need help and support raising children with foetal alcohol syndrome. The members are non-judgemental. Our aims are to supoprt, share information and coping strategis with the focus on friends with people who understand |
Where does the group | Wigan |
Who runs the group? | FASawareUK, voluntary group registered charity 11102118 |
How often does the group | Every two months (see contact details of group leader) |
Organisation | Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council |
Contact name | Ann Clarkson |
Contact Telephone | 0151 604 3655 |
Contact email | annclarkson@wirral.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | Grandparents who are bringing up their Grandchildren |
Where does the group | Groups are held in Birkenhead, Bromborough and Seacombe |
Who runs the group? | Wirral Children and Young Peoples Dept. and is affiliated to the Grandparents Association |
How often does the group | Monthly |
Organisation | Sanctuary Family Support |
Contact name | Maddy Vaz/Carol Taylor |
Contact Telephone | 0151 753 0747 |
Contact email | |
Who is the group for? | Family and friends carers, including grandparents |
Where does the group | At the Credit Union on Lodge Lane, Liverpool.8. |
How often does the group | Every Wednesday afternoon at 1.00pm |
Midlands
Organisation | SPODA (Chesterfield) |
Contact name | Mary Pope |
Contact Telephone | 01246 210 176 |
Contact email | mary@spoda.co.uk |
Who is the group for? | Grandparent carers from the whole of Derbyshire (excluding Derby) who have been affected by someone else's drug use. Meetings are both formal, with professional and practitioner guest speakers, and informal discussions with other carers |
Where does the group | Chesterfield |
How often does the group meet? | Two hours during lunch period, while children are at school |
Organisation | Guardian Angels |
Contact name | Rebecca Philpot or Jane Young |
Contact Telephone | 01926 742 193 |
Contact email | rebeccaphillpot@warwickshire.gov.uk or janeyoung@warwickshire.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | For all family and friends carers |
Where does the group | South and North Warwickshire and Rugby |
How often does the group meet? | Quarterly in each of the three areas - one meeting per month |
Organisation | Northants County Council |
Contact name | Norma (Grandparent) Rose French (Senior Groupworker) |
Contact Telephone | 07825 518 123 (Norma) and 07921 404 501 (Rose) |
Contact email | rfrench@northamptonshire.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | Grandparents raising their grandchildren on a full time basis |
Where does the group | This is a new group which is starting on Monday 21st January 2008 (7.30 - 9.30pm) in Northampton. Dates for further montly meetings to be arranged. |
Organisation | Grandparents United |
Contact name | Linda Morris |
Contact Telephone | 0115 978 4778 |
Contact email | linda.morris@nacro.org.uk |
Who is the group for? | Grandparents who are the main carers for their grandchildren |
Where does the group | ACTC, Aspley, Nottingham |
How often does the group meet? | Every Monday 12.30 - 2.30pm |
Organisation | Rutland County Council |
Contact name | Sally Deignan |
Contact Telephone | 01573 759408 |
Contact email | sdeignan@rutland.gov.uk |
Who is the group for? | Family and friends carers including grandparents who are the main carers of their grandchildren |
Where does the group | Oakham, Rutland |
How often does the group meet? | First Friday in month 10.30 - 12.30 |