1 Reaching Families, a parent-carer led charity
Service
Reaching Families is a parent-carer led charity established to "empower, inform and support parents and families of children/young people with special needs and disabilities in West Sussex." We achieve this by the delivery of information, training and support groups to parent-carers.
What we do:
- Making Sense Of It All - this comprehensive parent-carer guide provides vital information across a wide variety of subjects including diagnosis, benefits, education, social and leisure activities etc. Also contains a directory of local and national groups
- Making Sense of Adult Life - this comprehensive parent-carer guide provides vital information on the subject of transition to adulthood for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 14-25.
- Factsheets - we have published two series of factsheets (i) localised factsheets on major childhood disabilities that combine clinical information with local information on relevant local services (ii) a variety of localised factsheets on other issues
- Training Roadshow - we deliver a series of workshops at venues and locations across West Sussex. Subjects covered include Understanding Challenging Behaviour, DLA/PIP, Education, Sensory Issues and Stress/ Resilience.
- Umbrellas - we run 3 support groups for parents or carers of a child or young person with additional needs or a disability in Billingshurst, Littlehampton and Worthing
Our users say:
"Reaching Families offers a unique product in West Sussex. It is comforting to know that the organisation is parent carer led but offers practical tools to assist us in our day to day lives"
Age Range: 0–25
Wheelchair Accessible?
Free to use?
Contact Details
01903 366 360
07470 005 734 Email this service
Upcoming Events
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Making Sense of Wellbeing : Problem solving
Making Sense of Wellbeing - Session 3.
This six week course for parent-carers offers you the opportunity to explore some of the essential elements of wellbeing. Our personal and social wellbeing helps us to develop good relationships, feel connected to others and improves our resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
The course includes a blend of wellbeing and mindfulness workshops designed to help...
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Making Sense of It All Foundation Course (3...
Free Zoom Workshop for parent-carers based in West Sussex.
Has your child been recently identified as having additional needs?
Do you find the systems and support for special educational needs confusing?
Would you benefit from a broad overview of how it all works?
This new 3 part course has been designed to provide an introduction on all the key issues parent-carers will encounter as your child...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah at Hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk who will b...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah Delmar-Addy at hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk...
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Making Sense of Wellbeing - Mindfullness:...
Making Sense of Wellbeing - Session 4.
This six week course for parent-carers offers you the opportunity to explore some of the essential elements of wellbeing. Our personal and social wellbeing helps us to develop good relationships, feel connected to others and improves our resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
The course includes a blend of wellbeing and mindfulness workshops designed to help...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah at Hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk who will b...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah Delmar-Addy at hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk...
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Making Sense of Wellbeing - Positive Thinking
Making Sense of Wellbeing - Session 5.
This six week course for parent-carers offers you the opportunity to explore some of the essential elements of wellbeing. Our personal and social wellbeing helps us to develop good relationships, feel connected to others and improves our resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
The course includes a blend of wellbeing and mindfulness workshops designed to help...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah at Hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk who will b...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah Delmar-Addy at hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk...
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Making Sense of Wellbeing - Mindfulness: You...
Making Sense of Wellbeing - Session 6.
This six week course for parent-carers offers you the opportunity to explore some of the essential elements of wellbeing. Our personal and social wellbeing helps us to develop good relationships, feel connected to others and improves our resilience, empathy, and adaptability.
The course includes a blend of wellbeing and mindfulness workshops designed to help...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah at Hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk who will b...
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Umbrellas Virtual Support Group
Virtual Support Group for parent-carers of children/young people with additional needs or a disability attending mainstream or a special needs school in West Sussex.
The sessions are run on a weekly basis and are up to an hour and half long, but you are welcome to come along at any point to be involved and leave when you want to.
Please contact Hannah Delmar-Addy at hannah@reachingfamilies.org.uk...
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Making Sense of Challenging Behaviour in...
Free workshop for parent-carers of a child with SEND based in West Sussex.
Zoom workshop delivered by Denise Snook for parent-carers of a young person aged 11 + with special educational needs and disabilities.
This workshop explores how your young person’s brain works, how hormones and puberty impact upon our children, how we can
support them and respond to any challenging behaviour during the...
I attended the Reaching Families workshop on Sensory Integration in Worthing led by Helen Cottell yesterday. This was time well spent as it was an excellent workshop full of really interesting, useful and relevant information, that covered practical advice as well as the theory behind it. Highly recommend, especially if you have a child with sensory issues.
Great course today about send support at school. Feel I have many more strings to my bow
A very big thank you to Reaching Families for organising the 'Making Sense of Benefits' workshop. Lizzie from Amaze who led the course was absolutely brilliant. Even if your child already gets DLA this workshop is still very useful. I now feel much more confident about tackling my daughters forms when it has to be renewed. Can't recommend it enough!