About the service
Reaching Families is a parent-carer led charity who deliver a range of services for parents, carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in West Sussex.
Your child does not need a diagnosis for you to access any of the following services:
Making Sense of It All - in-depth parent-carer guide covering issues from birth to adulthood
Factsheets - a library of resources on a wide variety of subjects tailored to the needs of families in West Sussex
Training - workshops on a range of subjects including ADHD, Autism, anxiety, behaviour, benefits, education, resilience, sensory issues, sleep, etc. Plus a foundation course on SEND and another on parent-carer wellbeing
Face-2–Face - peer befriending, information, and emotional support for parents whose children are undergoing (or recently undergone) diagnosis
Benefits Advice Service - 1-2-1 professional advice and editing support for families of children and young people applying for DLA, PIP and Carers Allowance
Umbrellas - parents support groups based in Billingshurst, Littlehampton, Worthing and online via Zoom
Facebook group - information, signposting and peer support from over 5,000 members
How to access this service
Phone - 01903 366360
Email - admin@reachingfamilies.org.uk
To join our Facebook group, click here!
