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SUMMARY:Caregiver Benefits Advice: Deckham Family Hub
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday 17th November\, 12:30pm – 3:30pm\, for a drop-in benefits advice session at the Deckham Family Hub! \nOur benefits advice worker will be here to talk to caregivers face-to-face and offer advice and information around any of the following benefits and applying for them; \n\nDisability Living Allowance (DLA)\nPersonal Independence Payment (PIP)\nAttendance Allowance\nCarer’s Allowance\n\nFrom having these conversations\, we can also refer you in to our services to access support around your caring role. \nAs this is a drop-in style session\, no sign-up is required; please be sure to pop along at any time between 12:30pm – 3:30pm.
URL:https://caregiversconnectedgateshead.co.uk/event/caregiver-benefits-advice-deckham-family-hub-2/
LOCATION:Deckham Family Hub\, Elgin Centre\, Gateshead\, NE9 5PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult Caregivers
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SUMMARY:Parent Carer Connections 6 - Understanding Neurodiversity + Next Steps
DESCRIPTION:If you care for a child aged 0 to 25 with a disability or long-term illness\, we think you’d love our Parent Carer Connections group! \n  \nWe’re running a 6 week set of advice and information sessions for parent carers. Every Monday we will be meeting at the Leam Lane Hub to talk about our experiences as parent carers and find out about what services are available. We have some fantastic guest speakers joining us including the fab folks at Bernardos SENDIASS and AJ’s Brain. \n  \nLocation\nLeam Lane Family Hub\, Cotemede\, NE10 8QH\, Gateshead. \nView on Google Maps \n  \nSession Schedule\nOur Parent Carer Connections sessions run weekly\, every Monday 09:30am – 12:00pm in Leam Lane Hub. The sessions are split into two halves\, the first will see our guest speakers sharing information on support services are out there for you. In the second half\, we will get talking and taking on an activity together with a comfort break in between each half. \n\n06/10/2025: Introduction Session + Getting to know each other\n13/10/2025: Gateshead Parent Carer Forum + Talking all things sleep\n20/10/2025: DLA and Benefits + Wellbeing Walk and Talk\n03/11/2025: Disability Children’s Team + Managing Stress Activity\n10/11/2025: Bernados SENDIASS introductions + Ways to de-stress\n17/11/2025: Understanding Neurodiversity with AJ’s Brain + Next Steps\n\n  \nFrequently Asked Questions\nDo I need to attend all 6 sessions? To get the most out of this opportunity\, we recommend attending every session in our series. We understand that there may be times when you may unable to attend a session due to your caring role. \nCan I join if the child I care for does not have a formal diagnosis? You are more than welcome to come along if the child you care for is still waiting on a diagnosis. \nIs there any car parking available? Yes\, there is free car parking at Leam Lane Hub. \nWill the sessions be happening again? Yes! We hope to run these sessions again in other parts of Gateshead. \nIs this group for me? Anyone who is a parent carer is welcome to join us. If you would like to have an informal chat about the group\, please contact us. \n  \nSign-Up is essential – we have a limited number of spaces available for this set of sessions. \n  \nThis group has now reached the maximum number of bookings available. Please contact us if you are interested in attending this group.
URL:https://caregiversconnectedgateshead.co.uk/event/parent-carer-connections-6/
LOCATION:Leam Lane Family Hub\, Leam Lane Family Hub\, Gateshead\, NE10 8QH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adult Caregivers
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