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Advice and Helplines for Young People

  • Connect Blackpool. Free confidential advice for under 25's. 01253 751047 or 01253 655855.
  • Blackpool Advocacy. . Tel. 01253 405959 ; Email admin@blackpooladvocacy.co.uk
  • Bully Free Zone Tel 01253 295555
  • Talk Adoption. Free national helpline for young people that want to talk about adoption. Contact Sandra Berlyne on 01618 192345 or 0808 8081234, or email helpline@talkadoption.org.uk. See also www.talkadoption.org.uk

Drugs and Alcohol

Housing

  • Shelter Lancashire. National campaign for homeless people. Aims to provide housing info, advice and advocacy. Seeks new solutions to housing problems through innovative schemes and campaigns for lasting changes to housing policy practice. Contact: info@shelter.org.uk, or 01253 874324. See also: www.shelter.org.uk
  • Streetlife Trust. Offering Assistance to young people in crisis and providing shelter and support for young homeless people. Contact Ms Jane Hugo on 01253 294477.

Mental Health, Disability and Special Needs

  • Autistic Blackpool Children. Contact Claire Lack on 01253 595820.
  • Dyslexia Association. For parents of children with dyslexia. Contact Christine Cook or Jill Thackray on 07816 115660.
  • Dyspraxia Foundation. Contact Ken Hummer on 01253 738679.
  • Action for ASD. Self-help support and action group for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Autism or similar developmental disorders. Also helps their families, carers and related professionals.
  • Contact Hanna Ingleby on 01282 412021 or email info@actionaid.org.uk. For web details see www.actionaid.org
  • Shared Approach Ltd. Support services and independent living care for people with learning disabilities. Contact Mr D. Sharples on 01995 600620, or email info@sharedapproach.co.uk. See also website: www.sharedapproach.co.uk
  • Scope face-to-face befrienders. Providing emotional support to parents of children with disabilities and special needs through structured contact with another parent who has been trained to provide that support. Contact Yvonne Bennet on 01253 392188.
  • Whizz-Kidz. Offers financial help with mobility aids. Contact Kate Worden on 02072 336600, or email info@whizz-kidz.org.uk. See also www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

Parenting Support

  • Parentline Plus. A UK registered charity which offers support to anyone parenting a child – the child's parents, step-parents, grand parents and foster parents. Parentline Plus runs a freephone helpline, courses for parents, develops innovative projects and provides a range of information. Though general telephone contact details appear to be missing the web site does contain a wealth of very practical and helpful information on the management of family chabnge and conflict, parenting teenagers, and what do do in a number of different situations that you might encounter with your child. Visit www.parentlineplus.org.uk to find out more - and remember the internet is now accessible in all Blackpool libraries ]

Young Mothers, Mothers and Female Carers

  • Blackpool Life Group. Provides help with baby equipment. Their premises are at the Royal Bank of Scotland Chambers, Talbot Square. Contact Miss Bosworth on 01253 344008, or email bosworthz@acomPuserve.com.
  • Home Start. Chepstow Court, Grange Park, Blackpool, FY3 7PQ. Tel. 01253 477380
  • MOSAC Blackpool and Fylde. A support group for mothers and safe carers of sexually abused children. Contact Mrs Sue McGurty on 01253 763180 or 767095.

Youth Development and Leisure

  • Lancs Youth Association. Supporting Young Offenders through projects and working in partnership with other agencies, such as YOT teams. Offers youth groups and youth development opportunities (e.g. grants of between £50 and £250 are given to individuals to "do something"). For more information see: www.lya.org.uk, or email, mail@lva.org.uk
  • Princes Trust Business Programme. Gives youths and young adults (aged 14-30) the opportunity to develop new skills, to confidence build and to enter Business start-up programmes. Contact Phil Williams on 01772 848258.
  • Windmill Group. Duke of Edinburgh award scheme available for youths aged 13+. Meets at Stanley Park Arena (winter quarters) from 6-7:30pm. Contact Stuart Sykes on 01253 761598, or email stuart@windmillgroup.co.uk. For further details see www.windmillgroup.co.uk.

Other (with links to Barnardo's)

  • The real headlines on youth crime - a website about life in Blackpool and Blackburn, put together by the young people from Barnardo's Blackpool project (ourselves) and Blackburn Family action - it's cool!
  • Blackpool Family Mediation - PO Box 2007, South Shore, FY4 4GE. Tel. 01253 477270
  • Cascade Counselling & support for children & young people. Tel. 01253-595552 and email information@lindencentre.org.uk
  • Sure Start (Grange Park). Supports under 4's to achieve their potential. Full day nursery provided and opportunities for parents, such as training, recreation, health education and family support. Contact  01253 477387
  • PIP (Promoting Inclusive Pantnerships) Supporting children and young adults with 'special needs', promoting social inclusion in community activities Contact 01253 899883 or email piP.bfw@ic24.net
  • Save the Children. Contact Joan Procter on 01253 892718.
  • NSPCC Blackpool Contact Debbie Warren 01253 401388
  • Lancashire Childrens Rights Service. Contact Clare Jackson on 01772 256900, or email mail@lancashirechildrensrights.fsnet.co uk
  • YMCA Fylde Coast Contact John Cronin on 01253 724117 or see www.fyldecoastymca.org
  • Blackpool Youth Service Phone 01253 476573

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