Specific Agencies to support your child

Agency Contact details & What they offer.

Down's Syndrome Association Tel: 01275 858230  Fax: 01275 858230
Email:  vr_dsasouthwest@hotmail.com    Web:  www.downs-syndrome.org

DSA provides support, advice, training and information to people with Down's Syndrome, their families, carers and professionals. The project accepts referrals from all sources and works with children of all ages.

Listening Partnership - The WECIL
Vassal Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, BS16 2QQ
0117 9038918
Contact Sarah Howard on listening.partnership@wecil.co.uk

The Listening Partnership is an opportunity to learn, chat, socialise and take part in activities. The group meets on a weekly basis in a ‘Hillfields' youth centre in Bristol.
The project works with children and young people aged 13 to 25 years old.

Woodside Family Centre Woodside Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 8DG
Tel: 0117 967 0008    Fax: 0117 967 0008
Email: woodside@sense.org.uk    Web:  www.sense.org.uk 

The Woodside Family Centre provides a resource for deaf/blind, multi-needs sensory impaired and all visually impaired children and young adults and their families, carers and teachers. Practical facilities include a large crèche, sensory stimulation room and toy library. It offers support, information, advice and friendship.

Bristol Autism Project 
Disabled Children Service, Avondale Road, Bristol
Tel: 0117 903 8250   Contact:   Leise Stephenson  
Email:  leise.stephenson@bristol.gov.uk

Lots of our parents get individual support from this service, it's worth calling them, and ‘they are very helpful and get back to you straight away'. Parent.

Living (dlc) 
The Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ
Tel 0117 965 3651    Minicom 0117 965 3651
Email  info@thisisliving.org.uk    Web Page http://www.thisisliving.org.uk

Living (dlc), your local Disabled Living Centre, provides information and support, equipment and products for: older people who want to remain independent, disabled people of all ages, families, carers and health professionals.
‘I used this service to get my car adapted after the accident, and to get some equipment to make work easier. They were really helpful.' Jenny at New Fosseway.

Purple Pages Information Line

The Care Forum
The Vassall Centre
Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol BS16 2QQ
Tel 0808 808 5252    Fax 0117 965 0200
Email  info@purplepage.org.uk    Web Page   http://www.thecareforum.org

Purple Pages is a signposting helpline that can help you to find the services that you need. They have over 7,500 records of organisations, services and groups that help with care, health and well-being, from advice and information to counseling, social and leisure activities and much more. If they can't help, they'll know someone who can!