Department Information - Family Support

Family Support

Please visit our Staff Profiles pages on the main website to get to know staff members a little better.

Name	Email	Phone extension	Working pattern
April Butterworth	[email protected]	117	Monday - Friday 9am-5pm (flexi time)
Lois Boothman	[email protected]	Hot Desk	Monday - Friday 9am-5pm (flexi time)

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An Open Letter to North East Employers

An urgent plea for employers across the North East to recognise the enormous contribution autistic people can make to the workplace and help us to break down the barriers they face
Daisy Chain's New Rising Stars Project Is Now Open

The Rising Stars Project will be providing fun, free and engaging performing arts based groups for children and young people with a diagnosis of autism (or who are undergoing diagnosis).
Fashion Clothing Upcycler/Repurposer

Do you have enhanced sewing skills and know how to transform dull fabric and old clothing into exciting high quality restyled clothing, using a sewing machine? Are you creative, imaginative and committed to reducing textile landfill?
Parent Training Sessions

Virtual training sessions on a range of topics to help parents and carers support children and young people with autism

Volunteer with us

From children's activities to animal care, fundraising to retail, volunteers are required across all areas of our services... Read more

Donate to our Superstore

From furniture to books, sofas to clothes, we need a variety of items to sell to allow us to raise funds for our families... Read more

Donate to Daisy Chain

Donate to Daisy Chain (registered with the Fundraising Regulator) to help support families affected by autism... Read more

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COVID-19 Response - Urgent Appeal

The situation with COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown is having a huge impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of families, young people and adults affected by autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. We need your support more than ever .... Read more

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