Type of service: Family support and information services

Website: http://www.disabilitynottinghamshire.org.uk

Disability Nottinghamshire has been providing free, independent and confidential advice to the people of Nottinghamshire by telephone and offering face to face advice from its Mansfield office for 27 years. The Reach Out Nottinghamshire Plus project's key aim is to support disabled people living in Nottinghamshire to have better chances in life by avoiding financial exclusion. We are expanding our existing face to face welfare benefits information and advice provision to communities outside of our traditional Mansfield home. Our community based surgeries will initially be in the north of the County, followed by the south. Call us to see if we have a surgery near you. To book an appointment with a Reach Out Nottinghamshire Plus advisor call 01623 658060. We provide free, independent, confidential advice on: Benefits and allowances; Pensions; Access; Mobility; Equipment and appliances; Housing; Education and training; Employment and volunteering; Rehabilitation and re-enablement; Local support groups; Welfare & community services; Legislation; Holidays and short breaks; Motoring and public transport; Blue badge scheme and more. If you are a disabled person, carer or have experience of disability or caring, and would like to use your talents to help similar people, we would like to hear from you. Why not try volunteering as an: Information adviser; Administrator; Researcher or fundraiser. Full training and support is provided by qualified professionals. If you would like to express an interest in volunteering please contact our Mansfield office on 01623 658060. We also run a peer mentoring group the contact for this is Claire Staples on 01623 658060..

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Partner, Volunteer, Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Generic