Contact Details: Room 153 S 1st Floor The Exchange Building Mount Stuart Square Cardiff CF10 5EB 029 2049 8001 029 2049 5001 wales@cafamily.org.uk http://www.cafamily.org.uk
Services Provided Every day over 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome and the vast majority of them are cared for at home. Contact a Family provides support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child. They also have information on over 1,000 rare syndromes and rare disorders and can often put families in touch with each other.
Volunteer Local Area Representatives are parents of children with special needs and are very knowledgeable about services and support in their local areas. They raise awareness of Contact a Family amongst parents and service providers and deal with local enquiries.
Wales: If there is no Local Area Representative in your area, please contact the Wales office for help. Gwynedd Brian Williams, Tel: (01766) 770355 Conwy Diane Earl, Tel: (01492) 541792 e-mail: diane.earl@cafamily.org.uk Merthyr Tydfil Tracy Price, Tel: (01685) 350095 Ceredigion Jane Dodgeon, Tel: (01239) 811066