Hart & Rushmoor Branch

Parents and Carers in the North and East of Hampshire are needed to join this steering group!

Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) is a government initiated transformation programme to improve and expand the services local authorities provide to disabled children and their families and/or carers.

Hampshire County Council has contracted Barnardo's and The Rose Road Association to provide a service which supports parents and carers by developing information and participation networks.

Barnardo's will be covering the South East (Fareham, Gosport and Havant) and the North & East (Basingstoke & Deane, Hart District, East Hampshire and Rushmoor) areas of Hampshire.

The Rose Road Association is covering the Western (New Forest, Test Valley, Eastleigh and Winchester) area of Hampshire.

The aim of the Information and Participation Service, ParentVoice, is to create, develop and implement a new service for families of disabled children in North, East and South East Hampshire which improves their information and participation in shaping services in their area.

The key objectives of the service include:

• To establish a single point of contact for information and advice.
• To plan a model of activities, events and training that enables families to participate and influence service delivery.
• To link with the other services within Hampshire.
• To develop active parent involvement in the management committee of the programme and to develop a business plan for the programme.
• To report to a cross-agency steering group.

The ParentVoice website is www.ParentVoice.info

The ParentVoice office for North East Hants will be in Elmwood Parade, Basingstoke but they will run outreach projects in Hart & Rushmoor!

They need our views on what is needed and where and how to organise it.

If you want to join, e-mail sallyann.whitehouse@barnardos.org.uk