Short Breaks
A ‘short break’ is a valuable break from caring for a parent /carer of a disabled child or young person. It is also an opportunity for a disabled child or young person to take part in fun activities. Short breaks can take a variety of forms, including the provision of day, evening, overnight and weekend activities and can take place in the child’s own home, in a community setting, the home of an approved carer, or in a residential setting. They can help contribute to the child and young person’s social inclusion and personal development.
Short breaks in North Lincolnshire fall into three main areas. These are:
- Day-time care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere which can be provided through daycare or sitting
- Overnight care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere which can be provided through overnight sitting, the Cygnets or the Butterflies Short Break Foster Scheme
- Educational or leisure activities for disabled children outside their homes which can be provided through social befriending, community based short breaks, locality based specialist short breaks or the summer play scheme for disabled children
To be eligible for short breaks services the child or young person must have a disability and live in North Lincolnshire.
Contact:
Clare Lawcock, Team Leader Short Breaks
Oswald House
72 Oswald Road
Scunthorpe
Tel: 01724 407988
Email: clare.lawcock@northlincs.gov.uk
More in depth information on short breaks can be found on the North Lincolnshire Council website.
