PCAN | Parents of Children with Additional Needs Making a Difference in Kirklees (Registered Charity No. 1147436)

Welcome to PCAN

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Lesley

Welcome to the PCAN! We are the independent, parent-led forum in Kirklees for all parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs aged from birth to 25 years.

You are in the right place to find lots of good information, links to social media for networking with other parents, and to help us to develop a strong, collective voice so that we can work in partnership with service providers across Kirklees. Together we can improve services for our children and young people with additional needs!

We welcome all parents or carers, whether you are just beginning to become aware that your child or young person may have additional needs, or if they have confirmed diagnosis or disability.

It is free to join, so please click the “join us” link above!

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Trustees and Volunteers needed

Posted on October 24, 2024 by PCAN Admin

PCAN is looking for new Trustees and Volunteers.

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of families who have children and young adults with additional needs? Join our positive, dedicated team and help make a meaningful impact. Your time and support could make all the difference!

PCAN is a registered charity and as such requires Trustees to be in place to oversee the charity’s activities and spending.

Being a Trustee is not too onerous and can be fun – you would need to attend around 4 meetings per year to help decide PCAN’s activities, monitor our progress and make decisions about how we spend our funding. If you are interested, please drop us an email and we will get back to you. Most of our Trustees must be parent carers, however, you can be a Trustee if you have special skills that would be of benefit to the Charity.

Volunteers are really helpful to our families: you can volunteer at events, doing meet and greet, assisting with refreshments, helping people find information, support us with publicity/social media/newsletters/website – all sort of things! Again please email us with your details and we can arrange a chat.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

The PCAN Team

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PCAN AGM and Big Meet Up

Posted on October 24, 2024 by PCAN Admin

PCAN’s Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday 5th November at Northorpe Hall, Mirfield starting 9.30 am. We will have a guest speaker, lunch will be provided, and we aim to finish around 1 PM.

Agenda

9.30 Arrival and refreshments
10.00 Share PCAN Trustees Report
10.30 Guest Speaker Jo-Anne Sanders
10.50 Q & A
11.15 PCAN Financial Report
Appointments/resignations
Any other Business
12.00 Lunch and chance to chat with other parents
13.00 Close

To book a place, please click here

The PCAN AGM gives us chance to tell you about what PCAN is doing to support families of children with SEND across Kirklees. Our guest speaker Jo-Anne Sanders is the Service Director for Learning and Early Support. She will be talking about the changes that have been made within Kirklees to improve systems and answer questions (please note that she will not be able to respond to queries about individual cases at the event).

The following organisations will be on hand to offer support and advice:

KIAS (Kirklees Independent Advice and Information – Education issues)

Kirklees Local Offer: The Local Offer provides information for all families of children with SEND aged 0-25. Colleagues from the Local Offer team will there to offer help and support to find information you might need.

Carers Count is the support service for all carers in Kirklees and can offer lots of valuable advice and information.

Lunch is available from 12 noon.

We really look forward to seeing you there!

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