Gateway to Care provide up to date information on social services,
health services, voluntary organisations and disability services, including:
contact with Social Services
information about what Adult Services and Voluntary Groups can provide
benefits information
disability information – ranging from quick answers to detailed searching
short break services which give a break to carers
residential and nursing homes
help with physical access: such as details of buildings which are accessible
by wheelchair users
assistance with communication, such as how to use the sign language interpreting
service
educational opportunities
Also available are collections of books, leaflets, government legislation, equipment
catalogues, holiday guides etc. of interest to disabled people.
Many of the leaflets and factsheets can be taken away. Most of the documents can
be consulted in the building. Photocopies or printouts of the information you
require can be provided.
Emergencies - Outside Office Hours Only Outside office hours, to contact Kirklees Adult Services in an emergency, telephone 01924 326489.
Black and minority ethnic communities
Centres that mainly serve the Asian communities can supply you with expert information and advice, free of charge, in your own community languages:-
Milen Day Centre
Woodwell House
Mayman Lane
Batley
WF17 7TB
Main service is daycare for Asian elderly people. Wheelchair accessible.
Telephone: 01924 470774.
E-mail: info@milen.org.uk
Website: www.milen.org.uk
Salfia Association
3 Stoney Bank Street
Scout Hill
Dewsbury
WF13 3RJ
Wheelchair accessible.
Telephone: 01924 501090.
Savile Town Community Centre
Orchard Street
Savile Town
Dewsbury
WF12 9LT
Telephone: 01924 325147
Huddersfield Pakistani Community Alliance
Muslim Community Centre
Clare Hill
Huddersfield
HD1 5BS
Open for drop in Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.
Kirklees Carers Gateway provides support and information to carers across
Kirklees and will help carers get other services they are entitled to.
Support and Information
If you simply need someone to talk to or have a question about your caring
situation their support workers will be happy to listen to your concerns. They can provide you with practical advice and information about council services, local and national support services, carers’ rights and much more.
Social and information events
Kirklees Carers Gateway provides a range of social and information events
for carers. The events are advertised in a regular newsletter and online.
Carers Emergency Card
Carers often worry about what would happen to the person they care for if
they were taken ill or had an accident. The Kirklees Carers Emergency Card
is a small plastic card (like a credit card) that fits into your purse or wallet.
It carries a 24 hour telephone number, which can be called in an emergency. For example:
If you have an accident and are unable to talk, the emergency services can call the number on the card and Adult Services will be alerted that there is an emergency.
Staff from Adult Services will contact the person you care for and inform them of what has happened. They will provide any support that may be needed until you are well again.
Kirklees Carers Gateway
Gateway to Care
2 Market Street
Huddersfield HD1 2EH
Tel: 01484 226050
Fax: 01484 226048
Email: carers.gateway@kirklees.gov.uk
Website: www.kirklees.gov.uk/carers
Children and young people
Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties - For support for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties while at school, please contact this service through your child’s school.
Children who are Deaf or have a hearing impairment – education support for hearing impaired children at home, nursery or school from birth to leaving school. Telephone: 01484 221494.
Children who are blind or have a visual impairment – support for visually impaired children from birth to leaving school. Telephone: 01484 221494.
Education Social Work Service – provides social work support for families of school age children whose education is at risk and give advice to schools about the education welfare needs of pupils. Telephone: 01484 221472.
Education of Those Out of School (ETHOS) – provides education for children who are unable to attend school. Tel: 01484 226513.
Parent Partnership Service – helps to ensure that parents or carers of children with special educational needs can access support which benefits the child. Telephone: 01924 326646.
Portage Service – is a home-based early education service for families with pre-school children with special needs. Telephone: 01484 221472.
Portex Service – works with families to develop a programme of weekly educational targets for children with special educational needs. Telephone: 01484 221472.
Psychological Service – for children and young people with educational difficulties, including problems that are emotional, developmental or about personal relationships. Telephone: 01484 221472.
Sensory Impaired Children and Young People – services for young people who have a sensory impairment caused by a condition such as visual impairment, hearing impairment, deafblindness or a variety of neurological conditions. Telephone: 01484 221494.
Special Educational Needs – for children and young people with special educational needs. Telephone: 01484 221474.
Children’s Information Service
Kirklees Children’s Information Service offers information about childcare options in Kirklees; working in childcare; and Sure Start Children’s Centres. The service also offers information, advice and
signposting on parenting and family support issues.
Children’s Information Service
Kirklees Early Years Service
Britannia Mills
Colne Road
Huddersfield
HD1 3ER
Tel: 01484 223041
Fax: 01484 223045
E-mail: cis@kirklees.gov.uk
Kirklees Information Points
A number of Information Points and Centres serve local communities and more are planned in the future. Information points and centres
The main services provided in Huddersfield and Dewsbury incorporate Social Services (including Blue Badges, concessionary travel passes), Revenues & Benefits (including Council Tax, housing benefits), Kirklees Passports (including dog neutering vouchers, photographs), and Housing Options (including homeless unit, tenancy relations, private sector housing unit). There are bilingual staff and interpretation facilities for non-English speaking customers, and surgeries for deaf people. Free phones for contacting other Council departments. Disabled access and parking nearby.
Listening Points
Listening Points are a new development which will interest many disabled people with a visual impairment or a learning disability. Also, anyone who has a difficulty using printed leaflets and booklets, for any reason.
They are audio CD dispensers, some with CD players, which allow you to take away, free of charge, information CDs.
The CDs contain information about social care and related services and they are produced by Kirklees Social Services.
Listening Points can be found in Gateway to Care and other public and community offices across Kirklees. Special CDs have also been produced for learning disabled people and they are being distributed in centres for day services and by social workers.
For more information please telephone 01484 225274.
Contact Information
To contact Social Services in office hours:
Telephone the Gateway to Care: 01484 223000 – for all areas
email gatewaytocare@kirklees.gov.uk
To contact Social Services in an emergency outside office hours:
Telephone: 01924 326489 for the Social Services
emergency Helpline and access to emergency social workers and to home care workers.
