From time to time Kith & Kids produces publications on various aspects of our work. Our aim is to share our experience by making these available to individuals, families and other organisations.
Current publications include Family Support FAQs (free download) , Advocacy Training packs (free download) and Partners with disAbility Training Manual.
You can also now read our latest Newsletter "Readabout" by clicking here
Click on the links on the right to find out more.
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view and print these pdf files.
Family Support FAQs
A series of FAQs for parents/carers wishing to gain information and ideas on a number of support issues.
Residential Homes - Where to Start
Where to start when you're beginning to consider residential homes for your son/daughter. Download here (19kb)
Exploring Residential Homes
Suggested Questions for looking at various Residential Home situations. Download here (21kb)
Advocacy Training Pack
Over the years we have used numerous ideas for training and supporting ourselves, and our volunteers and staff with the demands and challenges of ensuring the needs of our members are met.
This pack includes ideas for workshops, and the associated materials, which we have found to be helpful to us.
Please feel free to download it for your own use - any comments would be welcome so please email: projects@kithandkids.org.uk
There are two versions to download, choose either or both!
Version to view on screen (quicker to download - 815kb)
Version to print (slower to download but better quality - 2.53Mb)
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PARTNERS WITH disABILITY
Training Manual
A comprehensive training manual offering a refreshing insight into working in partnership with people who have a learning and/or physical disability.
It outlines how Kith & Kids operates as a self-support group for families with one or more members who have a disability, describing the various projects it runs:
- Advocacy Scheme
- Friendship Scheme
- Social Development Project
- Holiday Activities (Summer Camp and Half-term Activities)
Kith & Kids has developed a comprehensive basic training programme for all its volunteers (up to 400 per year) consisting of experiential workshops supported by training materials as well as team-building and trust-building activities.
This manual contains training materials used in these training workshops.
How to get one....
You can download the manual for free. It's split into four sections, just download the ones you want!
Section 1 - Who Are Kith & Kids?
Section 2 - Volunteering Opportunities in Kith & Kids
Section 3 - Training Materials
Section 4 - Good Practice
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Advocacy Support Manual
A support manual for volunteer citizen advocates with Kith & Kids.
This manual was produced to support volunteers on the citizen advocacy project. It is an additional resource for them that they can refer to after initial training. While ideas and suggestions are given in the manual Kith & Kids recognises that each situation that may arise for someone with learning disabilities is unique. We encourage our volunteers to seek support and to share ideas throughout their advocacy partnership.
Download the Advocacy Support Manual here
Kith & Kids Newsletters - Readabout!
We produce a quarterly newsletter called the Readabout. This tells you about all of our latest news and has lots of lovely photographs of our recent activities.
July 2010 - click to download
September 2009 - 40th party special - click to download
June 2009 - click to download
March 2009 - click to download
December 2008 - click download
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