Core Projects?

P.R.O.P.S. provide both individual and family support sessions. Types of support identified can present as emotional, practical, social, health-care, financial and/or legal difficulties and the family support worker works to empower groups through education and training opportunities to encourage confidence in addressing issues presented. 1-1 support offers the carer an assessment process in order to effectively respond to the aims and the objectives identified in the Care-Plan so that goals can be achieved by the carer through the support provided.

Support Groups
A support group provides a safe and comfortable environment in the company of others who are experiencing similar problems to your own. Our support groups welcome parents, partners, families and carers of drug and alcohol misusers. We all recognise the hurt, pain, anger, fear and guilt each of us is going throughand we are therefore able to support one another in a supportive caring way.

For details please contact Newcastle P.R.O.P.S. office on 0191 226 3440 or North Tyneside P.R.O.P.S. office on 0191 296 2277.

Volunteer Support
There are many training opportunities available to carers and family members or anyone interested in working with families, to increase their knowledge and skills in developing coping strategies to help them to deal with stressful situations and the difficult behaviour presented by an alcohol and/or drug user. Volunteers are trained to facilitate support groups, offer 1-1 support work, deliver drugs awareness courses to community groups, chair meetings, use telephone helpline skills, as well as speaking at conferences to raise the profile of carers needs, fundraising, and administration tasks. Volunteers have committed over 2600 hours to the project within the last year and can specialise in whatever area of work they may wish to become involved with.