Contact us

Our normal opening hours for enquiries are Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. For referral to our service please contact our staff by phone or email for an initial discussion. Staff will be able to let you know if you (or the person you are referring) is eligible for our service.

Please note that during busy periods we may take up to 3 working days to respond to either telephone or email messages.

Kindred Community Team:

[email protected]
0800 031 5793
Kindred, 7 Rutland Court Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 8ES

Kindred at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children and Young People:

[email protected]
0131 312 0362
Kindred, Family Support Corridor, Room G-K1-012, 50 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Little France, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ

Kindred in Fife:

[email protected]
01383 871 844
Kindred, Unit 11, Dunfermline Business Centre, Izatt Avenue, Dunfermline, KY11 3BZ

Kindred's Head Office Team:

[email protected]
[email protected]
0800 031 5793
Kindred, 7 Rutland Court Lane, Edinburgh, EH3 8ES

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Latest

Press Release: People's Postcode Trust Award for Kindred

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery enable Kindred Advocacy to support parents of children with complex needs in Scotland! We are delighted to announce that the People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, have awarded Kindred £23,708 to support the running of the charity over the next year.
Kindred receives donation from Walter Scott & Partners Ltd Giving Group

Kindred are delighted to announce receipt of a £15,000 donation from the Walter Scott & Partners Ltd Giving Group.
Kindred Fife receives grant towards supporting parent mental health

Kindred’s Fife service is delighted that their project has been supported by the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund through Fife Voluntary Action and Scottish Government, with a recent grant of £3000.
E-PAtS and positive support for Kindred families

Kindred, along with NHS Lothian and Tizard, University of Kent , has recently started to offer Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) groups to families, developed for parent/carers of a child aged 0 to 5 years with learning disability, global developmental delay or autism.

Social Work Assessment (Section 23)

If your child has a disability or long-term health condition then you are likely to require additional help with family life. The Social Work department of your local authority has a duty to assess the needs of your child. This is called a Section 23 Assessment.
Our vision and aims

Kindred's vision is to transform the lives of families of children with complex needs in Scotland.
Accessing grants

Details of different funds and grant-giving trusts/charities that you can approach if needed, and some handy hints on applying.
Benefits

There are many different sources of financial support available to children with disabilities. Kindred may be able to support parents to apply for some of these benefits.
Contact us

You can contact Kindred by phone, email and by post.
Education

Children with additional needs may need extra support in school, or you may feel that your child needs to attend a different school provision such as a language unit, another mainstream school or a special school. Depending on where you live, Kindred may be able to assist you with finding the right provision for your child.
Fife Team

Kindred's Fife Team is based in Dunfermline, providing a service throughout Fife to parents of children with complex needs including advocacy, information and emotional support.
Child’s Planning Meeting (and YPPM)

CPM stands for Child’s Planning Meeting and YPPM stands for Young Person’s Planning Meeting.
Refer to us

For a referral please contact us by phone or email.
Our history

Kindred began supporting families in 1991 from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh. We were known then as SNIP or Special Needs Information Point. We started with a founding team of two parents who each had a child with additional needs, keen to share their knowledge. Now we have a team of 12 staff over three bases in Scotland, and we are still a parent-led organisation.