Aiming high for disadvantaged young people
Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
This unit's report "Improving the life chances of disabled people" set the Government the challenging goal of achieving substantial equality for disabled people by 2025.
The Childcare Act 2006
Requires Local Authorities to have particular regard to the needs of disabled children as part of their new duties to assess the childcare needs of families and to secure sufficient childcare to children up to and including age 14 (18 for disabled children).
Our Chosen Charity - in 2008
Holy Cross Hospital works with people with severe disability, helping them achieve the best quality of life. Professional, nurse-led care in a friendly, safe and calm environment allows us to challenge the limits to recovery on a daily basis
Welcome
The Government wants all children to have the best start in life and the ongoing support that they and their families need to fulfil their potential. Disabled children are less likely to achieve as much in a range of areas as their non-disabled peers. Improving their outcomes, allowing them to benefit from equality of opportunity, and increasing their involvement and inclusion in society will help them to achieve more as individuals. It will also reduce social inequality, and allow communities to benefit from the contribution that disabled children and their families can make, harnessing their talent and fostering tolerance and understanding of diversity.
More money can mean more services such as Holistic treatments and Hydrotherapy for Disadvantaged children and their families. There are many ways that you can get involved and support us from coming to one of our events or making a donation. Your support/donation will make a difference. Thank you.
Our Charity Status
We have applied for Charity status and expect to get our Charity Number by the end of September 2008.