Goal: To support parents, give information and advice, and provide astimulating play environment for their children
Funding: Two lottery grants to start up and develop the project.Currently supported by the John Lyon's Charity, Ealing Council, EalingPrimary Care Trust, other grant funding and fundraising
Contact: 020 8578 8794 or 020 8571 9954
The fact that many of the workers and volunteers at Pests (Parents ofEaling Self-help Training Scheme) are parents that were helped by theorganisation is testament to the impact the project has had.
The initiative runs weekly sessions for parents of young children withspecial needs or disabilities and, as outreach worker MaureenFitzpatrick-Browne explains, it is a lifeline to families who can feelisolated and alone.
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