Goals: To engage with disabled children and provide respite for their families
Funding: The majority comes from Tower Hamlets' social services budget with the balance provided by Barnardo's
Contact: 020 8981 4924
A modern single-storey building, tucked between rows of flats in London's East End, houses the Spark Centre, a children's disability project run by Barnardo's in partnership with Tower Hamlets social services.
Opened in September 2002, the centre is a resource for disabled children and their families. It also serves as a multi-purpose community facility for the surrounding area, hosting childminder groups and a support group for parents of autistic children.
The centre's activities include Sparkle, which offers weekly play for children aged 18 months to five years who have learning and/or physical disabilities. There is also Space, an after-school and weekend leisure service for five- to 19-year-olds.
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