(UK) Oldham: Autism charity receives $4,000 for sensory room/wellbeing area
A charity has been awarded a £3,000 [$4,000] grant to create a sensory room and wellbeing area.
Oldham-based Autism Family Support is a grassroots organisation supporting autistic and neurodivergent children and their families.
It recently secured the funding from Caremark, one of the UK’s leading home care providers.
The new sensory room will offer a dedicated space for children, while the wellbeing area will support their mothers and carers.
Sidar Ifzal from Autism Family Support said: "We are incredibly happy and grateful to receive this award from Caremark.
"For many families raising an autistic child, something as simple as finding a place where their child feels comfortable and accepted can be difficult.
"Parents and carers can also spend so much time meeting their children’s needs that their own wellbeing is often pushed to one side.
"This funding allows us to create something very practical but also very meaningful – a sensory space where children can feel safe, regulate and enjoy being themselves, alongside a welcoming wellbeing space where women, mothers and carers can connect, talk and support one another." . . .
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