News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Parent Stories |
Natasha’s Story
Natasha's son was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, and she shared Miguel's journey so far from surgery to speech therapy.
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Fundraising Stories | Parent Stories |
Eva’s Story
In February 2021, we headed off for our 20-week scan. We were so happy to be told we were expecting another girl, but a lot of silence soon followed, and the sonographer said, “I suspect little one may have a cleft lip.”
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday: Jenni and Izzy’s Story
Jenni and her daughter Izzy raised £448.27 for CLAPA through her Just Giving page and offline donations. Izzy held ‘cake Fridays’ where staff at work donated and sold tasty treats, and they also took part in the Weston-super-Mare Half Marathon.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday: Dan’s Fundraising Story
Dan and his wife Sophie decided to fundraise for CLAPA after seeing the difference our support made to them when their son Ethan was born with a cleft palate. We caught up with Dan to hear about their lovely fundraising efforts.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Your Experiences with Health and Social Care During the Pandemic
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (ALLIANCE) has commissioned a research project looking at disabled children and young people's access to support during the pandemic.
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Parent Stories |
Brooklyn’s Story
I remember going for my first scan; I was so excited to see my teeny little baby on the screen, but little did I know I would be told my baby would be born with a cleft lip and potentially a cleft palate too.
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Parent Stories |
Emma’s Poem for Sully
Emma has written a beautiful poem for her son Sully, who was diagnosed at 20 weeks with a cleft. We caught up with her and how they are finding the journey so far.
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Parent Stories |
Benjamin’s Story
Michelle's son Benjamin was born with a cleft palate. Michelle reflects on their journey so far, from diagnosis to surgery, and the challenges they overcame.
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Volunteering Stories | Young People |
Free Resources for Youth Workers
The resources give step-by-step support to anyone who wants to run a workshop with their youth group on challenging stereotypes and thinking differently about appearance and body image.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Disclosing Facial Differences
The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) is looking for adults to complete an online survey on the topic ‘disclosing facial differences.’
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