News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Vacancies |
VACANCY: Digital Officer (CLOSED)
CLAPA is looking for a Digital Officer to join our Communications Team. Applications close Monday 4th March.
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Parents |
Family Focus Group
CLAPA is delighted to announce the launch of a new Family Focus Group in 2024.
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Research | Research Summaries | Updates from CLAPA |
CLAPA Annual Survey 2023: The Results
Summary of the results from CLAPA's 2023 Annual Survey
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Adult Stories |
Sophie’s Story
Sophie is an adult born with a cleft who shared her story about becoming more confident and overcoming challenges.
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Feeding | Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Corporate | Fundraising: Trusts & Foundations |
Nomination from Community Funds CLAPA Welcome Packs
A nomination from an employee of Croda International who was born with a cleft has helped to secure CLAPA a grant of nearly £30k to fund Welcome Packs of special bottles and teats for new families around the UK.
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Adult Stories | CLAPA Blogs | Cleft Lip | Cleft Lip and Palate |
Guest Blog: The History of Cleft in Literature
Laura was born with a complete unilateral cleft lip and palate in 1984. She completed a PhD in 2013 which examined oral health in the early modern period and included a chapter focused on the history of cleft lip and palate. She was kind enough to share some of her findings about historical literature which included mentions of cleft in this guest blog.
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Vacancies |
VACANCY: Senior Administrator (CLOSED)
CLAPA is looking for a Senior Administrator to support our Senior Management Team with various administrative tasks. They must have excellent organisational skills, demonstrate meticulous attention to detail, have excellent written skills, and be highly efficient. Applications close 15th January 2024.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Community |
Tractor Run Raises £4219.00 (including Gift Aid) for CLAPA
Ully and her family decided to raise money for CLAPA with a unique festive tractor run!
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NHS Cleft Services | Parents | Speech |
‘Sound Play’ with Speech and Language Therapists
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists Rhian Hoccom, Lisa Farquhar and Helene Somerville discuss the benefits of 'Sound Play' and how you can help support your child's speech through their special books and CLAPA's 'Babble and Play' sessions.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
Laura’s Coffee Morning and Baby Shower
Thank you to Laura and her family for hosting a coffee morning and baby shower and raising a fabulous £1603.80 for CLAPA. We chatted to Laura about her journey and what inspired her to fundraise.
