Every Disabled Child Matters - to March

[Cat]

Just got this from the EDCM Team - thought people here might be interested.

 

Cat

 

Join us at the march to end child poverty!

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) supports the campaign to End Child Poverty. We want to highlight that too many families with disabled children live in poverty.

 

We would like all our supporters to join us at the Keep the Promise event in Trafalgar Square on the 4th October 2008, which will call on government to end child poverty. There will be activities for children, music, games, and a short march to Trafalgar Square.

 

Please sign up to come along at http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/promise

 

If you can come, please reply to this email to tell us. We will email all those who reply with details about where to meet the EDCM team on the day. The first 50 replies can claim a free EDCM T-shirt!

 

There is now more information about Aiming High for Disabled Children on the government website. You might be interested in:

The Core Offer for families: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/social...ahdc/coreoffer/

 

Guidance for local authorities and PCTs about short breaks: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/socialcare/ahdc/news/

 

Getting copies of the Transforming Services programme summary:

http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/socialcare/ahdc/

 

This is the last email we are planning to send before the summer - we will back in touch with more campaigning actions in September.

 

We wish you all a great summer!

 

From Steve, Louise, Kate and Pam

[SueB]

Hi Cat

 

if I could change just one thing then it would be child poverty!!

 

Brill to see campaigns like this...although ideally they shouldn't be needed should they.

 

Joseph Rowntree publishes some really good studies of child poverty...although they can be hard to read

 

Here's to a successful campaign.

 

Sue

xx

[aspiemum2twinsplus1]

Just got this from the EDCM Team - thought people here might be interested.

 

Cat

 

Join us at the march to end child poverty!

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) supports the campaign to End Child Poverty. We want to highlight that too many families with disabled children live in poverty.

 

We would like all our supporters to join us at the Keep the Promise event in Trafalgar Square on the 4th October 2008, which will call on government to end child poverty. There will be activities for children, music, games, and a short march to Trafalgar Square.

 

Please sign up to come along at http://www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/promise

 

If you can come, please reply to this email to tell us. We will email all those who reply with details about where to meet the EDCM team on the day. The first 50 replies can claim a free EDCM T-shirt!

 

There is now more information about Aiming High for Disabled Children on the government website. You might be interested in:

The Core Offer for families: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/social...ahdc/coreoffer/

 

Guidance for local authorities and PCTs about short breaks: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/socialcare/ahdc/news/

 

Getting copies of the Transforming Services programme summary:

http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/socialcare/ahdc/

 

This is the last email we are planning to send before the summer - we will back in touch with more campaigning actions in September.

 

We wish you all a great summer!

 

From Steve, Louise, Kate and Pam

 

London is too far for me to travel with my 3 special needs kids in the car.

[Cat]

London is too far for me to travel with my 3 special needs kids in the car.

 

Miles away for me too

 

I realise that it would take much more coordination but I do wonder why they can not organise something in all of the major towns/cities to take place at the same time. More people could join in and it would create a bigger impact because it would demand more air time - I think

 

Cat

Edited August 3, 2008 by Cat