Dyspraxia Support Group of NZ Inc
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This parent-initiated, voluntary support group for all who care for children with Developmental Dyspraxia is unique in the help, support and information it provides. Our membership now numbers over 800, and includes families, caregivers, and professionals from both New Zealand, Australia, with some members also in other countries.
We aim to help children with Developmental Dyspraxia to learn, to achieve their potentials, and ultimately to lead a happy, satisfying adult life by --
- Supporting each other, sharing concerns and solutions with other parents with similar problems
- Informing ourselves and sharing information, thus increasing our own understanding of the disorder
- Building and using a store of resources and information
- Publishing a newsletter, 'Connections'
- Increasing general awareness and understanding of Dyspraxia
There are small active support groups now in several main centres in New Zealand and Australia, while Canterbury people meet twice per term. Meetings may include guest speakers, videos, or discussions. Our store of resources available to members includes books, tapes, videos, and articles. We publish 'Connections' as a forum and way of sharing information for parents and therapists. In the Canterbury area we also run the Funlink Therapeutic Playgroup for school-aged children with Dyspraxia and their parents and funteen for teenagers.
Winning a donation from Sovereign will help us achieve:
We are fundraising money to improve our PR, and produce more resources for parents, children and professionals.
Our details:
| Registration No: | CC24017 |
| Region: | Hawke's Bay/East Coast, Waikato/Bay of Plenty/Rotorua, Manawatu/Wanganui/Kapiti, Northland, Taranaki, Wellington, Auckland, Central Auckland, South Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, East Auckland, Canterbury/South Canterbury, Nelson/Marlborough, Otago/North Otago, Southland, West Coast |
| Category: | Children's disability support, Children's learning related disorders, Parental advice and support, Teenage advice & support |
| Contact Person: | Nicky Hanger |
| Address: | PO Box 20292, Bishopdale, Christchurch |
| Telephone: | (03) 359 7072 |
| Email: | dyspraxia.centre@xtra.co.nz |
| Website: | www.dyspraxia.org.nz |
| No. helped nationally: | 1000 families |
| No. helped per project: | 1000 families |
| Existing sponsors or funders: | Lotteries, COGs, Canterbury Community Trust, Christchurch City Council |
