News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Ethical Decision-Making in Care During the Pandemic
Parents, carers and grandparents involved with receiving care from maternity or children's surgery services during the pandemic are invited to take part in a focus group discussion about their perception of how services were organised and delivered.
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Katie’s Story
Katie is an artist who uses her skills to create portraits and start conversations about cleft. As part of this year's theme of 'celebrating difference', we spoke to Katie about the power of art in awareness-raising.
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Fundraising: Corporate |
Double Your Donations
CLAPA has been given an exciting opportunity to double a donation of £500 - £10,000 from a new donor! Do you know anyone that can help us?
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Updates from CLAPA |
CLAPA Welcomes New Chair of Trustee Board
CLAPA is delighted to welcome Nick Astor as our new Chair of Trustees. Read more about Nick's history with the charity and his vision for CLAPA's future.
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Jenny’s 5k run for CLAPA
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Updates from CLAPA |
A Digital Future: CLAPA in 2021 and beyond
CLAPA has a new strategy for 2021-22. Read on to find out how we plan to keep you informed, connected, reassured and empowered throughout the next year.
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Fundraising Stories | Parent Stories | Your Stories |
Rebecca, Darren and Mason’s story
Throughout their son's cleft journey so far, Rebecca and Darren have received support from CLAPA, as well as healthcare professionals and their family and friends. They wanted to give back and recently set up a Facebook Fundraiser to support our work, raising a phenomenal £1035! Here’s their story.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Parents’ & Carers’ Experiences of Support for Cleft Lip (0-10 years)
Are you a parent or carer of a child up to 10 years old who has a cleft lip (with or without cleft palate)? Researchers from St George’s University would like to hear your views about the information and support you've received for your child's condition.
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Research | Research Summaries |
Research Summary: Parents’ & carers’ experiences of children with appearance-affecting conditions
Back in July 2020, we advertised a Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) study on parents' and carers' experiences of children with appearance-altering conditions, such as cleft. We are excited to be able to share with you the findings of the study as summarised by CAR.
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Children & Young People's Stories | Your Stories |
Hesed’s Story
Hesed was born with a cleft lip and palate and experienced difficulties with his speech for the first few years of his life. Now older and propelled on by quarantine, Hesed has recently created his very own YouTube channel called 'When Kids Talk' (with support from mum and dad)! Here's his story so far, as told by him.
