Tagged with:Young People

  • Volunteer Vacancy: Children and Young People (CYP) Volunteer

    11 Jul 2024

    CLAPA is seeking an enthusiastic, fun, and engaging Children and Young People (CYP) volunteer based in Scotland (living, studying, or working).

  • Sophie’s Story

    10 May 2024

    “Throughout my life, I have attended many hospital appointments, and so far, I have had four operations. I have struggled to find people to talk to who know what I am going through and how to help. This can cause me to feel isolated, as I don’t know whether other people feel the same as I do, however with CLAPA I know that there is always someone to talk to who has been through what I have.”

  • About Cleft++ Mentoring Project

    24 Aug 2023

  • Our Amazing CYPC and Volunteers Step Up for Cleft Lip and Palate

    19 May 2023

    Today we celebrate our wonderful Children and Young People's Council (CYPC) and volunteers for raising nearly £1,000 for CLAPA.

  • World Teen Mental Wellness Day

    1 Mar 2023

    To raise awareness on World Teen Mental Wellness Day, we welcome our guest blogger Claudia who shares her experiences of mental health and self-care.

  • Elissa and Sophia’s Story

    26 Jan 2023

    Elissa, who works for FatFace, brought CLAPA to the attention of their company Foundation, winning them £750 to help fund our vital services. 

  • Three polaroid photos of children at a residential weekend. The Polaroids are against a dark green background with light green circles and green leaves.

    Camp CLAPA Activity Weekends

    11 Apr 2022

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    Free Resources for Youth Workers

    16 Mar 2022

    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.

  • Comics from the Children & Young People’s Council

    16 Oct 2019

    With the help of comic artist Kev Sutherland, CLAPA's Children and Young People's Council have created a comic book for young people born with a cleft.

  • CLAPA Kids’ Sunshine Club: LAUNCH PARTY!

    2 May 2019

    CLAPA Kids' Sunshine Club has been created by seven-year-olds Sophie Mae Ria and eight-year-old Macey — along with the help of a few family and friends. They're hoping to meet lots of other children affected by cleft and their families at their special launch event and family fun day on Saturday 18th May 2019.