About Parent to Parent
Parent to Parent is a peer support program that connects parents of children with a disability with trained parent volunteers. The volunteers offer empathy and understanding, based on their own experience of having a child with a disability.
Participants are matched with volunteers by the Program Coordinator - who is a social worker - based on the ages of children and the nature of the disability.
Contact is made via phone, email, or through a private Facebook group. The Program Coordinator stays in touch with parent and parent volunteer throughout their participation in the program.
Parent to Parent is not a crisis service and does not offer counselling, health or medical advice.
Who is Eligible?
Parents of children who are receiving services through Cerebral Palsy Alliance – predominantly children with cerebral palsy.
Anyone may refer a parent to the program, including staff of Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Parents can also make contact with the Program Administrator directly.
When is it Available?
Contact is made between parents at mutually convenient times.
Where is it Available?
Parent to Parent is available across NSW and the ACT.
Cost
Parent to Parent is a free service.
Contact
- Wendy Lange, Program Administrator
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- PO Box 184, Brookvale, NSW 2100
- wlange@cerebralpalsy.org.au
- Phone
- 02 9479 7200 (+61 2 9479 7200)
- Fax
- 02 9479 7292 (+61 2 9479 7292)
- Jenny Griffiths, Program Coordinator
- Cerebral Palsy Alliance
- jennygriffiths@jenta.com.au
- Mobile
- 0414 242 154
