Springboard  pringboard
is a community based charity providing a safe, accessible, inclusive play and
recreation centre for young people with special needs or disabilities and to families
with young children, irrespective of their ethnicity or status, together with
support, advocacy and information services for our members.
 Springboard
Project has now been established for 20 years, having been originally formed from
the nucleus of the "Grasshoppers" self help group and other voluntary groups for
young children with disabilities. Now, the Project has seven membership groups
with two new groups have been formed recently - "Buddies"
- a new Buddy Scheme for young people aged 11-18 with special needs or disabilities
and "Bunny Hoppers" which is a group for under
5's needing special support enabling them to prepare for "Grasshoppers"
with the involvement of their parents.
A brief overview of the various
groups, clubs and schemes follows below, or for more information
about Springboard House and all its facilities,
see our About Springboard page.
Cheeky
Monkeys ...the
family members' group who can access our Centre between 10 am and 5 pm Monday
to Friday with private hire facilities available for parties and functions outside
these times. More info...
Bunny Hoppers ...a
playgroup for under 5's needing special support and their families at Springboard
on Sunday afternoons providing "on-site" respite and sharing information for newly
diagnosed infants. More info...
Grasshoppers ...offers
holiday activities and a Saturday Club for children aged 5 to 13, who have disabilities
and special needs as well as providing valuable respite to their parents and carers.
More info...
Buddies ...a
new scheme devised to provide access to local recreation and leisure facilities
in Crawley and Horsham for youngsters aged 11-18 needing special support with
friendship volunteers of their own age group. More info...
SMILE ...“SMILE”
– Sutton Mentoring and Independent Leisure Experiences – is our peer
mentoring scheme for disabled young people in the London Borough of Sutton. The
scheme was launched at the end of January 2010 ... More info...
Twins &
MoM’s Club ...caters
for parents of twins and multiple birth children providing a regular meeting place,
support and activities with the guidance of our own Health Visitor. More
info...
Toy Library ...contains
toys, play equipment and fancy dress hire for children up to age 8 with an extended
range of play equipment for children with special needs. More
info...
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