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Leap is a family-led, non-profit organisation that works on behalf of children and adults with disabilities and their families. We work with people and families, their friends, supporters and allies who are in pursuit of an inclusive life.
Supporting Families Workshop Series 2018
As a result of funding from the HSE Social Care Division we are now able to offer our ‘Supporting Families’ Workshop Series to all CHO Areas. The Workshops on offer are: Creating A Good Life…
Interested in Volunteering at our Family Leadership Weekends 6th- 8th, April 2018?
We are looking for people who have an interest in supporting people with disabilities and their families to have a good time together…
Family Leadership Adventure Break 6th – 8th April 2018
A Good Life for Everyone in the Family The Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan 6th to 8th April 2018. Leap is offering family leadership weekends for the whole family to come together…
Right Relationship (April 27th 2017)
This workshop explores how to create a partnership between families and services that really work. It includes: Identifying what makes a good life; The importance of a vision and plan…
Personal Budgets – Towards a Good Life (April 19th 2017)
The Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Inclusion Ireland and Leap are hosting a seminar on personal budgets and how they can be used as an enabler of good lives. Places are limited…
Family Leadership Adventure Break 7th- 9th, April 2017
A Good Life for Everyone in the Family The Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan 7th to 9th April 2017. Leap is offering family leadership weekends for the whole family to come together…
Supporting Families Workshop Series 2016 – 2017
As a result of funding from the HSE Social Care Division we are now able to offer our ‘Supporting Families’ Workshop Series to all CHO Areas. The Workshops on offer are: Creating A Good Life…
Interested in Volunteering at our Family Leadership Weekends?
We are looking for people who have an interest in supporting people with disabilities and their families to have a good time together. You do not have to have prior experience of working with people with disabilities as we will provide you with support and supervision for the weekend. Most importantly we believe that families are experts in their own experience and will guide you in the way they require support.
Family Leadership Adventure Break 8th-10th, April 2016
A Good Life for Everyone in the Family The Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan 8th to 10th April 2016 Leap are offering family leadership weekends for the whole family to come together in an inclusive, fun environment to begin to develop and share a vision of a...
Event: Free Regional Workshops on Self-Directed Living in Galway, Mullingar and Dublin. April 15th, 22nd and 28th 2015
Leap in association with The Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP), Sunbeam House Services, Áiseanna Tacaíochta and Fionnathan Productions are running three FREE Regional Workshops on Self-Directed Living in Galway on the 15th April, Mullingar on the 22nd April...
Event: Enabling Good Lives For People In Difficult Times with Michael Kendrick PhD, Thursday March 12th, 2015
Presented by Leap and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland (NUIG), Galway [jbox color="yellow" radius="5"] Book your place for this event now at: http://bit.ly/1xSORzq [/jbox] There are most certainly times and circumstances that...
Event: Person and family led initiatives: creating good lives for the people we love
Monday, 9 June 2014 from 09:30 to 17:00 (IST) Dublin, Ireland | The Emmaus Centre Leap invite you to spend the day with Cormac Russell thinking about citizen led change. Cormac is an inspirational speaker and highly respected practitioner of ABCD approaches. Cormac...