This is what the children have had to say about our projects:
“I liked feeding the animals at the farm and I held a piglet in a blanket!”, Hannah aged 15 with severe learning disabilities and a wheelchair user
“I paddled all the way on the canoe and won the prettiest feather award and had an ice cream. And I think I can make my own drinks completely now too.” Erin aged 14 with severe learning difficulties
“Thank you for taking me on the Phab Project – I felt proud and brave when I went down the tube slide.”, Keileigh aged 8 with learning disabilities
“I loved every second of today and being out of my wheelchair, going on the zipwire and big swing.”, Isla aged 15 with cerebral palsy and oxygen dependent
“I am proud that I did rock climbing and I made new friends and got myself dressed.”, David aged 11 with cerebral palsy
“We had a party and I danced and jumped and found it all very funny!”, Sarah aged 15 with severe learning disabilities and epilepsy and a wheelchair user
“I was proud I had made new friends and I was good at the water fight.”, Sol aged 12 with learning difficulties
“I got stronger and I’m not scared to say no anymore.”, James aged 18 with Global Development Delay and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
“I was brave and went ghyll scrambling and got to the top.”, Christopher aged 8 with learning disabilities, severe verbal dyspraxia and Global Development Delay
“Before I joined Phab I was lonely and now I have met lots of new friends.” Chris
“I liked feeding the animals at the farm and I held a piglet in a blanket!” Hannah aged 15
“Thank you for taking me on the Phab Project. I felt proud and brave when I went down the tube slide.” Alice aged 8
“Phab has given me a huge part of my life back. I have learned to live and have fun with my life as it is now.”
And this is some of the feedback from families:
“A great chance to do things as a family that we wouldn’t be able to do and meet some other families in similar situations.”, parent of a 9 year old on Family Weekend
“Tom and Harry had lots of fun but came home with skills that will last them a lifetime.”, parent of 9 and 10 year old brothers with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, absence seizures, dyspraxia and speech disorder
“People are made to feel special and important. Sarah told me that she felt safe and cared for.”, parent of 16 year old with Micro Deletion Syndrome and mild learning disability
“The morning after Kelly came home she prepared and served her own breakfast and buttered her own toast. We watched in amazement as she asked nobody for help.”, parent of 16 year old with severe learning disabilities, delayed development and non verbal
“The Course Leader and all the volunteers made my son feel immediately at home and welcome when we arrived which inspired such confidence in us as parents.”, parent of 17 year old with Downs Syndrome and Autistic Spectrum Disorder
“Phab gives us a great chance to do things as a family that we wouldn’t be able to do and meet other families in similar situations.”