| Name: | Parent Action NI |
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| About: | Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise organisation |
| Address: | 71A Minerstown Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 8LS |
| Primary Contact | Ms Orla Fitzsimons |
| Email: | orlaparentaction@gmail.com |
| Telephone: | 07752303854 |
| Mobile: | 07752303854 |
| Location(s): | Antrim, Armagh, Derry~Londonderry, Down, East Belfast, Fermanagh, Greater Belfast, North Belfast, South Belfast, Tyrone, West Belfast |
| Clause(s): | Business development and knowledge sharing, Community engagement events, Equality, diversity and inclusion strategy for the contract, Fair work policy, Health and wellbeing initiatives, Human rights / modern slavery, In-work progression and skills development for staff, Initiatives to Enhance the Employability of Young People, Initiatives to reduce or prevent Health Related inequalities, Micro enterprises in the supply chain, Paid employment, Paid employment for education leavers, Paid employment for long term unemployed, Skills development and educational attainment, Support for the VCSE sector, Use of social enterprises in the supply chain |
| Priorities: | Children and young people, People from deprived areas, People in or leaving education, People who are at risk of Digital Exclusion, People who are considered to be disadvantaged in the labour market, People who are long-term unemployed, People who need support with mental or physical wellbeing, People with a disability, Women from socially deprived areas |
| Profile: |
Parent Action NI is an award winning social enterprise, set up for parent carers, and led by parent carers since 2014 in Northern Ireland. Parent carers are the parents of babies, children, young people and adults with additional needs/disabilities. There are estimated to be over 400,000 parent carers in Northern Ireland (Census 2011; Contact UK; 2017). Parent Action NI seeks to promote and protect the human rights of children, young people and adults with disabilities/additional needs, in their receipt of vital public services, through the empowerment of their parent carers as advocates. We have coproduced with our parent carer members, a parent peer advocacy service, Parent Action Connects, staffed by parent carers as Independent Family Advocates, who are trained and experienced in Independent Advocacy Support. Parent Action Connects services are delivered online via the Zoom platform, and make visible the lived experiences of parent carers trying to access vital public services (community health care, social care, education support, welfare benefits, appropriate housing) for their children and themselves. Parent Action Connects also gives voice to children and adults with disabilities/additional needs, who are at significant risk of being ignored, excluded from support, services and their communities, and prevented from reaching their full potential. |
71A Minerstown Road, Downpatrick, County Down, BT30 8LS