TGP Cymru receives grant from North Wales Freemasons
Sarah Durrant, director of advocacy at TGP Cymru, said: "We're very grateful to have received this generous grant from the North Wales Freemasons.
"We have first-hand experience of how beneficial communication passports are, not only to individual children but also to their wider family.
"We are excited to be able to expand our service so that even more children and families can benefit from this much-needed service."
(Image: Supplied) The grant will enable the creation of 60 new communication passports and the updating of 40 existing ones over the next two years.
It will also allow the service to expand into Wrexham and Anglesey, building on work already underway in Denbighshire, Flintshire, Conwy and Gwynedd.
Communication passports are personalised booklets created in collaboration with the child, their family, and professionals.
They present key information in a clear and accessible way, using photos and symbols.
Details include what the child likes and dislikes, what might cause distress, how best to support them, preferred foods, interests, and activities.
The passports help ensure that new teachers, medical staff, or other professionals can quickly understand and support the child's individual needs.
(Image: Supplied) One child described their passport as a "comfort blanket," knowing that staff at a new school would better understand their feelings and challenges.
Around 94 per cent of parents and carers said the passports helped others understand their child more quickly and effectively.
Phil James, chairman of North Wales Freemasons Charity, said: "I'm very pleased we've been able to help TGP Cymru with their hugely important project helping children with communication difficulties.
"Communication passports will make sure new teachers and other carers they encounter as they grow up will understand their specific needs and preferences.
"This will give both parents and children much-needed certainty that previous progress will be acknowledged and built upon."
The grant will also support TGP Cymru's Give EVERY Child a Voice campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by children with communication needs.
The funding was provided through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, supported by Freemasons, their families, and friends across England and Wales.
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