Kith & Kids
3rd Floor
Haringey Irish Centre
Pretoria Road
Tottenham
London
N17 8DX
Tel: 020 8801 7432
Fax: 020 8885 3035
Web: www.kithandkids.org.uk
Best time to telephone: 10.00am - 6.00pm, Monday - Friday
Kith and Kids goal is to achieve empowerment and social inclusion for/with families who have one or more members with a disability.
Kith and Kids aims to:
- Provide support for the whole family.
- Seek information about, or help with educational, medical, or social issues.
- Organise weekend and evening activities and holiday projects for their members.
- Ensure representation for families and individuals by providing advocacy support.
- Enable members to have a full social life by developing and supporting friendship schemes.
- Assist the development of similar groups.
- Actively support social integration for members with disabilities.
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