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About FIRSTHAND LOTHIAN

A charity which supports families with one or more children with disabilites living in Edinburgh. We support and encourage children to achieve their personal goals and sustainable change through the delivery of 1:1 tailored support provided for 6-9 months will be in mainstream education, albeit struggling. Weekly sessions start and end at the family home and are delivered at a time ( usually on a Friday afyernoon, Saturday or Sunday which enables the whole family to benefit. We also offer support to parent carers, delivering a weekly range of health and wellbeing sessions and creating opportunities for parenymt / carers opportunities to come together and support and learn from their experiences as well as 1:1 support for parents who need some short term suppot to help them achieve a personal goal, explore andtake up leisure and other activitiesof interest which improves their mood, confidence and well being and helps them to meet other who have shared interests - reducing social isolation.