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WE WON AND THE FUNDING FOR AIMING HIGH IS FULLY SECURED!! THIS IS A MASSIVE VICTORY FOR OUR KIDS AND I AM BEYOND THRILLED THAT WE KEPT THESE VITAL SERVICES OPEN!!

March 1, 2011

Stop Proposed Cuts to the Funding for Aiming High for Disabled Children - (Surrey County Council)

Stop Proposed Cuts to the Funding for Aiming High for Disabled Children - (Surrey County Council)

🏆 Won — 274 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 8 months ago

We are parents, family and friends of disabled children within Surrey. We understand that the following proposed cuts:-  

 

  • Of the £4 million fund for Aiming High for Disabled Children being withdrawn by the Government 
  • Government funding cuts under the Comprehensive Spending Review will remove a further £60 million from Surrey's services. 
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     If you apply these cuts directly, this will have a severe and direct impact on your responsibility to provide short break services like those of Aiming High for Disabled Children's and reduce your capacity to provide funding for any playschemes, holiday schemes, short breaks and opportunities for our young people to have their voices heard - all of which are essential to the development, education and social needs of our disabled children, young people and their families.

     

    We strongly believe that our disabled children and young people have a right (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) to have their voices, opinions and needs both heard and recognised. Please add your name, address and lend your support to our cause so that together we can try to save these services which mean so much to our disabled children and young people within Surrey.

    Updates

    Reached 250 supporters

    January 23, 2011

    Reached 100 supporters

    December 12, 2010

    6 Comments

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    Sarah Taylor
    15 years ago Featured

    These kids rely on these schemes to even have a social life. The council needs to find money elsewhere instead of targeting the most vulnerable people in surrey.

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    Mark Sutton
    15 years ago Featured

    Need to protect these services at all costs. how are these families supposed to cope without support???

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    Dave Alvarez
    15 years ago Featured

    Absolute disgrace. my nephew uses these services and they are a lifeline for the whole family. stop the cuts now.

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    Jemma Walton
    15 years ago Featured

    my daughter loves the holiday club. it is the only time she gets to hang out with friends and feel normal. dont do this.

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    Tom Mills
    15 years ago Featured

    Short sighted and cruel. these cuts will just cost the council more in the long run anyway.

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    Claire Murphy
    15 years ago Featured

    Taking this away will literally ruin lives. have you no shame???