# YORK DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193370
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 2021
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1193370


## Contact

- **Address:** HOLLY COTTAGE, WHELDRAKE LANE, CROCKEY HILL, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO19 4SQ
- **Phone:** 0300 102 0321
- **Email:** contact@ydssg.org
- **Website:** ydssg.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN YORK IN PARTICULAR BY: (A)OFFERING PERSONAL SUPPORT TO NEW PARENTS OR PARENTS WITH AN ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS;(B)HOSTING A MONTHLY SESSION (THE 3-21 SATURDAY CLUB) WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME TOGETHER TO TALK AND PLAY;(C)THE PROVISION OF WEEKLY EARLY DEVELOPMENT GROUP’S FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO PRE-SCHOOL DELIVERED BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS;(D)THE PROVISION OF CHATTERBOX SESSIONS (WEEKLY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE GROUPS) DELIVERED BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE SPEECH;(E)SUPPORTING RESEARCH THAT IS DEDICATED TO ANY ASPECT OF LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, AND;(F)RAISING AWARENESS OF DOWN SYNDROME AND PROVIDING EDUCATION, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME FOR THEIR PARENTS/CARERS AND PROFESSIONALS.

**Activities:** We support families, health and education professionals, and individuals who&#x27;s lives are enlivened by those with a little extra chromosome...Down syndrome. Activities include 3-21, a monthly Saturday club where children can play and parents and carers can chat over coffee; Chatterbox, 3 Speech &amp; Language groups for children aged 0-11;  Professionals Network, supporting all professionals.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- North Yorkshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Adela Felicia Parzanese Guerrero |  | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| Barbara Lorraine Kerr |  | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| LAURA JAYNE SWALES |  | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| Sara Pay |  | Feb. 2, 2021 |
| THERESA JOANNE OLLERENSHAW |  | Feb. 2, 2021 |




