Sharon and Family Voice Hub team are delighted to celebrate Parents Weeks and the important role our parents/carers play in our Young Peoples lives.

This week sea are offering Autonomie Very Important Parents access to lots of complimentary social and self-care events to give you (parent carers) a much needed boost as the days get shorter.

Join in and meet other parents and enjoy some you time!

Events coming up this week:

Tuesday 19th Oct at 10am -Tea-Tastic Tuesday virtual Coffee Morning courtesy of Zoom

If you or someone you know is raising a child or young person with physical disabilities and allied additional needs, this weekly coffee morning is a great way to ease the realities of caring for a child/young adult with additional needs.

A great way to meet and chat with like-minded parents, share tips and enjoy some light-hearted chat over a cuppa.

To find out more and to join in, please email Sharon Quinn at sharon.autonomie@gmail.com

Thursday 21st Oct at 7:30pm – Yoga and Mindfulness courtesy of Zoom

Autonomie Very Important Parents raising a child or young person with additional needs you deserve a treat, so join in for some serious self-care and social time.

This Mindfulness session will be made up of a 40-minute Yoga Session emphasising on the benefits of yoga postures, breath work and relaxation techniques, followed by a 20 minute Mindfulness Session.

It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much and the past few i 18 months have been difficult for carers.

Mindfulness helps you pay more attention to the present moment, to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you.

These sessions will be delivered in an atmosphere of relaxed learning.

Yoga/Mindefulness teacher Orla McKeagney is a psychotherapist and a young people's counsellor.

With over 24 years of yoga experience, Orla currently teaches yoga classes in Namaste Yoga Centre in Belfast.

To find out more and to secure your place, please email Sharon Quinn, Family Voice Hub Co-Ordinator at sharon.autonomie@gmail.com

Saturday 23rd Oct at 12 noon – ‘Saturday Saunter’.

With this beautiful Autumnal weather, who needs an excuse for a walk!

Join Family Voice Hub’s Sharon Saturday 23rd Oct at 12 noon for the hub’s Saturday Saunter walking club.

The perfect opportunity for a stroll (or power walk) around Lisburn City when our Very Important Young People are at Lisburn Bowl aiming for a Strike.

Autonomie Very Important Parents what are you waiting for, grab your gutties and go.

A great way for a bit of exercise and a catch up.

To find out more and to register your interest please email Sharon at Sharon.autonomie@gmail.com

Drop-In Service

The hub helps parents raising a child with additional needs a listening ear and access to the right information and especially during this period of challenge for families.