Down Syndrome Centre
Down Syndrome Centre (DSC) is a registered charity in Ireland.[1] It was set up in 2002 by parents of children with Down syndrome. The aim of the charity is to establish support centres in Ireland which provide a range of support services.[2]
In 2017, the charity opened a centre in Cork (DSC Cork),[3] and also has facilities in Portlaoise (DSC Midlands) and in Carrickmacross (DSC North East).[4][5]
Other initiatives include the development of a website with news and information relating to Down syndrome.[6] The charity, working in conjunction with the National Children's Hospital in Tallaght, recruited Ireland's first Down syndrome liaison nurse in 2009 - to provide information to parents of newly born children with Down syndrome in Dublin's maternity hospitals.[7]
The charity holds a number of fundraising events during the year, which includes golf classics, a "Strawberry Ball", "Laughternoon", a Christmas lunch and a "Buy My Dress" program – a sale of over 1000 used high street and designer dresses that have been donated by Irish people.[8][9]
References
- "Search the Register - Down Syndrome Centre Limited". charitiesregulator.ie. Charities Regulator. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Addressing levels of care". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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- "Cork's Down Syndrome Centre: A place where children can thrive". echolive.ie. The Echo. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with Down syndrome Centre Midlands". laoistoday.ie. Laois Today. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "DSC Centres". downsyndromecentre.ie. Down Syndrome Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Down Syndrome Centre website". downsyndromecentre.ie.
- "Teaching parents to accept". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Dress sale to raise cash for Down Syndrome Centre". The Kerryman. Independent News & Media. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2020. Cite has empty unknown parameter:
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(help) - "'Buy My Dress' and help Down Syndrome". Gorey Guardian. Independent News & Media. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2020.