Tottenham charity Kith and Kids: supporting families who have children with a learning disability or autism

Have just been reading up a bit more about the Tottenham charity Kith and Kids who regularly advertise their inclusive dance and yoga sessions on the site.

I found this report from the TJ about a recent football tournament arranged for their football team for young adults and thought HOL-ers might be interested in the work that they do. 

Thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery Fund, Tottenham-based charity Kith & Kids were able to start a football club for young adults with autism or learning disabilities, supported by volunteers.

To get the ball rolling, long-time supporters of the charity, Navigant Consulting, arranged a five-a-side tournament at Tottenham Powerleague, providing six teams to give the Kith & Kids boys an opportunity to develop their football skills.

Kith & Kids coach Rich Pickup said: “It was an enjoyable event and really useful to point out to our guys the skills areas they need to concentrate on over the next few months.

“They did not win, but playing matches in a real tournament has boosted their confidence beyond anything we could have hoped for so early on in their development as a team”.

Kith & Kids’ football club welcomes more team members including volunteers who can share their skills and enjoyment of ‘the beautiful game’ with those who need some support to get involved.

The charity also welcomes new participants and volunteers to their new yoga and dance/exercise activities.

For more information on the charity’s activities call: 020 8801 7432 or visit: www.kithandkids.org.uk

Noticed that they have an online Christmas shop in case people want to support a local charity in their Christmas card purchases this year.

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