Award-winning social enterprise and charity, Sensational Kids, has been awarded €40,000 from the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal Fund by Community Foundation Ireland.
This generous grant will fund a number of therapy programmes for disadvantaged children, delivering expert-led intervention at a critical developmental stage, helping to change children’s lives for good. The therapy programmes will be facilitated across Sensational Kids’ Child Development Centres in Kildare, Cork, Mayo and Monaghan.
Karen Leigh, Founder & CEO, Sensational Kids, said: “This funding will provide life-changing early intervention therapy for children with additional needs, helping them develop essential skills, build resilience and improve their mental and physical wellbeing. Without timely support, these children face lifelong barriers to communication, learning and independence, increasing family stress and reliance on public services. Early intervention prevents challenges from escalating, empowering children to reach their full potential.”
“We are very grateful that the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal and Community Foundation Ireland have confidence in us to deliver for families and children across many communities in Ireland,” concluded Karen Leigh.
The organisation currently operates Child Development Centres in Kildare, Cork, Mayo and Monaghan. Sensational Kids has directly supported over 10,000 children from all over Ireland through their Child Development Centres. Sensational Kids’ mission is to ensure that no child is left waiting for life-changing therapeutic support.
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For further information:
Claire Keane 087 121 4140 claire@sensationalkids.ie
Notes to Editors:
About RTE Toy Show Appeal
Inspired by children, the RTE Toy Show Appeal works to bring the magic of the Late Late Toy Show to every child in Ireland. By funding essential support, health, wellbeing, play and creativity we aim to change children’s lives for good.
The donations to the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal, are received and managed by registered charity, Community Foundation Ireland (RCN: 20044886) with whom we work in partnership. For more information about Community Foundation Ireland, please see here: Community Foundation Ireland – For change. For better. For all.
The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal has raised over €26 million for children’s charities across the island of Ireland to date.
About Sensational Kids
Sensational Kids is a social enterprise and charity founded in 2007, dedicated to providing affordable and accessible developmental assessments and therapies to children and adolescents with additional needs. The organisation currently operates Child Development Centres in Kildare, Cork, Mayo and Monaghan. Sensational Kids has directly supported over 10,000 children from all over Ireland through their child development centres. Sensational Kids mission is to ensure that no child is left waiting for life-changing therapeutic support. For their impact story https://www.sensationalkids.ie/our-impact/impact-report-2023/ and for further information on Sensational Kids go to website: www.sensationalkids.ie.