Charity offering vital services to vulnerable children in Glasgow faces closure

Afacility whichofferstherapytovulnerableandemotionallydamagedchildreninScotland’slargestcityhaswarneditisindangerofclosureafteritsfundingwaswithdrawn. TheNotreDameChildren’sCentreinGlasgowprovidesvitalsupporttoaround100familiescaringforchildrenwhohaveexperiencedtraumathroughabuse,neglectorbereavement. However,thecharityhaswarnedparentsthatitwillhavetoshutitsdoorswithin90daysafteritsmainincomestreams–providedbyGlasgowCityCouncilandNHSGreaterGlasgowandClyde–werecut. AlettersenttoparentsandcarersurgingthemtoputpressureoncouncillorsandMSPstoreversethedecisionstatesthatthecentrewillcloseon30thJuneunlessmoremoneycanbefound. ADVERTISEMENTThefacilityhasbeenrunningforalmost100yearsandfirstopeneditsdoorsinthecity’sWestEndin1931. NotreDameChildren’sCentrewasfoundedtorespondtotheneedsofextremelyvulnerablechildrenwhowereexperiencingpovertyanddeprivation. Atthetimetheworkdonewasinnovativeaspsychotherapyandpl