Families Empowering Families
Plumtree is more than a service provider. Our parent-led Now & Next community supports families and advocates change in disability. Plumtree has been finding new ways to support families who […]
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Annual Now & Next conference inspires
Now and Next has created an empowered and knowledgeable community with expertise to share. In 2017 we held the inaugural Now and Next conference at Plumtree. Themed “By Families, For
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Global recognition for Australian peer to peer parenting program
The Australian-developed, Now and Next™ peer to peer program has taken centre stage as part of the International Initiative for Disability Leadership Conference (IIDL) in Washington DC this week. The
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Explaining our Theory of Change
Now & Next is a capacity-building initiative for families of young children with a disability or developmental delay and co-designed with them. This Theory of Change visual explains the practical
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Now & Next: Capacity building through family leadership, peer work and education
Sylvana Mahmic, CEO, Plumtree Children’s Services, was invited to speak as a Keynote at the New Zealand Disability Support Network 2018 Annual Conference. You can read the full speech here.
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How to create a good life for our children
In 2018 Nicole Buffoni, Plumtree Peer Worker, visited Ireland & Sweden to attend the International Initiative for Disability Leadership Conference. This journey created a shift in the hopes and dreams
