APPC-Leiria

Founded in 2000, APPC-Leiria is a non-profit association based in Leiria, Portugal working on disability, health, children & youth.

APPC-Leiria is a non-profit association founded in 2000 by parents of children, young people and adults with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions. It is a Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS) with public utility status. Its Rehabilitation Centre in Leiria provides ambulatory therapeutic and social support, including physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, psychomotricity, hydrotherapy, hippotherapy, music therapy, dance and family support services. Users come mainly from the districts of Leiria and Santarém. The association also runs awareness and fundraising campaigns and a parents' support network.