Case studies

John's story

John is 13 years old and has been coming to ELHAP from the age of 5. He has Down Syndrome and a chronic heart condition. John loves every aspect of ELHAP. He often puts his pyjamas on at lunchtime the day before a trip to ELHAP in the hope that, if he goes to bed, he will wake up and it will be time to go! Read more

Toby's story

Toby is 22 years old. He is a bright but severely autistic young man with many complex needs including OCD, minimal verbal language and challenging behaviour. Toby started attending ELHAP when he was 7 and regularly attended our holiday and Saturday play-schemes for the next 11 years. He flourished at ELHAP, enjoying the open space, the chance to build new friendships and the regular outings to local parks, the swimming pool. Read more

Latest

Playworkers (Orchard & Bridge Projects) vacancies

We are seeking two to three Playworkers for our pioneering ELHAP Orchard and Bridge Projects (we are open to applications for working one to five days per week).
About ELHAP

ELHAP provides adventure play opportunities to children and young people with disabilities and complex care needs, from all over North East London and Essex.
School visits

Would you like to bring a class group to ELHAP for an adventure play session? We offer morning and afternoon sessions during term time.
Adventure Play For All - Playscheme

Our Playscheme operates throughout all the school holidays and alternate Saturdays, for children aged between 6 and 18.

Casual Playworkers Vacancies

We are on the search for passionate and enthusiastic playworkers to join the wonderful staff team at ELHAP! As a playworker, you can expect to play all day and ensure that our children and young with very diverse care and support needs have the best possible day!
ELHAP services

We don't believe that "one size fits all" - people and families have diverse and changing needs. This is why we offer a wide array of unique projects.
Vacancies and roles

We have a fantastic and dedicated team of over 100 people employed in different jobs. ELHAP is a professional organisation that attracts people from different backgrounds but with a common passion and determination to help improve the quality of life for each and every person using ELHAP services.
How to apply

How to apply to become a volunteer at ELHAP
Roles and opportunities

We have lots of volunteer opportunities at ELHAP...There is a role for everyone so please apply to volunteer at ELHAP!
Stay and Play

Children and young people with disabilities can attend ELHAP through our 'Stay and Play' scheme.
Support ELHAP

We need your support now! It is only with the generosity of people like you that we are able to support hundreds of children, young people and adults with disabilities and additional needs from across East London and Essex, each year. We now have more families than ever before in need of our support.
Why volunteer

Volunteer at ELHAP and make a real difference. There are so many reasons to volunteer at ELHAP, including to gain valuable work experience, develop your confidence and self-esteem, improve your CV and your employability as well as to enhance your UCAS application.
ELHAP Bridge

ELHAP Bridge can offer short term placements to “bridge the gap” for some of the children and young people left without school, college or day service provision due to Coronavirus. It may be particularly suitable for children & young people who are not in education or training, whose school place may be at risk.
The difference we make

ELHAP's services enable children and young people to experience the magic, freedom, creativity, fun and challenges of inclusive adventure play. These experiences impact on our service users in so many positive ways.