Founded in 1998, the Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association (BPCA) is a specialist voluntary organization working with people with multiple disabilities. The organization stated as a project to help Bangladeshi families of London Borough of Tower Hamlets who needed dependency care. Located in Bethnal Green and Plaistow, Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association provides culturally appropriate day service for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and sensory disabilities. BPCA offers various kinds of educational, social and leisurely activities. The center has fully equipped with training facility, state of art sensory room, arts and craft workshop and multipurpose activity rooms. All services of BPCA are available to adults of Bangladeshi and all minority and ethnic communities.
Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association provides both center based and community based service. Services can be tailored-made to fit the need of the individual. BPCA is committed to provide a learning, working and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all of its members are respected. All services are designed to help greater involvement of those who are disabled as well as their parents, care-givers or guardians.
Center Based Activities
- Safety Workshops: Health and safety, role play, awareness training
- Basic Skills Workshops: English classes, ESOL, basic math, numeracy classes
- Tech Skills Class: Use of modern technologies, smart phone, tablet,
- Discussion Groups: On health issues, women’s issues, personal hygiene
- Art and Craft
- Physiotherapy: Exercise, relaxation techniques, sensory therapy
- Music Workshop: Music, dance, singing with professional music tutor
- Cooking: Bangladeshi, English and Chinese Cuisine
- Computer Training: ICT Classes, Internet education
- Social Enterprise: social enterprise, small businesses, making stuffs
- Healthy Living: Cooking, health checks (eye test, dental check)
Community Based Activities
- Outdoor Sports: Football, swimming, bowling, canoeing, rebound and hydro therapy
- Fitness Gym
- Adult education and personal skills training
- Health and hygiene workshops focuses on personal hygiene
- Life Skills Training: Shopping, road safety, first aid, cleaning
- Gardening
- Social Activities: Prayers, picnic, interaction with communities
- Performance Art: Music, dance, live singing and rehearsals
- Recreational and Educational: Visits to museums, art galleries, movie theaters
- Art Therapy
Management Committee/Trustees
Anwar Ali (Chairperson)
Abdul Bari (Treasurer)
Saleha Khanom (Trustee)
Tony Hardie (Trustee)
Anwar Ali (Trustee)
Jubeda Khatun (Trustee)
Jakia Sultana Jasmin (Trustee)
Akkas Ullah Miah (Trustee)
Bangladeshi Parents and Carers Association
Harold Centre, 170 Harold Road, Plaistow, London, E13 0SE