EX-MANCHESTER City star Paul Lake joined a party marking the latest milestone in the life of a haven for young people with complex healthcare needs.
The former Maine Road favourite was at the new Etihad Stadium to celebrate EAM Lodge, in Wythenshawe, becoming a Community Interest Company. The lodge provides day care, respite care and residential care in a home-from-home environment.
The club’s Chairman’s Lounge provided the back drop for founder Elizabeth Marland and her team to make merry, along with young people from EAM Care Group, their families and guests from every sector.
In 2005, with her nursing background and 31 years’ experience in nursing, Elizabeth identified a need for children and young people with complex healthcare requirements.
She embarked on finding a home and procuring the resources needed. Her first, EAM House in Partington, opened in February 2006. This grew due to demand from five to eight beds, providing a much-needed service to children and families.
Two years ago she opened the four-bed EAM Lodge in Wythenshawe.
Elizabeth said: “With support from my team I have been able to take EAM Lodge to its next logical stage, which is to move the business into a Community Interest Company, which means charitable status of a kind. We will now be in a position to apply for funding to further enrich the lives of the young people in our care.”
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