Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in People with learning disabilities

This charity improves the quality of life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) through multi-sensory theatre in theatres and multi-sensory educational services in education settings. The charity is also dedicated to the promotion of awareness and the visibility of people with PMLD.

Lawnmowers is a learning disabled-led company which provides rich and varied cultural training for people with learning difficulties. Programmes address social and educational issues, accessibility, sustainability, participation, enjoyment and building futures. All of our services relate directly to needs identified by learning disabled people.

HALTON SPEAK OUT was founded in 2001. We converted to a CIO in November 2016. We continue to support individuals with learning disabilities and other vulnerable people by offering a wide range of services including self advocacy, person centred planning, employment opportunities, training, peer advocacy, dramatic and visual arts education and participation.

ALAG provides invaluable social support to high functioning but vulnerable adults on the autism spectrum. We support individuals to understand their diagnosis and provide the social and emotional support essential to their well-being. ALAG offers information, advice and guidance to our members and associates, supporting them to access services and engage in their community.

We run a weekly day service provision for adults with learning disabilities and social clubs for adults & children. We also hire out our premises to other learning disability groups.

Club Soda works with people who have learning disabilities and autism. They deliver workshops in music making and DJing and produces live events which showcase the talents of members and other artists with learning disabilities and autism. Gig Buddies Croydon is a project run by Club Soda that aims to make makes music and night-time entertainment accessible to people with learning disabilities.

Arts 4 Wellbeing is a day opportunity service in South Tyneside for people with learning disabilities, mild to moderate mental health. We provide a warm relaxed and safe environment for our users, it enables members to participate in creative activities, to promote personal growth reduce social exclusion and provide them with effective therapeutic services whilst working towards increased recovery

ASD Family Help provides information, activities and support for autistic or neurodiverse individuals or those with learning difficulties (plus their parents, carers or professionals), within Wokingham, West Berkshire (England) & Pembrokeshire (Wales).

EQUALS is a national organisation that endeavours to ensure high standards of education for pupils with learning difficulties. EQUALS main activities involve organising national conferences, best practice workshops, producing curriculum guidance materials and resources for teachers, setting up curriculum workshops for teachers and providing consultancy to individual schools and Local Authorities.

Providing supported employment opportunities for adults and young people with learning disabilities and autism.

The Shaw Centre provides day care for adults with learning disabilities who are Manchester residents. The centre aims to provide activities that encourage social interaction, a healthy lifestyle and integration into the local community. Activities provided include Tai Chi, Swimming, Percussion, outings, zumba, the gym and socialising.

To make a positive contribution to the lives of people with learning disabilities or complex needs, through the provision of a meaningful experience of work and the development of social and life skills, whilst showing the general public and wider community what can be achieved within an inclusive culture and empowering environment.

Through delivering a range of creative activities Suffolk Artlink improves the quality of life for older people in care, older people living independently, people suffering from dementia and mental ill health, people with learning difficulties, young people in areas with high deprivation indices, young people at risk of exclusion and children in hospital and hospices.

Spare Tyre uses and makes theatre that enables voiceless communities and individuals to share and celebrate their untold stories transforming lives and challenging prejudice.We currently work with older people, adults with learning disabilities, people with advanced dementia, women who have experienced violence, and disenfranchised and economically communities across London and beyond.

We provide for social activities, lunch time meals for over 50's, coffee bar, a day centre for elderly clients, suffering for incapacity and dementia and learning difficulties which provides, bathing, social activities and friendship.

Full day care nursery for children aged 2 - 5 years, open each weekday from 08.00 to 18.00 for 50 weeks of the year. It also provides morning/afternoon sessions which are funded. Children come fron the local estate and surrounding area. It supports a number of children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and a number of children who speak English as an additional language.

We provide residential care for people who have learning difficulties or other handicaps.

Community cafe offering supported training and employment opportunities for young people with learning disabilities. Also organising ancillary social events for young people with disabilities.

Providing support and meaningful activities for children, young people and young adults form age 5 to 25 who have a diagnosis of an Autistic Spectrum condition and or related conditions.We are based in Wrexham borough but we welcome people from Denbighsire, Shropshire and Flintshire and Cheshire.

Provision of activities and services for the benefit of adults with learning disabilities, autism and other related disabilities in the Oldham, Tameside and Rochdale areas of Greater Manchester.

Opening Doors is a user led organisation run by people with learning difficulties for people with learning difficulties. Our mission is for all adults with learning difficulties in Norfolk to be confident individuals, controlling their own lives and making their own decisions, with support from people they trust. Opening Doors provides training and other services to professionals, and others.

An activity centre for adults and children with learning disabilities.

Equalities-led organisation supporting Neurodivergent people in Bristol & the Southwest.Supporting the parents/carers of Neurodivergent children. Supporting Neurodivergent people and their families. Provision of family &wellbeing activities for families of Neurodivergent children& young people.Training,information and support for Neurodivergent people and professionals working in the field

Our charity, The Friends of Delamere School, is in existence to raise funds for Delamere School, a school for children with severe and profound learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders and complex medical needs.

Voice of the Child is a child contact and family support centre working to empower and strengthen families.We also provide respite care and sensory aid (through our sensory facility) to individuals with special needs and or learning difficulties.