Summer trip to Butlins Minehead (360G-SomersetCF-A420701)

£1,000

Summer trip to Butlins Minehead

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 2545.5
Amount Awarded 1000
Award Date 2016-11-02T00:00:00+00:00
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code E01029318
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type LSOA
Beneficiary Location: Name Taunton Deane 006E
Grant Programme: Code September 16
Grant Programme: Title Grants to Groups
Impact Category Promote reduction of isolation and disadvantage and access to local services
Last Modified 2017-10-19T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Duration (months) 2
Planned Dates: End Date 2017-09-01T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-07-24T00:00:00+00:00
Primary age group All Ages
Primary beneficiary Children and Young People
Primary ethnicity All Ethnicities
Primary issue Social inclusion and fairness
Recipient Org: Charity Number 1081446
Recipient Org: Description ESCAPE SUPPORT GROUP is a Somerset based charity that provides activities, days out, events and mini-breaks for children with disabilities and their families.  Did you know…. There are 770,00 disabled children under the age of 16 in the UK. That equates to 1 child in 20. Disability Rights Commission, July 2008 Nearly all of them - 99.1% - live at home with their families - Contact a Family 34% live in households where there is no adult in paid work, compared with 18% of children who are not sick or disabled – Contact a Family It costs up to three times as much to raise a disabled child as it does to raise a child without disabilities - Contact a Family ESCAPE recognises the need for families to have opportunities to spend quality time doing fun things together – not just the child with the disability. Families often find themselves, through no fault of their own, excluded, mis-understood, and, sometimes, subject to prejudice, simply because of the additional needs of their child(ren). We aim to redress that balance by empowering and enabling families - allowing them the opportunity to visit locations, experience events, and participate in activities which might otherwise be unavailable to them. Having a child with a disability can often be isolating, and stressful. Not only are families coping with the day to day (sometimes 24/7) care of their children, they are often having to deal with the ‘system’ to ensure the best outcomes for them - e.g. Health, Education, Social Care, Benefit Entitlements. Siblings, too, often have to miss out on things and are often classified as young carers, but through joining ESCAPE members are surrounded by like minded families who know, and can empathise with, what it is like to have a child with specific needs within the family, and can feel relaxed in company where they don’t feel they have to justify themselves or their children. They can just be themselves and have fun, which promotes emotional wellbeing for all. Our remit is to provide fun activities, allowing the children the opportunity to experience a positive childhood where they are integrated fully, and are able to share experiences that will enhance and enrich their lives, which other children and families often take for granted. These activities boost morale, increase confidence and self-esteem, improve social skills, decrease behavioural difficulties and develop and strengthen friendships.   Everything ESCAPE does is heavily subsidised – our aim is to cover 50% of costs - to ensure affordability for everyone, and excellent value for money. We often provide transport (including wheelchair accessible vehicles) to and from the locations ensuring the day is as stress free as possible for our members. This subsidy is made possible through ESCAPE’s own fundraising, numerous grant applications and from the support of many local individuals and organisations. There is no “criteria” for joining ESCAPE, other than having a child who has a disability, learning difficulties, or specific individual needs, within the family - we therefore support a wide spectrum of needs and currently provide support to over 150 families. Escape also run a monthly Hub Club, currently funded by Children In Need, to allow families to drop in and spend time doing activities together...for example, crafts, cookery, and playing games. Parents get the opportunity to meet other members, and the children make friends. Often families will meet up outside of these sessions for play dates and to support each other. Activities and events specifically for our parents and carers, are also arranged, providing them with respite from the often physically and mentally demanding life that caring for a disabled child entails.
Recipient Org: Web Address http://www.escapesupportgroup.com