Community Resource Project (360G-EssexCF-A505327)

To employ a Family Support Manager to work with carers of people with a learning disability and provide work experience supervision for clients in the Braintree District

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 9820
Amount Awarded 9800
Award Date 2019-03-29T00:00:00+00:00
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code E01021350
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type LSOA
Beneficiary Location: Name Braintree 009A
Grant Programme: Code 2018/19
Grant Programme: Title Multiple Funding
Impact Category Maximise ability to strengthen community cohesion and build social capacity
Last Modified 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Duration (months) 12
Planned Dates: End Date 2020-04-09T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2019-04-09T00:00:00+00:00
Primary age group Adults (26 – 65)
Primary beneficiary People with learning difficulties
Primary ethnicity All Ethnicities
Primary issue Stronger communities/Community support and development
Recipient Org: Charity Number 237956
Recipient Org: Description Braintree District Mencap was formed in 1955 to help people with a learning disability and their families. Braintree Mencap want a world where people with a learning disability and their families are valued, listened to, treated equally and included with the opportunity to make independent choice to fulfil their ambitions with regards to what they want to do and achieve for themselves and their family members. For children with a learning disability aged 5-19 years we offer Ofsted registered activities every Saturday and during the school holidays designed in consultation with the young people themselves. These sessions provide much needed respite for carers to have time for themselves and to spend time with their other children - sometimes referred to as 'young carers'. We also run 'whole family' activities so that parents can spend time with all their children without the needs of the child with a disability getting in the way. We run classes and clubs during the week for adults with a learning disability both within Charles Leeks House and support people to access community resources that most of us take for granted. We work with other organisation to help them to make their services more accessible to people with a learning disability by providing information and support. These activities have an enormous impact upon reducing social isolation and for many people living semi independently within the community or a carer of someone with a learning disability is a regular 'touchpoint' with someone who is interested in their wellbeing. We know that people with a learning disability and their carers struggle to navigate the health, social care and benefits systems; and they struggle to know where to go to for help with this. As a trusted friendly face Braintree Mencap is in an ideal position to help people with these issues
Recipient Org: Web Address http://www.braintreemencap.org.uk