Southampton MENCAP
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Southampton MENCAP | |
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| Name of Organisation: | Southampton MENCAP |
| Headline: | Southampton MENCAP seeks to improve the lives of people of all ages with learning disabilities and their families or carers living in Southampton |
| What We Do: | Provides a variety of services including a wide range of age appropriate leisure activities for children/young people and adults, summer programme of activities, open meetings/carers lunches, and information and advice Works with statutory authorities and other voluntary organisations to identify and deliver services and to monitor, assess and research gaps in services.
 Southampton Mencap has been awarded the PAT Mark for it's Junior and Teen Holiday Schemes.
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| Area: | Southampton |
| Wards: | Portswood |
| Town: | Southampton |
| Address: | Southampton Mencap
187a Portswood Road Southampton Hants |
| Postcode: | SO17 2NF |
| Contact Person: | Alex Iles |
| Telephone: | 023 80584088
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| Email: | admin@southamptonmencap.co.uk |
| Website: | www.southamptonmencap.org |
| Services Offered: | Southampton Mencap operates a number of well-established evening and weekend club activities, as well as some holiday playschemes.
Above all, the clubs offer members the opportunity to socialise and enjoy themselves, meeting up with their friends on a regular basis within a supportive environment. All clubs continue to prove extremely popular amongst members and their families or carers and there is excellent take-up of these activities, which clearly indicates a level of demand. MENCAP provide yPod, which is available to Southmapton families enrolled on the Buzz Network. The Service offers direct support for children with disabilities or additional needs. It also actively promotes the inclusion of children and young people living in Southampton into their local mainstream after-school clubs and leisure activities. |
| Disability Type: | General Support, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Down's Syndrome, Dyspraxia, Learning Disabilities, Speech and Language, Other Local Support Groups |
| Pat Mark Status: | Not Yet Applied For
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| Related Topics: | Play and Leisure, Transition, Early Support 0-5 years, Therapies and Therapists, Support
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| Related Organisations: | Buzz Network, Mencap, A-buzz Parent Carer Forum
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