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Friends Action North East is a grassroots community charity supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to make and keep positive friendships.
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, self-motivated...
Ant and Dec's Saturday night takeaway is back and we want to hear from you!
Do you know a family in the North East of England who really deserves a treat?
Do you know a family that has overcome a big challenge and have used their experience to help...
How to Create a Backyard Sanctuary for Kids with Disabilities
Children of all abilities and needs should have room to play and explore their world. In fact, play is so important for a child’s development that the United Nations declared play is a human...
Do you currently support or know someone with a Learning Disability, Autism or PMLD who enjoys music,singing,performing,playing instruments?
The Pool of Sound is a specialist music project based in Byker Community Centre which provides music activities...
Firecracker films Scotland are currently looking for people to take part in their series – ideally couples, families, friends and business partners – anyone whose relationships are being impacted by money matters, and who would love the opportunity to...
Can you spare a few hours a week to support a young person at risk of offending or reoffending?
Stripped of Our Human Rights
To coincide with national action taking place in London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton and Leeds 'Skills for People' will stage a protest at Grey’s Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, on Wednesday the 26th of June at 12pm –...
LDD Provision at Westgate College
We offer a range of programmes
from Pre-entry to Level 2 focusing
on independent living skills, social
and community involvement and
work experience:
• Beginners Cookery
• Art
• Work
• Independent Living
• Sport and...
'No where to go' is a collaborative project between researchers from across the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University and Carers Northumberland.
They examined the difficulties disabled people and their carers experienced...
Among other work-life skills, Easton, 23, who is on the autism spectrum, learned the key to surviving the bone-chilling winds from Lake Michigan: layering.
“Moving from Georgia to Chicago was pretty different. It was definitely a transition,” Easton said...
A group of enthusiastic children from Chester are to take on a sponsored dance challenge as part of a national campaign to improve support for children with autism.
The challenge will take place as part of the regular Rhythm Time classes and the children...