Kangaroos – Siblings and Parents Carers
Kangaroos family and sibling programmes to provide respite and support for those with a disabled family member.
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Kangaroos – Siblings and Parents Carers
Kangaroos family and sibling programmes to provide respite and support for those with a disabled family member.
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Kangaroos – TEEN SCENE
TeenScene is a youth club for teenagers aged from 12 to 18 held at the Kangaroos Hub in Wivelsfield on Tuesday evenings. Activities include crafts, movie nights and board games. This group is relatively small and consistent, which helps young people to quickly settle and feel comfortable in a supportive environment.
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Kangaroos – ALLSORTS
Allsorts is an after-school club for children aged from 8 to 14 on Mondays. Each term, there group explores a new theme. Most recently, Allsorts has been taking forest school lessons and exploring the outdoors!
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Kangaroos – CHAMPIONS
Champions is an after-school club held on Thursdays at the Kangaroos Hub for children aged 6 to 12 with severe learning disabilities. Attendees enjoy a range of activities including crafts and cooking, as well as occasional trips out in the local area.
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Kangaroos – PALS
PALS is a weekly Saturday and Holiday play scheme for children aged 6 to 12, based at The Ashenground Community Centre in Haywards Heath. PALS runs throughout the year offering in-house activities and trips out. All activities are tailored to the children’s needs. Activities include themed days at base, such as space, transport or sensory play, and trips out to a wide range of venues including farms, sensory rooms, theme parks and inclusive playgrounds.
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Kangaroos – STARS
Support, Time, Activities, Respect, Sensory (STARS) – is a weekend and holiday club for children and young people aged 6+ with complex medical needs and limited mobility, including epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, visual and hearing impairments, gastrostomy feeds, catheterisation and complex feeding needs. STARS runs throughout the year from the Ashenground Centre in Haywards Heath where they provide sensory equipment, switch adapted toys, musical instruments, cooking equipment, specialist seating, and a range of computers and iPads with tailored software and hardware. Trips out include fully accessible outward bounds days, from rock climbing, adapted skiing, wheelchair ice skating and dancing, to wheelchair friendly speed boats and visits to accessible playgrounds, as well as overnight residentials.
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Rose Road Association – Young Adult day services
This provision is for college leavers and young adults aged 24-26 who feel most comfortable having a regular base to attend. It is run in the building next door to the Bradbury Centre and blends the feel of an education setting alongside giving our young adults access to community activities.
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Rose Road Association – Community Outreach
The Outreach Service provides individually tailored support and appropriate activities for children or young adults with complex physical and learning disabilities, and autism. Activities are led by the interests of the young person and involve activities and visits to places in the community as well as domiciliary (at home) care. They provide: One-to-one quality time with young people at home or in the community. Support for young people to attend youth clubs, groups or play schemes. Help for young adults to experience activities such as the cinema, bowling, shopping trips or a night out with friends. Support for young people to attend appointments. Provision of a few hours respite so parents/carers can spend time on their own or with siblings. Provision of personal care. A coordinator will come and visit you to discuss the service and agree a care plan that will be personal to you and outline how we can meet your individual needs.
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Brent Play Association
The centre has suitable adaptations for children and, young people and young adults who have a wide range of special needs. The centre includes a hall, video/TV and art room ,a fully-fitted kitchen, outside garden area, and sensory room. The centre offers a varied programme of activities which includes music, dance, drama, IT, arts and crafts, yoga, sports, special events and off-site activities to places of interest.
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SENSE Family Centre (Peterborough)
SENSE centres offer a place for people with complex disabilities to build connections by developing communication skills and independence, meeting other people, being creative with arts and crafts and taking part in sport and exercise – all supported by skilled, specialist staff.
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FTM Dance (Notts)
FTM Dance is a performing arts respite service for young people with learning difficulties, additional needs, neurodiverse abilities, and various complex medical conditions. They offer an array of music-based activities: dance, drama, singing, instruments as well as creative therapies, yoga, arts and crafts, sensory games and activities, messy play and so much more! They provide service users with fun inclusive sessions in a safe, secure environment with 1-1 or 2-1 support , helping families with much needed respite. Their support staff are highly skilled and trained in disability and medical related aspects such as moving and handling, enteral feeding, epilepsy, colostomy, personal care and managing challenging behaviours.
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SENSE Family Centre
SENSE centres offer a place for people with complex disabilities to build connections by developing communication skills and independence, meeting other people, being creative with arts and crafts and taking part in sport and exercise – all supported by skilled, specialist staff.
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