Projects & Campaigns
Throughout the past year, we’ve achieved significant milestones by fostering collaboration, sparking innovation, and nurturing creativity, leading to a positive impact on our clients. Here are some of the noteworthy initiatives we undertook in 2024:
– We extended a warm welcome to a cohort of new professionals including social workers, student nurses, doctors, police officers, and clinical psychologists who dedicated their time to enhance their knowledge and skills in providing support to individuals with diverse needs.
– In collaboration with the Politics Project, we conducted workshops aimed at empowering our clients to harness their voting influence.
– Teaming up with Sandsend Community Arts Centre, we co-created stunning works of art, enriching our community with creativity and beauty.
– Our partnership with Papatango 2024 led to a successful playwright program, with one participant receiving a award for their outstanding work.
Short Breaks Are Back!
Thursday, 03 April 2025
Our short breaks are a fantastic opportunity for everyone to have fun, relax, and try something new!
We aim to make our trips inclusive for all, ensuring that everyone feels welcome and can take part in the activities.
- Published in What's New, Projects & Campaigns
March 2024 Newsletter – New Chapter for HF Mencap.
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
HF Mencap Newsletter March 24 vol. 3 – a new chapter for HF Mencap
- Published in Making a difference, Newsletter, Stories, Projects & Campaigns
Transitioning into the right care, at the right time in the right place – conference
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Parentsactive invite you to join our conference: Transitioning into the right care, at the right time in the right place 26th June 2023 9.30 am – 3.00pm West London College Gliddon Road, London, W14 9BL We welcome: Parents/carers of young adults (18 plus) with learning disabilities and/or autism/neurodiversity
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Easy Read-About Your Covid-19 Vaccine
Thursday, 04 March 2021
About the vaccine You can find out more about the coronavirus in the easy read guide: A guide to your coronavirus vaccination. And by law you should have reasonable adjustments made here is an easy read guide available HERE The coronavirus vaccine is a medicine that helps to keep people safe from coronavirus. Scientists have tested
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Nurses Not Hearses Campaign
Tuesday, 02 March 2021
We are proud to support Harrow Mencap’s campaign, Harrow Mencap is been running this latest campaign and has approached us for a collaboration. The latest Public Health England report has estimated that 6.3 times more deaths occurred among people with learning disabilities than the general population between 21 March and 5 June 2020. Deeply concerned about this
- Published in Projects & Campaigns
Prioritise people with Learning Disabilities for the Covid-19 Vaccine
Friday, 29 January 2021
We are joining forces with Mencap to ask the government to prioritise people with a Learning Disability to be put in at least group 6 of the Vaccination priority list. You can get involved too by writing to your MP. Mencap has made this even easier by following this link you can see a draft
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Treat me well campaign
Thursday, 29 October 2020
HF Mencap is proud to have joined Mencap’s national “Treat me Well” campaign in 2020. Our local group calls on NHS staff to make reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disability which can help to save lives. Currently, we are campaigning to Imperial College NHS Trust to make reasonable adjustments such as information in
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