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Annual Report 2012/13
Chief Executive’s Report T
hanks for picking up and reading our annual report, our yearly postcard to the world. I hope you find this year’s as interesting as the last. I regard it as an immense privilege to lead Ealing Mencap. Our organisation has been campaigning on behalf of people with a learning disability and their carers, offering advocacy and advice for almost five decades. Lots of changes have occurred during these years and we have and will continue to remain innovative and
adaptive so we can carry on offering the excellent support and services we provide. We’ve looked wherever possible to get away from the traditional, building-based services, and get customers engaged in their local communities in meaningful ways… Taking to the Great Outdoors wherever possible! Over the past 12 months, we’ve provided a service to almost 500 people (according to the database, 497 to be exact!) through the wide range of facilities and projects that
we offer. Despite the tough economic climate, financially this has been a reasonably good year for Ealing Mencap as we’ve been able to innovate in our support and services, and still break even. However, this does not mean we can afford to be complacent; the funding environment remains extremely challenging and we’re living in difficult times. Budgets are stretched and we’re being clearly told that we have to deliver a quality service
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“To continue to deliver and improve, we have to involve our customers and partners and hear what they have to say.” with fewer resources. This doesn’t mean that we cut corners. To continue to deliver and improve, we have to involve our customers and partners and hear what they have to say. There have been many lessons over the years and even recently, with the tragic events at Winterbourne View, that show why it is vital to listen. And we do listen; person centred support and services remain at the heart of everything that happens at Ealing Mencap.
Lesley Dodd
Our 48 years of being ‘the voice of learning disability’ in Ealing has been made possible by the complete dedication of the 82 staff, 55 volunteers and innumerable supporters that we count on. I am confident that we will continue to thrive and provide a quality customer led service. I would like to take this opportunity to formally thank everyone for their hard work and their contribution this year and I look forward to working with you all and confronting the challenges ahead of us.
RealMe T
friends and I enjoy the sessions here. Media and the choir are my favourite. I love the service very much!”
he RealMe service has continued to offer a whole host of sessions, activities and opportunities designed to develop life skills and employment training. We now have over 120 people a week attending RealMe - so many in fact that we’ve had to look to the world outside of Enterprise Lodge to run a lot of our activities. As a result of last year’s
October 2012 The old Step and Value Life projects come together to become RealMe, after lots of
“I like coming to RealMe because I see
restructure we have worked a lot more closely with our in-house Social Enterprises (see over for more information on those) to provide meaningful work experience for the RealMe customers who have taken part in our training and preparation for work sessions.
consultation with customers and staff. RealMe offers a more joined-up service and gets rid of a lot of
overlapping services and activities, making things bigger and better.
Crystal Pastides, RealMe customer
RealMe customers have learned about customer service, improved their skills with handling money, trained as travel buddies and even coffee baristas. Alongside the employmentfocused sessions, we still run a range of other engaging activities. From health and fitness, to drama, to creative arts and life skills, there is a huge amount January 2013 RealMe relaunches it’s employment and training packages with an event at Enterprise
www.ealingmencap.org.uk Right: RealMe show off their hand made quilt made from recycled clothes. Far Right: Medford learning to use the video camera in Film Club. Below: Computer Skills class at Northolt library.
happening at RealMe. Wherever possible these sessions will have a practical outcome. For example, RealMe customers have attended art sessions run by the Brent Lodge Park Art Collective to design banners and merchandise sold at the Butterfly House gift shop. Lodge. The day was a huge success with lots of interest from local colleges, parents and other organisations all
Customers are also encouraged to come forward with ideas which could be turned into social enterprises. There are plans taking place right now for a user-led social project and a scheme for holidays away, both headed by RealMe customers and supported by staff.
visiting to see what the new packages had to offer.
March 2013 RealMe organises first supported respite “overnighter� of the year. Customers
experienced a mini sightseeing tour, dinner at a restaurant and a night out at the Teenage Cancer
Trust Comedy show at the Royal Albert Hall. Luckily after all the excitement they had hotel rooms waiting!
Social Enterprises “It’s up to you how much you’re involved and what you take out of it. I’ve built up my skills and confidence and want to do my own social enterprise in the future.”
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ur range of social enterprises have gone from strength to strength this year, providing unique opportunities for genuine work experience. Through close working with the RealMe project, the social enterprises give people with learning disabilities not just the chance to work – and in turn gain experience, skills and confidence - but also to lead. Our customers are a vital part of the planning and delivery of the way these mini-businesses run. For example, The Base (our monthly supported club night at Enterprise Lodge) is staffed by Ealing June 2012 Garden Farming service starts in conjunction with AgeUK, offering
Stephanie Griffiths, RealMe customer, Butterfly House assistant, face at the front door of The Base... And budding social entrepreneur!
Mencap supported customers, from the door supervisors to the DJs. RealMe bicycle maintenance sessions run in partnership with the Ealing Bike Hub have kept the wheels turning for the “On Your Bike!” accessible cycles. But they’re not all based at
elderly residents in Ealing gardening maintenance and clearance; sometimes at a reduced rate in
exchange for a space to grow vegetables in their garden.
the Lodge – in fact most of the social enterprises take place out in the community. The Football Academy runs at Perivale Park and is organised with the support of coaches from Hanwell Town FC. Green and Clean still maintains a number of cleaning
September 2012 The On Your Bike social enterprise is officially launched with an open day, time trials and
chance to test out all the bikes at Enterprise Lodge.
www.ealingmencap.org.uk contracts across the borough, and offers gardening services to the elderly; half of the G&C workforce has a learning disability. Most exciting has seen us take over the running of the Brent Lodge Park Butterfly House in Hanwell, which has given eight customers the chance to run a popular local attraction, engaging with the public in customer facing roles at the entrance and in the gift shop. And that’s not to mention the Community Café at All Saints Church which is proving to be hugely popular every Friday. With all this going on, the next step will be to bring everything together under one banner, so look out next year for our rebranded umbrella organisation Inployment. February 2013 The Football Academy opens for business in conjunction with professional coaches
accredited by the FA and Hanwell Town PanDisability Football Club.
Above Left: Allan takes aim at the Football Academy Left: The Butterfly House gift shop gets restocked by Steven Above: Sonny learns how to change a broken bike pedal
April 2013 Ealing Mencap takes over the running of the Brent Lodge Park Butterfly House on the
site of the parks’ old indoor animal centre.
Children’s & Young People’s Services T
here have been some changes to our Saturday children’s service this year, with the long-standing weekly club being replaced by monthly Saturday Sessions. The new sessions, for children and teenagers aged between 8 and 19, have been designed to offer a rolling programme of new activities and experiences whilst
December 2012 The final Saturday Club takes place, going out with a Christmas Party at Enterprise
still encouraging creativity and free-play. The opening few months have seen smoothie making, bike riding, music making with the guys from Joy of Sound and dancing alongside art, computer sessions and games. Pretty busy all round! And of course the Wednesday Club still offers a term-time
Lodge, but the London Marathon Charitable Trust offers some good news with a £13k grant to let us
plan and install an accessible play area at the Lodge.
chance for those aged 13 to 25 to join in with a range of activities that encourage them to socialise with peers, chill out, gain independence and most importantly... have fun! Our provision for children’s activities has also been
February 2013 The Outdoor Play People provide a plan for the play area with specialist equipment.
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boosted with the new outdoor play area which has been installed in the rear garden at Enterprise Lodge. A set of accessible equipment, including a specialist wheelchair swing, provides new ways to play freely and engage in outdoor activities for people of different abilities and not just the young, but the young at heart too! March 2013 New-style Saturday Sessions launch with a dance fitness class and some fresh fruit
smoothie making to cool down with afterwards!
Above: Getting online with our touchscreen computers. Above Right: Our new accessible play area. Right: Creativity flows in an arts session
April 2013 Next Saturday Sessions get ‘On Your Bike’ with the accessible cycle hire social enterprise
providing the wheels as the rolling programme of different activities continues.
Travel Training “He’s happier, more confident, more at ease with himself and more relaxed. He’s a different boy to a few months Parent Graham talking about the effect Travel ago.” Training has had on his son Tom, aged 13.
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he Travel Training team have continued to help children and adults with disabilities and additional needs to travel safely and independently on public transport. Being able to get out into the wider world builds confidence and self-esteem, empowering people to become independent in other areas of their lives too. This year they’ve used some new methods for preparing their trainees for travel. Sixteen young people from different schools in
June 2012 First Travel Training ‘Bus Day’ takes place in Ealing - read above for more details on this
Ealing took part in the first ‘Bus Day’, an interactive experience which saw officers from Ealing Police Station acting out various scenarios on a doubledecker driving on a special route around the borough. Tough ticket inspectors, rowdy passengers, arguments and stranger-danger situations were
exciting, interactive training experience! (Picture on opposite page, top right)
July 2012 Travel Trainers attend a Transport for All meeting at Ealing Town hall to push for
just some of the occurrences that showed how things can go wrong when travelling, in a realistic yet safe and supported way. A travel mentor from Transport for London was on hand to talk through the situations and offer the trainees some advice on what to do if these things happened for real. There have also been group
more disability-friendly buses, alongside other voluntary groups in the area.
January 2013 The team moves from the Hanwell office to the Lido Centre in West Ealing, alongside
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lessons taking place in local schools and special information sessions for parents to explain the ins and outs of travel training, and ease some of the natural concerns and worries they face when deciding if independent travel is the right option for their child. Further afield, the project has
Picture courtesy of the Ealing Gazette... Thanks!
Right: Megan and Julie at an information event. Far right: The first graduates of the Travel Training Bus Day. Below: Jelani takes on the tube as an independent traveller.
been looking at working with other boroughs to see if the successful travel training model can be used elsewhere. There has been some investigation into working in Barnet and Hillingdon, and in the future you should see Travel Training starting to happen in Hounslow too.
other voluntary sector Transition ‘What’s Next’ groups. A great chance event at the Southall for networking and Young Adults’ Centre. information sharing. Also attend the
March 2013 Another Bus Day building on the success of the last, with another group of young
people learning how to handle tricky situations on public transport with advice from the police and TFL.
Disability Advice Bureau D
AB is a pan-disability service delivered in partnership with ECIL, offering advice and advocacy and often filling in the gaps where social services can’t or aren’t allowed to help. Usually this is where people aren’t eligible to get their own personal budget or don’t meet Fair Access Criteria, and the local authority will refer people to the service for support. One of DAB’s main aims is to campaign and raise more awareness of the difficulties that
this group face. For example, there are a large number of younger people with disabilities living with their parents who would like to move on for the development of their own life skills, experience and independence, but without being made ‘intentionally homeless’ they are very unlikely to receive support from the local authority to do this. Housing has been one of the key areas that DAB has been involved with, and it’s clear that
there is a massive need for this in Ealing. DAB’s housing advocacy worker has had real successes this year in housing people who have been waiting for years, preventing homelessness and thanks to an excellent knowledge of housing legislation - getting the local authority to recognise when they do have a duty of care to an individual. A lack of funding has meant that this service is stretched, but DAB has shown that it is possible to improve the pathway for people
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with learning disabilities through the housing department. The closure of the Stirling Road and Learning Curve day centres has been a big topic this year, and DAB has been very involved in holding the local authority to account over the timescale and lack of consultation that took place. DAB helped carers and service users alike to speak up at council scrutiny meetings to voice their concerns over the centre closures. The campaigning side of DAB
supports the Power Group (see over the page for more info on the busy year that they’ve had) and the approach has been to lead the agenda away from just talking about problems, and to move towards planning solutions and actions to combat them. Overall DAB has acheived a lot of good results in difficult circumstances, and is looking to the year ahead to continue making a positive impact.
The Power Group T
he Power Group have had a busy year representing the interests of people with learning disabilities in Ealing. At a time where changes to service and funding cuts have taken most of the headlines, the Power Group have been pushing for positive change as well as campaigning against the negative. For example, they attended a meeting of the London Mayoral candidates April 2012 and later the TFL Big Networks event to ensure that people with learning
May 2012 Attended an NHS London Event to consult on positive changes in health
disabilities were not left out of the future planning for making transport accessible in London. Locally, they’ve worked with Ealing Council to help make the information they produce more accessible, as well as being involved in the council’s interview processes for recruiting new psychologists, psychiatrists and a speech and language therapist. That’s not to say they’ve shied away from the bigger issues across the borough. The Power Group worked with customers and
care for people with learning disabilities, developing a strategy and action plan to move forward.
August/September 2012 Power Group elections held across two weeks with candidates
staff at the Learning Curve and Stirling Road day centres, when news of their closing emerged. The Power Group helped to make sure that everyone affected understood the changes and what the options for the future were. They also worked with National Mencap to hold two Big Cuts Events highlighting the impact of funding cuts. And that’s not to mention the Don’t Cut us Out event, The Hardest Hit march, the hate crime campaigns… What a year!
preparing statements for why they should represent PWLD in Ealing. All posts were filled successfully,
and you can see the winning candidates on the opposite page!
www.ealingmencap.org.uk The Power Group L-R: Harpreet Eari, John Keaveny, Kerry Ann Brown, Cian Binchy, Anne Corrigan, Stephanie Griffiths, Randa Sunabara (not pictured Carol Hamlyn, Joanna Edwards & Tom Thacker)
centre customers, providing an accessible presentation to explain the changes in the council’s provision.
February 2013 Attended the Scrutiny Meeting at the council regarding the closures of Learning Curve and
Stirling Road to represent PWLD across the borough.
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January 2013 Power Group holds consultation meeting with Learning Curve and Stirling Road day
Transition “Adam was
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he Transition team have continued working with young people aged 16 to 25 to make sure that the move from childrens’ to adults’ services goes smoothly. This could be the move from school to college, a change of day services or thinking about employment or training. It really is about making sure people don’t ‘fall off the edge’ as they move. A huge benefit this year has been the Virtual Transition Team, a
August 2012 A programme of Summer activities and workshops - including canal boat trip, media
Julia Muman, parent. Her son Adam had been NEET for a year before the support of the Transition Team.
successful in getting a place... We are thrilled and it’s done wonders for his self-esteem!” partnership between transition social workers, our transition staff and other relevant professionals that meets weekly to flag up anyone who is at risk of getting stuck between services. It is a simple idea but one that has taken a lot of hard work to get to the stage it is at, as a practical
skills training and day trips - engages with 16 young people to reduce isolation and inprove confidence.
October 2012 Synergy celebrates the end of the first year of the project with a party - and the chance
alternative to a dedicated transition team in Ealing. The Synergy project moved into its second year, and has continued to deliver workshops, job clubs and multimedia sessions to prevent young people falling into the ‘NEET’ trap – that’s not being in education, employment or training. Synergy has helped six young
for the young people involved in the project to feed back on their experiences in the first year.
January 2013 ‘What’s Next?’ event takes place at the Young Adults Centre in Southall, offering
www.ealingmencap.org.uk Left: A Hate Crime workshop held in Brent. Centre: Julie offering advice at the weekly job club drop-in. Right: The Westside Young People’s Centre where the Ealing Transition team is based.
people into voluntary work and a further 19 into college, training or other new learning opportunities. Even better news is Synergy has also supported six young people into paid employment too, in roles as wide ranging as security, to reception work, to a bakery assistant. Many others have reduced their social isolation through social activities, events advice, information and workshops for 15 - 25 year olds ready to take the next step in life.
and workshops that the project has delivered over the last year. The team also send out their thanks to City Bridges Trust for funding Synergy and also to London Borough of Ealing and in particular Connexions - who have continued to support our staff with training and much, much more this year.
March 2013 Transition team takes part in the Market Place event organised by Ealing Council,
showcasing the range of support services and opportunties on offer.
Business Support A
s well as the services and projects which were reorganised in the restructure last year, the backroom support at Ealing Mencap also underwent some changes. The result has been the creation of the Business Support team, which is now taking care of a lot of the behind-the-scenes work within the organisation. Customer referrals, finance, human resources, IT support and administration all fall under the remit of the team. Here are some of the main areas that you might need to get in touch with.
Customer Referrals & Assessments and phone number can be found in the Contact Us pages later in the Anyone looking to join an Ealing report. Mencap service will probably meet Volunteering our Referrals Coordinator Claudia first, whether that’s at an initial Volunteers have formed an assessment before starting on essential part of Ealing Mencap a project or at a marketplace or since the very beginning. We information event. simply wouldn’t be here today Claudia can be found with the without the hard work and rest of the Business Support team commitment of countless people at Enterprise Lodge - the address who’ve been willing to give their
www.ealingmencap.org.uk The Business Support Team L-R: Back row: Claudia Omisore, Maureen Schofield, Marja Suominen, Sukhbir Bharaj Front Row: Kate Venus, Clare Penfold, Manpreet Roopra (Not pictured: Maurice Elliott)
energy and time freely. Today, we have a range of volunteering opportunities and experiences that can be flexible to suit you, your skills, or your areas of interest. Why not take a look at our volunteering page in this report and see if there’s anything that sparks your interest? Contact Manpreet at Enterprise Lodge, or email volunteer@ ealingmencap.org.uk for more
information. You can also find out next page for more info) which about volunteering opportunities on meant that for the first time in decades Ealing Mencap needed to our website. employ a finance manager. Sukhbir joined the team in March Finance 2013 to take care of the money and Our long-standing Treasurer Brenda is tasked with continuing Brenda’s excellent work in holding the purse Perks retired from her post in strings! December 2012 (see the
Dear Brenda, L et me start by saying on behalf of everyone at Ealing Mencap – including the trustees, staff, volunteers, and everyone that we support – thank you. Thank you for all the hard work, dedication and commitment that you have selflessly given to the charity over many, many years. You, Pat and Margaret had already been very involved in Ealing Mencap long before I arrived on the scene, which even to me now feels like a very long time ago! It is difficult to imagine how we would have become such a successful local charity without your
long and careful stewardship of our finances, acting as both honorary treasurer and volunteer finance officer. Your contributions to fundraising, the many thousands of Mencap Christmas cards sold over the years, and other volunteer efforts helped us build on the foundations laid right the way back to the bonfire night in 1967 that marked Ealing Mencap’s first event. Those fires are still burning brightly in the organisation. In giving your time and energy so generously you have played a huge part in our success story, lighting the way for
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many others to take part and contribute over the years that have followed. I know that the last year has been very difficult for both you and your family, but we’re glad to hear that your health is improving, and look forward to keeping in touch with you and the Perks family in Woking. Very best wishes, George Venus Chair, Ealing Mencap
Volunteering E
aling Mencap has always relied on the skills and efforts of committed volunteers to help run the projects and services we provide. As a volunteer with us, you can fundraise, campaign for change, and even take part in the decisions that help shape what Ealing Mencap does for people with learning disabilities. We see volunteering as a twoway process; in helping us you can also develop your skills and experience something unique in your local community. To everyone that has offered
their time and energy to us over the past year, we want to say a huge thank you. Much of what happens here would not have been possible without you. In particular, Mick and Kath Davies at Thursday Club have continued to offer a lively, wellloved and - most importantly - fun social club for adults, with parties, Summer trips, sports, games and many more activities week in, week out. Over at Tuesday Club, Gary Bowman has led a team of committed, long term volunteers, all keeping tradition alive!
The Gateway Clubs are moving from strength to strength, with engagement in the Gateway Beacon programme from National Mencap meaning that club members will have the chance to get involved in gaining awards for trying new things and learning new skills. But that’s not the extent of our volunteer activities – have a look across the page to hear about some other areas where volunteers are playing their part in making Ealing Mencap the organisation that it is.
www.ealingmencap.org.uk Nick Radclyffe - pictured here on stage with son Luke - manages, gigs with, and generally takes care of I Love Thunder, an accessible rock band that first got together in 2010. Nick’s done a fantastic job this year of pushing their brand of ‘rockability’ forward, has won a Pride in Our People award for his efforts, and received funding from the BBC Performing Arts Grant. Well done Nick, we’re really proud of what you’ve helped I Love Thunder achieve this year.
Kai has volunteered at the Football Academy this year. He says “I want to get qualified as a football coach and this seemed like a good way to get involved and get some real experience in that area. I’ve been given lots of opportunities to get involved and support from the staff here has been brilliant. I’ve had a great time here.”
Nick Radclyffe
Kai Brookes
The Ealing Mencap trustees are all volunteers from different walks of life with one common interest; to ensure that Ealing Mencap does the best it can for people with learning disabilities. The board of trustees have the final say over the direction that The Trustees L-R: Anne Warner, Steve Penfold, Roy Willis, Bill Elliott, Phil Greenhead, we take and what our goals and objectives are, as well as what Dave Widdowson (Vice Chair) services we deliver… Overall a huge responsibility! Not pictured: George Venus (Chair), Bernice McNaughton MBE
Contact Us Here are the key contacts for Ealing Mencap project and support staff. If you wish to email a member of staff not listed, follow the format of firstname. lastname@ealingmencap. org.uk (so Joe Bloggs would have an email address of joe. bloggs@ealingmencap.org.uk). For more information, you can also try our website:
www.ealingmencap.org.uk Or email:
info@ealingmencap.org.uk
Services
Access
At Enterprise Lodge:
At Disability Advice Bureau:
Head of Services Kathryn White
Access Manager Jennifer Moseley
RealMe Manager Rebecca Moore
3Cs Counselling Service Lesley Beck
Chief Executive Lesley Dodd
Employment Training Coord. Shalini Sawhney
At the Lido Centre:
020 8280 2222
Green & Clean/Sports Coord. Adrian Ford
Transition Manager Gabriel Jones
lesley.dodd@ ealingmencap.org.uk
Leisure & Respite Coord. Haydn Morris-Leveque
Travel Training Manager Matt Gamble
(based at the Lido Centre)
Senior Key Worker Kate Kilty
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Where to find us:
Business Development
Business Support
At Enterprise Lodge:
At Enterprise Lodge:
Manager Matthew Coulam
Manager Maureen Schofield
For contact regarding donations, general fundraising, legacy funding, partnership opportunities and grants and tenders, please call on Matthew on 07837 186 733
Customer Referrals & Assessment Coordinator Claudia Omisore Resource and Quality Assurance Coordinator Maurice Elliott Division encompasses personnel and business administration (HR, IT support and volunteering)
Enterprise Lodge Stockdove Way Greenford Perivale UB6 8TJ 020 8566 9575 The Lido Centre 63 Mattock Lane West Ealing London W13 9LA 020 8280 2222 DAB 44 South Ealing Road Ealing London W5 4QA 020 8840 8573
Accounts A
strong financial performance this year was driven by an increase of 90% in income from charitable activities, which comes from the individual budgets and direct payments our customers spend with us. Grant income held up despite strong competition for this money. Overall we broke even this year so the balance sheet remains strong, underpinned by the value of Enterprise Lodge. This valuable asset was the key to a successful year, in challenging circumstances. Our full audited accounts can be viewed on request at our registered office or on the Charity Commission’s website.
2013 2012 Income Grants received 952,075 937,083 Income from charitable activities 302,053 568,462 Donations and gifts 81,384 22,727 Investment income 1,182 1,321 Other income 6,345 3,710 Total income 1,325,412 1,550,930 We are grateful for revenue funding from the Big Lottery, Expenditure John Lyons Trust, the Beatrice Trust, City Bridge Charitable expenditure 1,358,286 1,527,697 Trust, BBC Children in Need Governance costs 16,828 16,114 and numerous generous Interest paid 13,537 8,646 donations from members Other costs 202 174 and other supporters. Also we would like to thank Total expenditure 1,388,139 1,553,345 our increasing number of customers who spent their (2,415) (62,727) Net resources expended individual budgets and direct Net assets 1,022,641 1,025,400
payments on our support services.
Chair’s Report
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George Venus
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uge congratulations and thanks to Lesley and her team, all of our staff, volunteers and supporters who have all helped us make a difficult year a successful one. With public expenditure cuts set to continue for the foreseeable future, our customers and their families will continue to rely on our support to navigate the complexities and inadequacies of the social care system. I recently spent some time with Jane Raca who has a young son with complex learning disabilities. She has written a book called ‘Standing up for James’ detailing her family’s struggle to cope and their battles with state institutions to get the right kind of support.
It was a stark reminder that whilst there have been a lot of improvements, many of the trials and tribulations which my own family had to endure over thirty years ago still endure. Jane also reminded me how important it is that we continue to campaign to end these injustices and that the way that the vulnerable are supported to have a healthy and fulfilling lives is the true test of a civilised society in a country which, despite the evidence we are fed daily to the contrary, is still fundamentally very wealthy. This year has been very hard work for everyone but often great fun too! It’s great to come down to Enterprise Lodge and talk to customers about
their positive experiences, to follow the continuing success of I Love Thunder and social enterprises such as the On Your Bike at their launch day. Lesley and Matt Coulam our Business Development manager were instrumental in winning a £750,000 Department of Health Innovations Fund contract with our Mencap partners in North West London, to involve people with learning disabilities in quality checking their own support. It’s also been inspiring to talk to our apprentices about their successes in gaining experience and qualifications and feel their enthusiasm for pursuing a career in social care.
Dear Reader,
The Ealing Mencap 2012/2013 Annual Repor t is in your hands! It’s full of things we’ve been up to in the last year, who we’ve suppor ted and how we’ve gone about it. Want to find out about the latest news? Just have a look at our website! Well, until next year... Happy reading!
EM.
Ealing
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