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Spring 2016
Welcome
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Sean learns how to drive.
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Jean bakes cakes for charity.
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Disability hate crime is bad.
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Give your unwanted items to our charity shops.
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People raise money for mcch.
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Quality support.
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Our new transition services.
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Tuck by Truck helps Natalie find a job.
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What do our volunteers do?
Driving success Sean wanted to learn how to drive a car.
mcch helped Sean to start learning how to drive.
He learnt the theory and passed the theory test.
After only 2 attempts he passed his practical test.
He celebrated with his family and friends!
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Star baker Jean put together a wish list. She wanted to:
get a passport
go on holiday abroad
raise money for charity.
Jean looked at ways to raise money for charity. She wanted to hold a Macmillan coffee morning.
Jean baked lots of cakes.
She raised over £300!
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Hidden Consequences L I V I NG I N FE A R
Better outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autism
mcch asked lots of people if they had been bullied.
We wrote a book about what we found out. Main Research Report - January 2014 Dr Julie Beadle-Brown, Lisa Richardson, Colin Guest, Aida Malovic, Jill Bradshaw and Julian Himmerich
Almost half the adults we spoke to said they had been bullied when they were out.
Many of the bullies were young people.
We made a short film called Hidden Consequences.
It tells young people that bullying is bad.
It was made with the Medway Youth Trust and Physical Folk.
HIDDEN CONSEQUENCES
Watch it here: www.mcch.org.uk/jigsaw
Disability hate crime affects everyone.
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Get involved We have 2 new charity shops.
Please give us your unwanted:
books
clothes
bric-a-brac.
The shops will sell them and raise money for charity.
Dartford charity shop DGSM yourChoice 18 Hythe Street Dartford DA1 1BX
Northfleet charity shop DGSM yourChoice 12b Perry Street Northfleet DA11 8QU 6
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Thank you for your help Invicta Grammar School’s Interact group had a bingo night. They raised £509.
Kent Police had a baking competition. They raised £101.
Over 30 people abseiled off of the ArcelorMittal Orbit. They raised over £6,000!
Asda in Bexleyheath donated £200 to our Hardback Café. The money will buy new equipment for the café.
Alice, Clara and Ricky did the Thames Bridges Trek. They raised an amazing £1,000.
Dan, David, Chris, Stuart, Andrew, Mike, Paul and John cycled 100 miles. They raised over £3,000.
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Quality support Our Quality Checkers visit our services.
There are 3 Quality Checkers.
They receive support from mcch.
They talk with people we support to find out if they are happy with the support they get.
They have found out lots of good things about mcch.
The Quality Checkers have visited 60 mcch services.
They have spoken to more than 80 people.
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Supporting independence When young people move to adult services it can be a big change.
We have 3 new services for young people with learning disabilities and autism.
They are in Bexley, Ashford and Maidstone.
They will teach people how to:
travel
pay bills
cook meals
find a job
live on their own. Spring 2016
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Thank you Tuck by Truck Natalie joined Tuck by Truck in 2005. She worked as a Delivery Assistant.
We helped her to find a job.
She now works at The Co-operative Food as a cashier.
In 2015 Natalie decided she was ready to leave Tuck by Truck.
We are so happy Natalie has a job!
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Why volunteer? mcch has lots of volunteers.
Volunteering helps others.
We have volunteers:
in our charity shops
at our day centres
at our mental health services.
Volunteers also raise money for mcch.
Having volunteers helps us run more activities and day trips.
Being a volunteer gives people work experience.
Thank you to all of our volunteers.
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Are you looking for support? Call us free on 0800 028 28 15
mcch One Hermitage Court Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME16 9NT t. 01622 722400
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mcch is a registered charity our number is 1156486