BEXLEY MENCAP 

We would like to improve the mental wellbeing of people with a learning disability by providing social clubs to bring people together, make friends and take part in sports and community activities.

We aim to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities with musical and fitness sessions, plus practical activities like budgeting, IT and diet management.

We'd like to keep improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities through a programme of accessible activities such as dance, keep fit sessions and practical life skills.

We would like to work with local businesses and neighbourhood groups to provide a 'Safe Places' scheme for people with disabilities.

Increasing capacity to develop a wide range of virtual and local small group activities for people with a learning disability to enable them to remain socially connected with their friends and to ....more

Increasing capacity to develop a wide range of virtual and local small group activities for people with a learning disability to enable them to remain socially connected with their friends and to improve mental health and wellbeing. Increasing self-advocacy capacity to facilitate people's needs and views to be heard.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Grant to Mencap - Bexley meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.

Grant to fund the development and implementation of a CRM system/database to effectively store member details and activity including the migration of our current data.

We want to promote healthy lifestyles, better diet and weight loss for people with learning disabilities.

We intend to hold accessible Walking Football sessions for people with a learning disability to reduce isolation and loneliness and at the same time promote better health and increased physical ....more

We intend to hold accessible Walking Football sessions for people with a learning disability to reduce isolation and loneliness and at the same time promote better health and increased physical activity levels. The most recent Public Health Outcomes Framework identifies Bexley as having the third highest rate of excess weight in adults in London. It is well documented that people with Learning Disability experience worse health and well-being outcomes than those without a disability. (The life expectancy of women with a learning disability in England is 18 years lower than those without). Adults with Learning Disability are more likely to be socially isolated and less able to access or join mainstream keep fit club and gyms and take part in every day leisure, community and physical activities; due to limited financial means, lack of awareness and greater dependence and reliance on others. The weekly sessions will enable members to meet new people, form new relationships and take part in an activity which is accessible. Members will be encouraged and supported to stay for a coffee afterwards and make friendships with other people that they might never have had the chance to meet before. This will, in turn, improve levels of confidence and reduce isolation and loneliness. It will also help to improve awareness of other community activities on offer. We are working with Bexley Council to produce signpost members to low/no cost activities. Our trained staff and volunteers will help support the walking football sessions to enable us to offer a safe and trusted environment for people with a learning disability to meet and interact socially. We will hold the sessions at different sites within the borough to increase maximum take up rates and accessibility, particularly in the north where there are the areas of greatest unmet needs, and less developed transport links.

The funding will be used to run healthy lifestyle activities and events for people with a range of learning disabilities. The project aims to build strong relationships and reduce isolation.

Provide a welcoming healthy lifestyles afternoon club for people with learning disabilities which offers positive and practical health and well being benefits across a range of activities to combat ....more

Provide a welcoming healthy lifestyles afternoon club for people with learning disabilities which offers positive and practical health and well being benefits across a range of activities to combat inequalities in health and improve social inclusion.