REAL LIVES REAL CHOICES 

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - Grant to Real Lives: Real Choices
£30,000	01/04/2024 24	Operating in County Durham, Real Lives: Real Choices help adults with complex needs reach their full potential in life. They use creativity to empower adults that are neuro-diverse and suffer with ....more Operating in County Durham, Real Lives: Real Choices help adults with complex needs reach their full potential in life. They use creativity to empower adults that are neuro-diverse and suffer with their mental health to overcome barriers to learning and employment, plugging a vital gap in wider provision. This includes working with individuals leaving mental health hospitals, many of whom would be unable to integrate back into the community without support from RL:RC. Waiting lists have grown for their services. The Fore’s funding will allow them to employ a Retail Development Worker to create a permanent space to sell the high-quality products made by charity users. This will provide RL:RC with a new income stream that can be invested in growth to meet demand.
County Durham Community Foundation - The Cooperative Creatives
£20,000	26/07/2022	To establish ‘The Cooperative Creatives’ project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Articipants & Regeneration @ Bowes Museum
£4,992	08/02/2022	To deliver a visual arts project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Articipants
£10,000	03/12/2021	The project will use the funding to deliver an arts project that will encourage adults living with learning disabilities to engage in creative activities and will give participants an opportunity to ....more The project will use the funding to deliver an arts project that will encourage adults living with learning disabilities to engage in creative activities and will give participants an opportunity to visit local galleries. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Working Title - The Well Project - Wellbeing, Equity, Lifestyle, Lifelong
£25,000	21/06/2021	To host a network and membership based project to support positive mental health.
County Durham Community Foundation - Wellsolate & Create
£13,500	16/12/2020	Towards Wellsolate & Create project
County Durham Community Foundation - Future Focus
£10,000	29/08/2017	To support Future Focus with providing learning opportunities for people with complex needs including mental health needs, forensic needs, substance misuse and homelessness.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards RecycLD - learning opportunities and skills development via furniture up cycling
£10,000	03/11/2016	Towards RecycLD - learning opportunities and skills development via furniture up cycling
County Durham Community Foundation - Working Title - powerofpaint
£8,500	13/07/2016	Running costs for a programme for young people with learning difficulties to learn how to up-cycle, re-purpose, re-paint and refurbish furniture.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (4)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/12/2013, number: 1154861

Gift Aid

• NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

• Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

Unit D
The Old Haberdashery Shop
Sacriston Enterprise Workshops
Old Coop Buildings
Plawsworth Road
Sacristo

Objectives

THE NEW OBJECT WHICH HAS RECEIVED THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION IS:TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AUTISM/AUTISM RELATED CONDITIONS WHO LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND OBTAIN THEIR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ARTS, PAID AND UNPAID [VOLUNTEER] WORK, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE/S.