Who are we?
We are an independent charity, registered separately with the Charity Commission, but affiliated to the Royal Mencap Society. We provide a range of day and out-of-hours services for children and adults with a learning disability, including those with additional physical disabilities, complex medical needs and challenging behaviors.
Where are we?
We are based in a large converted house:
Brookleigh, 60 Valley Road,
Scarborough, YO11 2JE.
Some of our activities take place off site, at local community centres, children’s centres, church halls, in the community and in people’s own homes.
Brookleigh, 60 Valley Road,
Scarborough, YO11 2JE.
Some of our activities take place off site, at local community centres, children’s centres, church halls, in the community and in people’s own homes.
Who are we?
We are an independent charity, registered separately with the Charity Commission, but affiliated to the Royal Mencap Society.
We are a non-profit organisation, offering flexible support to adults and children alike.
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What do we provide?
- Respite care for children via play activities held after school, at weekends and in the school holidays
- Explorers, for young people aged 16-24 years, supporting children/their families during the transition from children’s services to adults' services
- Discoverers – Monday-Friday day service activities for younger adults
- Daycare – Monday-Friday day service activities and care for older adults
- Flexible care and support in people’s own homes or the community, to help them to live more independently
Activities and social opportunities
- A teatime service providing a two-course meal and supervised activities as a bridge between day services and evening activities so that service users can remain more independent and parents/carers have longer respite
- Evening activities such as Gateway Club, a drama group and discos, which provide social opportunities for adult service users to meet up with friends
- Advice and support for parents/carers, such as a weekly parents’ group, regular coffee mornings/enjoyable fundraising events, and signposting to other services and organisations, including advocacy groups