Criteria / Qualifying for Our Support

Requirements

  • Live in a Manchester Council Ward Area (Childrens Service)

  • Live in the Greater Manchester Area (THRIVE Service)

  • Care for a child or adult with a Learning Disability

  • Can communicate in English (we have limited translation services available to us)

Checklist

Conditions/Learning Disabilities we support

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder.

  • Down Syndrome.

  • Global Development Delay.

  • Complex needs (learning related).

  • Syndromes/conditions relating to learning capability.

Conditions we don’t support

  • Physical disabilities.

  • Mental health conditions i.e. depression, anxiety, OCD etc.

  • Learning difficulties i.e. dyslexia, ADHD etc.

  • Work not relating to the learning disabled child or adult.

HOW WE SUPPORT PARENT CARERS?

The demands that come with being a parent carer for a child or adult with a severe learning disability can be extremely challenging and overwhelming for many. Many of our staff and volunteers have been on this same journey themselves so know only too well how difficult this can be. From our own experiences we use this knowledge to support and help others starting on this journey, as we were helped on ours. Our manager, and parent carer herself has the following adage;

“If you get mam and dad’s head right, the kids will be alright”

To address the needs of our carers we run 3 services that follows the full life journey of the carer, from when the learning disabled child is born till the carer sadly passes away. These 3 services are specially tailored to meet the needs of our carers. These being:

We also offer various Pamper treatments for our service users to help them unwind, relax and have some me time. This includes nail treatments such as; gel polish, acrylic nails, pedicures & hand massage etc. and pamper work like waxing, eye brow work, shoulder/neck massages etc.

APPOINTMENTS

Call us to make an appointment to see one of our support workers

DROP IN FOR A CHAT

Alternatively you can drop-in and have a chat with one of the team on Thursdays from 10am to 2pm

(we cannot fill in large forms on the drop-in day, this will require a full appointment)

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Brief Summary

Below is an overview of the support we provide for our service users;

Support Work

  • One to one support

  • Help with claiming benefits and disability aids

  • Help with form filling and letter writing

  • Emotional and wellbeing support

  • Care services, education concerns/issues

  • Specialised THRIVE service for older carers

  • Drop-in for brief advice / chat with a staff member (Thursdays)

Social and Wellbeing Activities

  • Monthly Carers Lunch Social

  • Pampering: Nail bar, Massage & Beauty Treatments (service users only)

  • Daytrips & wellbeing events for carers

  • Social Venue for carers to meet (Tuesdays)

  • Sing & Sign weekly parent and child event

  • Information & training sessions for carers