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	Services are split into those for adults with learning disabilities, and those for adults with physical and sensory disabilities. If you wish to request a referral for these services you can do so via the Contact Centre Advisors (Social Services) who are on duty from 8.45 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. They can be contacted by telephone on (01744) 456600, e-mail to contactcentre@sthelens.gov.uk or personal visit to the Contact Centre, Wesley house, Corporation Street, St. Helens WA10 1HF. LEARNING DISABILITIES Care Management is based at Willis House, Whiston. Care Managers assess Carers and Cared For person. Services provided include day care, respite care, personal care. Day services based at Stephenson’s Day Centre, Kitchener Street Day Centre, and various community venues. Drop in Centre for Carers and Cared For person at Duncan Street, St Helens. PHYSICAL AND SENSORY DISABILITIES Care Management based at Wesley House. Care Managers assess Carers and Cared For person, care packages can then be arranged which may include personal care, respite, day care or accessing community services. This may be done via domiciliary agencies, or direct payments. Also have Social Worker for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Rehabilitation Officers for Blind and Visually Impaired. Provide Day Services at Windle Pilkington House, and now developed a gardening project, access IT courses and community based arts and music projects SUPPORTED LIVING TEAM For adults who may want or need to live alone. Provides staff to support people who can then live as tenants in their own home in an ordinary community. Properties are rented from local housing providers, in ordinary streets across borough. SUPPORTING PEOPLE PROGRAMME This is a Nationwide scheme providing vulnerable people the chance to live independently by finding accommodation and identifying finances to assist them pay for the support services, such as supported living staff (see above). The programme also looks at safety, security and life skills, aim is to enable people to become independent. Clients are assessed and have to meet certain criteria to obtain funds, they are then allocated an amount of funding, and this is then monitored to ensure it is used appropriately for services. Team based in Wesley House. You need to make a request for assessment via the Contact Centre to access all Vulnerable Adult Services - telephone 01744 456600 top of page OTHER SERVICES ACTIVE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE (ACE) - 0151 290 1441- Click here for Information leaflet - A local support agency for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Have a menu of weekly activities which clients can access, and support staff and transport are available. Services include leisure and cultural activities, assisted work placements (both paid and voluntary), training, and weekly social events in Liverpool and Widnes, including nightclub events - Click here for nightclub flyer AFTER 16 - WHAT’ S NEW - For people with a range of abilities and disabilities www.after16.org.uk BRIGHTER FUTURES - 01695 724361 - Centre based in Skelmersdale which services and repairs mobility equipment. Offer training courses to disabled and able bodied in basic mechanics, mathematics and electronics. Contact centre for full details or go to www.bfworkshop.co.uk BRITISH INSTITUTE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES www.bild.org.uk - Organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for people with learning disability, and their carers. Have fact sheets, training courses and events to raise awareness of conditions and services BROWNS SHORT BREAKS - 01744 778357 - Meeting place for 18-65 year olds who are disabled or have a learning disability. Meet each Monday and Saturday from 10-3, at Chain Lane Community Centre, Blackbrook, cost £ 10/hr. Clients can attend periods of hour up to full day. Can use direct payment for this service, but do not have to have had a Social Services assessment. They also organise weekend respite breaks CHAIN LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE - 01744 606676, Sally Griffiths. Gateway club. Meet every Friday evening, £ 5 per session. The club caters for adults aged 25 and upwards who have severe learning disabilities and need a lot of support. Activities include meals out and trips to the cinema, and there have been short breaks arranged as well. Each person will be supported by their individual personal assistant, which must be someone employed to provide care support, not a family member. The club is for those with severe learning disabilities, who cannot access other services. A risk assessment and care plan is recorded for everyone who attends CHANGING PLACE - ‘Changing Place’ facilities are a large room with privacy, an adjustable height changing table, overhead ceiling track hoist, toilet and sometimes a showering facility. You provide your own sling. The facilities are accessed using a RADAR key, available at the site. A new ‘Changing Place’ has opened at Liverpool One Shopping Centre. Other Changing Places locally are situated at the Trafford Centre, Warrington Bus Station and Walton Hall Gardens in Warrington. CIC VOCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE - Support people with Learning difficulties to access employment. Referrals can come from individuals or Care Managers, and can be funded through Direct Payments. Those not using ASCH will have support to identify funding sources. Costs are £12.44/hour COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING GROUP - 01744 751 759/ jburrows@sthelenscvs.org.uk - The aim of this group is to allow people with additional support needs to volunteer in a friendly group setting. This group is for people aged 16 and over. Members will be taking part in a variety of activities such as bucket collections, card making, coffee mornings etc. They plan to adopt a worthwhile charity and support them in their work. The group will meet fortnightly at the Millennium Centre. If you would like to know more or to join the group please contact Jude or John at St Helens Volunteer Centre. COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE (CIC) - www.c-i-c.co.uk National organisation with local services. Provide range of schemes, including supported living, developing employment opportunities and residential care homes. CIC VOCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE - Support people with Learning difficulties to access employment. Referrals can come from individuals or Care Managers, and can be funded through Direct Payments. Those not using ASCH will have support to identify funding sources. Costs are £ 12.44/hour COALITION OF DISABLED PEOPLE - 453343 - Run schemes aimed at people with learning/physical disabilities aged 18+. ENABLING SCHEME - An ongoing programme to assist people to access and enjoy a range of social and leisure activities. Aim to promote independence and social inclusion INTERLINK AND OUTREACH GROUP - Meet Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Sessions are supported by paid staff and volunteers who conduct recreational activities with members, enabling them to access public and community facilities ALLOTMENT PROJECT - Meet weekly to learn how to maintain the allotment WEEKEND BREAK SCHEME - A programme of planned weekend breaks for adults with learning disabilities who have been assessed as needing short breaks as part of their care/support plan top of page DEAFNESS RESOURCE CENTRE - 23887 - provide various practical and group support services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing DISABILITY EMPOWERMENT NETWORK - 453343 - meetings for those who wish to voice their views on services and campaign for change www.disabilitysthelens.org.uk FAMILY WELFARE ASSOCIATION - www.fwa.org.uk - A family charity, supporting families to cope with complex issues including domestic abuse, parents with mental illness, learning disabled parents and severe financial hardship FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES - www.learningdisabilities.org.uk - National organisation promoting rights, quality of life and opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Have several projects for families, including the 'Older Families Initiative'. Links to information sheets on website HEALTH ACTION PLANS - A 5 Boroughs project to set up personal plans about what a person with learning disabilities can do to be healthy. The plan helps to make sure people get the services and support they need to be healthy. Aim to establish contact with GP and person with learning disability, how to plan healthy life style. For further details, or to join the project contact Mark Williams on 01925 575904, email mark.williams@5boroughspartnership.nhs.uk HEROES PROJECT - A Manchester based scheme for Learning Disabled people to demonstrate their abilities and develop Life Skills. Projects include music and entertainment development, the Life Skills challenge which looks at daily living activities and how to increase competence, and social events such as Inclusive Club nights in Liverpool, Manchester and Chester www.heroesproject.org.uk INDEPENDENT LIVING FUND - www.ilf.org.uk MACINTYRE - 01908 230100 - Charity supporting people with a learning disability. Have some funds available for equipment and breaks. Provide support services. www.macintyrecharity.org MENCAP - St Helens Branch office - 01744 634547 - Answer machine, messages picked up regularly. Alternatively, telephone Norman Davies (Chairman, St Helens Branch) 01744 731471 / 0781 112 5045 Brian Smith, (Regional Contact) 0161 968 9250 Provide advice, information and emotional support for Carers of children and adults with learning disabilities. Campaign for improvement in services for Vulnerable Adults www.mencap.org.uk MIDSTREAM - 01695 555316 - Based in Skelmersdale, transport available. Offer hands on work activity and nationally recognised qualifications for those with learning difficulties. Also offer a job search help to those who do not wish to access the work opportunities there. www.midstream.org.uk NORTHWEST TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM www.nwtdt.com - 01254 306850 - Organisation that provide training forums for Adults with Learning Difficulties who wish to become more active in policy making and development of services Also provide information and training on Person Centred Planning, and planning for the future with older Carers - check website for details of events and training sessions SHAW TRUST - 454577 - work with anyone who has a barrier to education or employment. www.shaw-trust.org.uk Offer basic English, Maths and IT courses. Individuals must be at entry level 3 (just below GCSE). NEAT project for those aged 16 - 19 who have had previous issues with education. The project supports people into further education and lasts 13 weeks Employment focused service for 16 - 65 year olds resident in St Helens. Must have a disability, but do not need to be in receipt of specific benefits, or accessing Social Services. Offer support in job search, application and for up to 6 months once in employment. A limited amount of travel training is also available top of page SOCIAL EVENING - A Parent has arranged Social Evenings for 14 - 25 year olds and their parents. They take place at Travers Farm, Travers Entry, New Bold. There is no charge for the Young Person, and £ 3.50 for any accompanying adult (there must be an adult attending). Click here for latest flyer ST.HELENS PEOPLE'S CHOICE - 613853 - Based in Tontine House, Church Street, St Helens. Self Advocates group which aims to empower those with learning difficulties to communicate with each other, become more independent and take responsibility, have their say, stand up for their rights. Run training sessions to improve communication skills, develop individuals to attend meetings, group sessions and events. From September 2008 they will run a weekly drop in at the Parish Church Hall, each Monday from 1pm to 3pm ST.HELENS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT - 07717 547515 - Supported Employment Service aims to enable people with extra needs to make the next steps towards the world of work. They offer work tasters, placements and source voluntary opportunities. They also offer tailor made support to those who need a little extra help to find and hold down real jobs within their community. Service is based within Stephenson's Resource Centre in Rainhill. www.sibs.org.uk - Organisation that offers support and advice for those with a brother or sister with a learning disability, long term illness or disability. Information and fact sheets available from this site www.checkthemap.org.uk - site that lists services for people with learning disabilities in regional areas www.valuingpeople.gov.uk - Government website linked to Valuing People white paper. Info for people with learning disabilities and their families www.hft.org.uk - National Charity supporting those with learning disabilities and their families top of page Whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information provided to Carers, St.Helens Carers Centre do not undertake any liability for any error or omission. The products and services listed are not necessarily endorsed or recommended by St.Helens Carers Centre