Accuro Saturday Play Club
The Pitch
Problem statement
Individuals with learning disabilities often face barriers in building and maintaining social bonds. This can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness that hinder overall well-being. Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) are twice as likely as other children to be bullied (IoE 2014). Adults with learning disability tend to have smaller, more restricted social networks than other adults. The charity Sense suggest over half of disabled people reported feeling lonely, rising to over three quarters (77%) for those aged 18-34. Loneliness is associated with physical and mental health problems and poorer quality of life (Gilmore & Cuskelly, 2014).
Solution
Accuro provides welcoming, friendly, safe and stimulating environments for people with disability with the aim to reduce loneliness and social isolation for our members and their families and carers. Our projects empower local people with a disability to gain confidence, independence and self-esteem and increase health and well-being. Funding will be spent on project activities such as craft materials, refreshments, ingredients for cooking sessions or trips in the community such as bowling. Accuro provides much-needed short break respite, helping to keep families together. We enable people to Belong, Contribute and Thrive in their local community and develop and fulfil potential.
Why are we best placed to deliver?
Accuro has over 39 years’ experience and a proven track record of successful delivery. We identify needs, develop practical solutions to meet them, directly enhancing the lives of children, young people and adults with disability, and their families. We aim to provide the highest quality, person centred services for individuals a wide range of disabilities, many with profound, multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) needing high levels of 1:1 support and personal care. In recent stakeholder surveys, 100% of service users told us they have made friends, are happy, have fun, feel confident and good about themselves, feel more independent and look forward to coming to Accuro.
Focus Areas
Delivery plan
Budget breakdown
| Project Activities | £400 |
Beneficiaries
50 people
Who will benefit
Expected impact
Accuro • helps avoid loneliness and social isolation for local people with a disability. • improves self-confidence and self-esteem. • increases independence and helps prepare children for adulthood. • increases happiness, health and wellbeing. • develops potential and help teach new skills, including life, social, communication skills. • provides much needed short break respite for families. Service users who responded to our recent 2023 Stakeholder survey told us that at Accuro 100% • feel happy • have fun • meet and make friends • feel confident and good about themselves • feel more independent • do new things at Accuro • look forward to coming to Accuro Jess, Mum of James who attends the Accuro Saturday Play Club tells us that Accuro provides 'Golden time' for her to spend time with her daughter safe in the knowledge that James is happy, safe and having fun at Accuro. This time away from care responsibility for James gives her and the family the time and space to cope.
Track record
Service users who have responded to our stakeholder survey have said: “I like spending time with my friends” “I’m Happy that I can meet other people similar to myself” “Accuro is nice to see friends and have fun” “I love it here” “Accuro is my Happy Place” Parents who have responded to our stakeholder survey have said: “My son finds social situations difficult and for him to enjoy one makes us very happy!” “Her disability affects her siblings and takes a lot of our attention. Accuro allows us to focus on her siblings on a Saturday” “Accuro is the most valuable service we have had the fortune to use since our daughters birth. Our daughter is largely excluded from activities aimed at her age group - Brownies etc. and Accuro allows her to experience the camaraderie of being in a group, independent and safe” “It provides great respite to me knowing that my children are safe and having fun for a few hours” “A short break makes a HUGE difference”