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CookSmart is back for 2024!
Saturday 17 February and Saturday 27 April: FREE cooking tutorials for people with a learning disability/autism and their carers. Ingredients provided!
Christmas Carols & Raffle
Join us for Christmas carols and other festive songs on Thursday 14 December at 1pm at Wimbledon Quarter (formerly Wimbledon Centre Court shopping centre, The Broadway, Wimbledon)
iFLY indoor skydive
Join #teamMertonMencap and experience the thrill of an indoor skydive with iFLY in London and raise funds for us!
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Our impact
88%
of carers feel less isolated and more supported
100%
of parents of children would recommend our children’s services to another family
97%
of parents rate our level of care for their son/daughter Excellent or Good
Feedback from families during 2020-21 includes
“I can’t fault your procedures – really safe, despite the dangers”
“It has been the most valuable asset. A great support for the whole family”
“There is no other provision like it where I would be confident to leave my son”
(ref: Merton Mencap evaluation, 2021. 58 parent responses)
Learn more and read our Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts 2020-21
Our local reach
During this last year we provided this support:
- 169 children & young people and 88 adults with a learning disability and/or autism regularly participated in our activities
- 782 parents & carers were represented by our Forums
- 60 parents of children with autism received support from our peer-to-peer counselling
- 37 carers of adults received a Carers Assessment
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