Out of School Opportunities & Support
There are a number of opportunities available for young people with Special Needs and their families. The Tables below provide the names of a variety of organisations and a weblink. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that information is accurate and up to date The Endeavour and its staff cannot be held responsible for any changes initiated by the associated organisation
Out of School Opportunities
| Organisation | Weblink |
|---|---|
| Action for Children | www.actionforchildren.org.uk |
| Accuro | www.accuro.org.uk |
| Action For Family Carers | www.affc.org.uk |
| Basildon Soccability Academy | www.playerwanted.co.uk/team/basildon-soccability-academy |
| BOSP (Brighter Opportunities through Supported Play) Includes details of historic Endeavour Youth Group at Hermitage | www.bosp.co.uk |
| CEA cinema card | www.ceacard.co.uk/ |
| Core Assets | www.corechildrensservices.co.uk/ |
| Crossroads – Young Carers for siblings of Children with Special Needs | www.carerschoices.org/young-carers/ |
| Brentwood Crossroads | www.brentwoodcrossroads.org.uk |
| Canal Abililty | www.canalability.org.uk |
| Efua Sey Cultural Academy | www.efuaseyculturalacademy.com |
| Elhap (adventure playground) | www.elhap.org.uk |
| Epping Forest Inclusion Project | www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk |
| Essex Outdoors – Aiming high for Disabled Children | www.essexoutdoors.co.uk |
| Hamelin Trust (respite care) | www.hamelintrust.org.uk |
| Interact | www.interact.org.uk |
| Kids Inspire | www.kidsinspire.org.uk |
| Max Card | www.mymaxcard.co.uk/ |
| Mousetrap Theatre Projects | www.mousetrap.org.uk/ |
| Mushroom Theatre Company, Raleigh | www.mushroomtheatre.co.uk |
| Partyman World (Special Needs evenings) | www.partymanworld.co.uk |
| REACH Rehabilitation, Education and Assessment Centre for Hippotherapy | www.reach-uk.org |
| Recoil Trampoline Club, Brentwood | www.springiton.co.uk |
| Soccability | www.essexfa.com/more/disability/soccability-league |
| SNAP | www.snapcharity.org |
| Special Needs Activities for parents with children who have additional needs | www.s-n-a-k-e.co.uk/Home.html |
| Spectrum Breaks | www.spectrumbreaks.co.uk |
| Trailnet (inclusive cycling) | www.trailnet.org.uk/inclusive-cycling.html |
| Zinc Arts (club, cinema, accredited courses) | www.zincarts.org.uk |
General SEN Support
| Organisation | Weblink |
|---|---|
| Accuro | www.accuro.org.uk |
| Brentwood Extended services network | www.essexinfo.net/brentwoodlocaldeliverygroup |
| Child Disability | www.child-disability.co.uk |
| Contact a Family for families with disabled children | www.cafamily.org.uk |
| Carer Smart | www.carersmart.org |
| Caudwell Children | www.caudwellchildren.com |
| Cerebra | www.cerebra.org.uk |
| Council for Disabled Children | www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk |
| Essex Family Forum | www.essexfamilyforum.org |
| Essex Local Offer | www.essexlocaloffer.org.uk |
| Essex Well Being | www.essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk |
| FACE | www.face-essex.org |
Family Intervention Fund (FIF) Various:
Charities offering financial support/holidays:
| Organisation | Weblink |
|---|---|
| Family Fund (grants) | www.familyfund.org.uk |
| Family Holiday Association | www.familyholidayassociation.org.uk |
| National Holiday Fund Charity | www.nhfcharity.co.uk |
| Sunny Days Charity | www.sunnydaysfund.org.uk/ |
| Wipe Away those Tears | www.wipeawaythosetears.org |
Specific needs:
| Organisation | Weblink |
|---|---|
| SAFE Supporting Asperger Families in Essex | www.asperger.org.uk |
| ADHD support group in Chelmsford (Steve Challon) | www.adhd-support.org.uk/ |
| Autism Anglia | www.autism-anglia.org.uk |
| National Autistic Society | www.autism.org.uk |
| PACT for Autism Parents and Children Together | www.pactforautism.org.uk |
| Downs Syndrome | www.downs-syndrome.org.uk |
| Dyslexia Action | www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk |
| Dyspraxia | www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk |
| Fragile X | www.asperger.org.uk |
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