Where and when?
The club takes place from 12.30 to 5pm every two weeks (alternating Saturday/Sunday) at a venue in Tottenham, London, N17.
You'll need to come along to one of our series of General Volunteer Training - we'll look at our approach to supporting people who have a learning disability
The next General Training dates are:
Saturday 7th June and Saturday 12th July and Sunday 20th July (10am-4.30pm)
OR
Sunday 15th June and Saturday 12th July and Sunday 20th July (10am-4.30pm)
Come along and try it out - it's fun.
Please also feel free to Contact Us.
Please note minimum age for Friendship Sheme is 16 years. We must have CRB checks for all volunteers involved in our projects and activities - this process can take up to 2 months to complete.
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Regular Club Sessions
New fortnightly afternoon social club on alternate Saturdays and Sundays
The Club was recently started for 3 main reasons:
- A need for regular and real opportunities to socialise for our members, with a possibility of building friendships that will continue outside the club.
- Continuity between our Social Training Projects (during school holidays) to further support the development of independent living skills in enjoyable, creative ways.
- Volunteers saying they'd enjoy more involvement with our members on a regular basis.
A different sort of club
What makes this club different from other social clubs for people who have disabilities is the level of individual support and structure. Volunteers linking 1:1 or 2:1 with members offer a high level of support and active engagement.
Workshops led by 3 professional therapists provide a structure that has been planned according to the needs of individual members. The structure is flexible so that people can opt out and do a different type of activity if they want (e.g. play a board game, relax with a cup of tea and chat...).
An excellent place to start
For volunteers who would like to get involved sooner rather than later, or who would just like to try out an afternoon to see if this kind of thing is for them - this is a really good place to start. By coming early (11am) you can have some training before the club starts at 1pm. We tend to team new volunteers with those who already have some experience and together they support a member to participate in the various activities. A friendly atmosphere and support from club-leaders will help you find your way in.
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| "When I phoned the Kith & Kids office and they told me I could have some training and just see where I wanted to go from there, I thought 'what have I got to lose?". I went, and the short training session was really useful: both thought-provoking and practical. Their ground-rule that nobody needs to do anything they're not comfortable with felt really good to me. I stayed for the afternoon and worked alongside a volunteer who had done this before. We supported a young lad who had quite severe disabilities and I wasn't sure how he could get involved. The music workshop changed all that! You should have seen him banging the drums we held up for him and playing the keyboard! He loved it. And the whole group responded so well to his enthusiasm. I want more experiences like that". |
| Robert (32, computer programmer) |
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