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To help you to understand more about Leeds Mencap, we created this short video to explain why we need your support and how your support can help us. We hope you find it useful.
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How can you help?Imagine if you could do something small that helps a lot of people
Brandon’s Story
One of the most important things that we offer at Leeds Mencap are our youth clubs. We offer our youth clubs to a range of ages and they provide the children with the important opportunity to socialise with their peers, who also understand what it is like to live with a learning disability. Not only do our youth clubs support the children, they also allow their families to have some much needed downtime.
Read Brandon’s story here.
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Tips for supporting your child if they have a sibling with additional needs.
Being a parent to a disabled child comes with lots of additional responsibility, stresses, joys and challenges. This affects the whole family – and here are our tips for supporting a young person who has a sibling with additional needs. · Encourage your child to ask for attention when they… Read more -
Joyce Fieldhouse – Founder Member and Honorary President of Leeds Mencap 1953 – 2021
We would like to commemorate and celebrate the life and contribution of Joyce Fieldhouse who died on 1st December 2021. Joyce was one of a group of parents of children with learning disabilities or autism who set Leeds Mencap up back in 1953 when there was very little support available… Read more
Leeds Mencap News
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VIRTUAL EVENTS
Sadly, some of our planned events and challenges, like the Leeds Half Marathon have been postponed, but the good news is, you can still get involved with your family, friends and community if you’d like to raise vital funds for Leeds… Read more -
January 1, 2022
New Year, New You?
To kick start the new year, why not set a new years resolution to take up a new activity or give up a bad habit for 30 days and ask your family and friends if they would consider sponsoring you?… Read more
