Making a difference

Laurie and Katie with guards outside Buckingham Palace

East Kent Mencap celebrate Learning Disability Week 

Today marks the start of Learning Disability Week, with the theme ‘Do you see me?’ The campaign aims to highlight the experiences of people with a learning disability, emphasising the importance of being seen, heard and valued.  Throughout the week-long campaign, East Kent Mencap is amplifying the voices and achievements of the people who use
Lady smiling on the climbing wall

Trying new sports at the East Kent Mencap 2024 Activity Day

Over 80 people with a learning disability who use East Kent Mencap’s services from Swale, Herne Bay and Thanet participated in the Activity Day. Everyone enjoyed trying out a variety of new sports and activities, which included football, boccia, table tennis, cricket, golf, seated exercises and more at the West Faversham Community Centre. It was
Jason Gerlack, CEO, in a suit smiling

East Kent Mencap interviews CEO, Jason Gerlack

As our 75th anniversary comes to an end we interview East Kent Mencap CEO, Jason Gerlack, about his career, working at the charity, and his love of music.  Can you share the story of your journey to becoming part of East Kent Mencap?  I have worked in various welfare and managerial settings for nearly 39
Lucy, Neil and Natalie smiling. Neil has his thumbs up and Lucy and Natalie are holding mugs

Step into Spring with the Spring Forward Challenge 2024 

Would you like to take on a challenge to raise money for people with a learning disability to achieve more amazing things? Join us this Spring and make a real difference.  During April and May, we are encouraging everyone to choose a challenge that inspires them. You might like to learn how to bake a
Purple and pink background with a wrapped gift on it

Calling out for unwanted Christmas gifts

If you are decluttering to make room for new gifts or have Christmas presents, such as toiletries sets, accessories, vouchers, or bottles you won’t use, please consider donating them to East Kent Mencap. We are collecting raffle prizes for upcoming discos and fundraising events and your contributions will help East Kent Mencap to support more
Andrew holding a red cup and celebrating Christmas at Ramsgate Hub

Festive bauble fundraiser success 

We are thrilled to share that our Festive Bauble Appeal successfully raised over £1,000 to support people with a learning disability.  A huge thank you  We would like to thank everyone who generously contributed to the appeal. The amazing support we received played a crucial role in helping us to reach our fundraising target. The
Radford House Community Christmas Tree

It’s not too late to support our Festive Bauble Appeal

Our Festive Bauble Appeal has got off to a great start! Last week we proudly placed the first personalised baubles on the Radford House community Christmas tree in Ramsgate. The East Kent Mencap team were joined by Suzy Humphries, Event Organiser at Radford House, Dean Williams from Community Ad Magazine, and Maxine Morgan from Ramsgate
KiCA Awards 2023 Lucy, Lea and Paul

East Kent Mencap KiCA Awards 2023 

We are thrilled to announce that the East Kent Mencap staff team achieved six finalist places and two awards at the Kent Care Awards 2023.   Congratulations to our finalists:   Emma Croucher for Workforce Development Award  Fiona Wonford for Putting People First Award  Karen Roberts for Supported Living Registered Manager  Lauren Kay for Frontline Leader Award  
About Us video with Charlie, Ellie and Tina playing tennis

Launching out new ‘About Us’ video

To give you an insight into our values and show you how we support people with a learning disability, we have created a new ‘About Us’ video to celebrate and showcase our work.  Working with Benjamin Film Photography, we spoke with people who use our services and our amazing staff team to produce a video
Presentation of Asda Foundation cheque to the GOLD group

ASDA Foundation donate to the GOLD Café Club

Our GOLD (Getting On with Learning Difficulties) project was delighted to receive a donation of £600 from the ASDA Foundation for their Thursday Café Club.  Tracey from the Broadstairs ASDA Store popped over to present the cheque to an enthusiastic group at the club in Ramsgate.  The group are all adults with a learning difficulty
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