Merton Young Carers supports children aged 5-17 who are looking after or whose life is affected by a family member who is ill or disabled. The project offers clubs and activities offering ‘time out’ from caring, information for you and your family, a chance to…
MYP is a group made up of elected young people aged 11-19 (25 with special education needs or disabilities). Young people on this group represent young people, who live, work, socialise and study in Merton to ensure their voice is heard in decisions that affect…
MertonVision provides services, information and support to residents of Merton with a visual impairment. Rehabilitation services, community outreach, benefits advice and social activities are but a few of the services on offer. We can also provide befrienders and home support - e.g. reading of correspondence and assisting…
MertonVision has a contract with London Borough of Merton Social Services Children’s Division and Special Educational Needs Team to provide mobility and independence training for children in the borough who have a visual impairment. The aim is to offer services appropriate to each individual, with…
MertonVision runs a lunch club once a week on a Thursday. A 2 course meal with fruit juice, tea and coffee costs £5. Ring on Monday to book a place. Transport is not provided. We also offer tea/coffee mornings, held on Tuesdays from 10:30am-12:30pm, cost…
Service currently not running due to Covid-19 The Merton Vision Falls Prevention Exercise Class has been running successfully since April 2002. It has proved to be invaluable to our elderly users who previously may have had little or no exercise and because of their combined…
Our Parent and Carer Panel, Merton’s Family Voices (0-2), is the way in which parents and carers who are pregnant, or have a baby or child under the age of 2, are offered the opportunity to speak up and help shape the way in which…
MERU designs and builds assistive equipment for children and young people with disabilities. They are designed and manufactured in-house by our engineers and volunteers in response to requests from families and therapists.
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, please get in touch. We know taking this first step can be difficult. You might not know exactly what is wrong or could be embarrassed about something that has happened. Just remember that we’re here…