The Change Foundation - London Futures
London Futures is a sport and employability programme for young adults between 18 and 25 with a learning disability. Using sport and specialised mentoring, we unite young Londoners through competing in employability challenges to improve their career aspirations and become more integrated in their communities.
London Futures objectives are:
- To reduce a sense of loneliness
- To improve coping mechanisms for the workplace
- To increase integration into the local community
- To improve inclusive environments in the workplace
How does it work?
Weekly sports activities
Young Londoners attend (2 hours) weekly sports activities sessions to reduce anxiety, stress and associated conditions.
Weekly mentoring
Young Londoners gain weekly mentoring from a Coach Mentor with lived experience that can advise and guide throughout the programme.
Therapeutic support
Young Londoners will have access to specialists from Mind who will support our young Londoners (if/when needed) throughout the programme.
10 monthly employability challenges
Young Londoners will take part in 10 employability challenges and compete as teams: Soapbox challenge
- Interview challenge
- The apprentice challenge
- The give back challenge
- The business challenge
- The media challenge
- The fix it challenge
- The London challenge
- The ‘boss’ challenge
- The futures challenge
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Ryan Jones
- Contact Position
- Disability Programmes Manager
- Telephone
- 07983 969090
- ryanjones@thechangefoundation.org.uk
- Website
-
Change Foundation
Location
- Name
- The Change Foundation
- Address
-
The Cricket Centre
Plough Lane
Wallington
Surrey - Postcode
- SM6 8JQ
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Monday evenings from 6:30pm - 8pm (term time only)
- Time of day
- Evening
- Session Information
-
12 weeks
Other Details
Costs
- Details
- FREE
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 18-25
- Referral required
- Yes
- Related links
-
London Futures you tube clip
Local Offer
- Description
London Futures objectives are:
1.To reduce a sense of loneliness – 1.4 million people in the UK have a learning disability; often considered a ‘forgotten group’ with only 7% in employment; 71% of these work less than 16 hours per week, compared with 74% of non-disabled people in full time work (Health and Social Care Information Centre data 2016).
2.To improve coping mechanisms for the workplace – 40% of people with learning disabilities suffer from poor mental health; more than double the rate of mental health problems in the general population (McManus 2016).
3.To increase integration into the local community – A survey carried out earlier this year by MENCAP has revealed how almost 1 in 3 young people with a learning disability do not want to leave their houses.
4.To improve inclusive environments in the workplace – According to the Social Market Foundation (think-tank May 2018) ‘London is “wasting huge opportunities” to make its economy bigger and fairer because disabled Londoners are not being fully supported into work’.