Multi-sensory activities and learning about our peers additional needs for What Next? programme participants

Multi-sensory activities and learning about our peers additional needs for What Next? programme participants

This week at What Next? programme participants got a chance to take part in a multi-sensory activity session helping develop skills in sensory integration. Multi-sensory activities provide a variety of sensory stimulation for young people with additional needs.

Summer Activities Programme 2019

Summer Activities Programme 2019

WHAT IS THE AUTONOMIE SUMMER ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME?

The Autonomie Summer Activities Programme is a fun-packed 3 weeks of adventure, games, and activities. Get inspired by nature with arts and crafts, get creative in the kitchen and cook up a storm, Try your hand at photography, and even learn independent life skills like how to be independent, stranger danger and lots more!

Please confirm attendance by 12 noon on Friday 28 June 2019 by emailing Lynne Morrison, Services Manager by emailing autonomieorg@gmail.com or by telephone on 02895918051.

Boys Sleepover at Lilac House 'Best boys night ever'

Boys Sleepover at Lilac House 'Best boys night ever'

Access to short-term Independent Living at Lilac House is a key focus of our What Next? programme supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.

The programme gives young people with additional needs aged 19 - 25 who feel ready a chance to develop and learn new independent living skills, skills such as convenient cookery including preparing breakfast, using the dishwasher, microwave and using adapted utensils if required.

Freedom2Choose members created potted plants for World Environment Day

Freedom2Choose members created potted plants for World Environment Day

“Planting plants offers a real sense of achievement and responsibility and is a great way to help the environment. The young people really enjoyed potting plants and designing their pots and are excited to watch them grow and bloom.”

Champions! Today and this week for Volunteers Week we are celebrating our amazing volunteers

Champions! Today and this week for Volunteers Week we are celebrating our amazing volunteers

Champions! Today and this week for #VolunteersWeek we are celebrating our amazing volunteers.

At Autonomie, we actively encourage young people who take part in our programmes to become volunteers.

We offer structured opportunities for young people to volunteer and mentor their peers, volunteer on our Youth Forum, as well as opportunities to help lead activities programmes planning and delivery.

Young people are at the heart of everything we do!

Volunteer Week 2019 an opportunity to highlight youth led volunteer programmes at Autonomie

Volunteer Week 2019 an opportunity to highlight youth led volunteer programmes at Autonomie

We are proud to offer young people who are members of the Autonomie community structured opportunities to develop work and educational focused skills, skills like volunteering and mentoring other young people.

It’s Volunteer Week 2019 and we would like to say a big Thank You to all our volunteers.