Our Projects
Friendship Support Services
This project recruits and supports volunteers to befriend adults with a learning disability. It also provides a Friendship bank, Ethnic minority specific services, and a meet up club.

The Riverwood Project
This project collects driftwood from the River Thames and adults with learning disabilities make items such as candleholders, benches and other furniture to sell.

The Flexible Respite Scheme
Aimed at people aged 18 plus, this scheme uses sessional workers to go into the home and provide a few hours respite for the carer. We also try to use the time constructively to enable the service user to access a leisure interest.

The Family Advisor Service
We have four workers in this scheme, two for children and two for adults. The aim is to provide support, advice and advocacy for people with a learning disability and their families on a wide range of issues, including benefits, housing, education and accessing services.

The Greenlights Project
This project provides specialist support for families who have a child with a learning disability and behavioural problems. The project worker works alongside parents to give them practical support and guidance on how to deal with challenging behaviour.

About Us

Greenwich Mencap was established in 1951 by parents who were concerned about the level of services their children with a learning disability were receiving. The organisation was run, for many years, by parents and volunteers but now employs 7 full time staff as well as sessional workers and volunteers.

Our main aim is to
"work with and for people with a learning disability and their families who live in or are the responsibility of, the London Brough of Greenwich."

We pride ourselves on providing good effective services that make a difference to people with learning disabilities and their families. We are also involved in campaigning for rights and services as well as ensuring that the people who use our services have their voice heard in a variety of forums.

We receive funding from a variety of sources including London Borough of Greenwich, Department of Health, Children In Need and other external funders. We also receive an annual donation from the Greenwich Mencap Shop as well as many of our members who also give regular donations and/or leave legacies.

You do not have to be a member to receive a service however we like to encourage people to join.

The cost of individual membership at present is £5 a year (other details on membership form). For this you receive a monthly newsletter detailing issues and events in the borough, invites to all social events and a chance to have your voice heard in the design and implementation of services in Greenwich.

To join Greenwich Mencap, contact our administrator using the details
at the top of the page.

Greenwich Mencap
Registered Charity Number 802103
Private Ltd Company (England & Wales) 2408836

Greenwich Mencap would like to acknowledge the support of the following funders          
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