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Lifeworks
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Tel: 01803 840744
Blacklers
Park Road
Dartington Hall Estates
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6EQ
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Lifeworks run projects dedicated to providing learning-disabled children and young adults with confidence and life-skills that ensure a self-sustainable future, that promote a fluid transition into adulthood, and that encourage their inclusion in the community as valued and active members.
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Children and young people with learning disabilities
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Vocal Advocacy
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Tel: 01803 868300
Room DS034
Dartington Space
Dartington Hall
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 6EN
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Vocal advocacy have staff and volunteers who are trained to help you: understand what others are saying, help you speak up for yourself, be clear about what you want and will speak for you if you find it hard.
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Adults with learning disabilities
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South West Adult Placement Scheme (Swaps)
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Tel: 01626 360170
Suite 3 Zealley House
Greenhill Way
Kingsteignton
Devon
TQ12 3SB
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SWAPS can support and enable people with disabilities across the South West to live their life to the full and realise their potential by living in a family based setting.
SWAPS offers a wide range of Shared Lives services which are delivered by caring and skilled people in their local commun...
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People with a learning disability, people with mental health needs, older people, people with dementia, parents with a learning disability, carers of all the above groups.
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Tel: 01803 850823
South Devon College ACL
Centre for Health and Care Professions
187 Newton Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7FT
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Access to Community Education (ACE) is a registered charity that supports carers by providing classes at South Devon College ACL Centre for people with disabilities, allowing their Carer respite time.
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Bipolar UK Torbay Group
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Central Church
Tor Hill Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 5RN
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To provide support and information and have a resource base for people with Bi-Polar (manic depression), friends, carers and partners.
Also have a resources centre at the same venue every Tuesday 10am - 2pm via appointment.
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Those affected by bipolar along with their families and friends.
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Young Devon
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Tel: 01752 691511
10 Erme Road
Ivybridge
Devon
PL21 0AB
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Young people aged 11-25 years old
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Brixham Does Care
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Tel: 01803 857727
Old Market Hall
New Road
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 8TA
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A source of solace and encouragement to those whose lives are impaired by loneliness, ill health or the threat of despair, moral support and guidance through periods of crisis, the opportunity to make friends and feel valued and a visiting service to support people in their own homes.
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Signposts for Carers (Torbay)
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Tel: 01803 666620
Torbay Carers Services, The Portacabin
Brixham Hospital
Penn Meadows
Brixham
Devon
TQ5 9PT
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Signposts for Carers is an information and support service for unpaid carers in Torbay, and provides information on a wide range of subjects such as welfare benefits, equipment, transport, leisure, support groups etc. The quarterly Signposts Magazine highlights services for carers such as the Car...
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Carers, staff and general public.
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Assist Teignbridge
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Tel: 01626 889288
The Manor House
Old Town Street
Dawlish
Devon
EX7 9AW
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Assist Teignbridge provide a range of services to support carers and older people to live independently at home. These services include a sitting service, nail trimming service, home help, enabling and the completion Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance forms.
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Workways
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Tel: 01392 677050
New Leaf
Farm House Rise
Exminster
Exeter
Devon
EX6 8AB
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Workways provides information, advice and practical assistance to enable easier access to learning and work. If mental health is an issue in finding or maintaining employment, training, learning opportunities and voluntary work, then Workways may be able to help.
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Anyone is open to contact us for information. Appointments for people experiencing mental ill health on completion of an application form (can be accompanied by carer to appointment).
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