service
Paid
Join us for lunch from Monday to Friday and enjoy our delicious vegan and vegetarian menu. With meals starting at just £3, and the option to donate more if you wish, there’s something to suit everyone!
Key information
Eligibility
Age Group
- Ages 16+
Disability
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Learning disability
What is this service?
Our Learning Disability Outreach (LDO) project can help with confidence, skill development and with building friendships and social networks.
Our team offers mentoring, advocacy, employment guidance, literacy classes, health and well-being activities, workshops and social events. We develop lasting and constructive relationships with our clients and their carers and aim to improve the quality of life of the people who work with us.
Learning Disability Outreach and most of its activities are free to people with learning disabilities aged 16 and over who live in or are funded by the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
A parent’s perspective
“Adam has attended The Creighton Centre for over 20 years. The project has played a major role in supporting him through adult life and helping him become who he is today. Your project reaches people who struggle with more formal or structured services and allows them to grow at their own pace without pressure, providing activities, friendships, practical support and, most importantly, a sense of belonging and connection.
_ For people like Adam, who can find larger or noisier environments overwhelming, this type of flexible and understanding support is incredibly rare and precious. The project gives him structure and meaning to his week and helps prevent the isolation he would otherwise experience._
_ LDO supports people who often ‘slip through the net’ of more formal services but are frequently those most in need. It is a vital lifeline not only for the individuals who attend, but also for their families and carers. We would be lost without you!”_
Paula, parent of project member
“The project helped me to volunteer, I like helping people, it gives me a sense of joy that I’ve helped somebody to do something and it leaves a big smile on my face”
Labake Project member
“The project has been very helpful, good and supportive. It helped me to get my job that I really wanted, working as a carer. They help me do my training, we have learnt about dementia and safeguarding together and they are always there if I need anything.”
N, Project member
What we offer?
- Workshops and social activities
- Mentoring
- Literacy and numeracy lessons
- Casework and community advocacy
- Health & wellbeing activities
- Life Skills
- Creative workshops
- Employment support and guidance
Good to know
- Cost: Free
- Getting here:
The Creighton Centre, 378 Lillie Road, Fulham SW6 7PH
Buses: 190, 211 and 295 From Hammersmith stop just outside (Bothwell St. stop)
Buses 190, 211, 295, 430 and 74 from Fulham or West Kensington stop at Fulham Cross or Fulham Palace Rd (Greyhound Rd. Stop)
Parking: Please note we do not have on-site parking at The Creighton Centre. Taxi's can drop off outside the entrance. Cars can park on any of the residential roads around the centre. Pay and display parking available.
What people say
LDO has played a major role in supporting Adam through adult life, helping him become who he is today - we'd be lost without you. (Paula)
