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The final charities to benefit from the Bucks Autism Strategy survey

Earlier this year, Buckinghamshire Council asked up to seek feedback on how local services are working for autistic residents. This feedback would be used to help guide Buckinghamshire’s new All-Age Autism Strategy.

For each person who submitted their views we promised to donate £1 to a charity of their choice. We’re delighted that, with the help of Buckinghamshire Council, we have been able to donate more than £4,000, spread among 44 charities.

This is the final of our four videos, which aims to highlight each of the very special causes you have helped us donate to. This video, looks at the money raised for:

Thomas Ball Foundation

Thomley

Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital

Workaid

Wycombe Homeless Connection

Wycombe Mind

Wycombe Youth Action

Youth Concern, Aylesbury

Over a month, we hosted nine 1-2-1 sessions with organisations representing 1,500 members across Bucks and sixty-six people attended our group sessions. We held eleven individual 1-2-1 sessions and had 354 responses to our online survey.

Thank you so much for taking the time to give your views and enable us to also help these worthy causes.

 

 

 

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Talkback is a registered charity in England and Wales 1093732 and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 04279266
Our registered address is Talkback-UK Ltd, Amersham Community Centre, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham, Bucks HP6 5AH 01494 434448

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It’s been another incredible year. Within Talkback we have seen new members and staff join us, new projects and initiatives introduced, and new audiences reached. Find out more in our 2023 report.

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18 onwards:
Adult Social Care Funded Provision

Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Personal development and social skills
  • Independent living, including cooking and general household tasks
  • Practical skills, including woodworking and other trade-based activities
  • Travel and money management training
  • Relationship development and creating social networks
  • Sports and wellbeing, including mindfulness, healthy eating and managing anxiety
  • The Performing Arts – drama, dance, music and arts.
  • Employment – full time and supported
  • Art Therapy
  • Social friendship groups

16-25 years old:
Education Provider

Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Education support to individuals in colleges including Bucks College Group, Berkshire College of Agriculture and Reading College
  • Individual Learning Packages based on an individual’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) outcomes
  • Bespoke, community life skills education support packages
  • Creative opportunities using expressive arts, creative media and a variety of social groups
  • Relationship guidance and help building social networks
  • Life skills training to move towards independent living
  • Travel training
  • Employability skills building
  • Work experience and Supported Internship opportunities

Up to 18 years old:
Transitions work

Amongst other services, we:

  • Provide individual and group transition programmes to help people move from school to college and minimise anxiety
  • Provide information, advice and guidance to mainstream schools with a SEN department, and to specialist schools for secondary ages
  • Offer bespoke Travel Training packages for schools
  • Help co-create sport-based partnerships
  • Run parent and carer information events