Essex Autistic Society
Charity Fundraising worked with The Essex Autistic Society for over three years and achieved grant funding in excess of £1.3 Million for a wide variety of developments to their service provision.
The New Doucecroft School is a flagship project for the society. With ever growing demand for their Autism specific education provision, and increasing difficulties with the inadequate facilities at the existing Doucecroft School in Kelvedon, EAS took the opportunity to purchase the Abbots Hall Campus on the outskirts of Colchester. A major Fundraising Campaign was launched to adapt, furnish and equip the campus buildings to provide a high quality learning environment with dedicated IT, Lifeskills, Physical Education, complex needs and art/craft facilities as well as state of the art sensory rooms and the phased provision of new build boarding houses.
Charity
Fundraising formed a successful partnership approach with staff at Essex
Autistic Society; whereby EAS took on community fundraising and PR activities
whilst Charity Fundraising led work to achieve major grant income from
Charitable Trusts, Foundations, High Net Worth Individuals, National Lottery
and other funding streams.
Family Support Team
Charity Fundraising has also worked to develop multi-year salary funding for Essex Autistic Society to establish a Family Support Service for those affected by Autism and their families across Essex. EAS now have two Family Support Workers in post and the service continues to grow. Funding was achieved through a number of grant making charitable trusts as well as Children’s Fund Essex and Essex Community Foundation.
Other projects that Charity Fundraising have successfully achieved funding for include:
- Doucecroft Further Education Department – Conversion of a disused outbuilding into two floors of useable space including a classroom and meeting/training room.
- Horticultural Equipment – A variety of horticultural equipment for students at the Further Education department; promoting vocational skills and potential sheltered employment opportunities.
- Staff Training – Funding for a professional development course for training to achieve NVQ 2 & 3 and also advanced training for Team leaders and Senior support workers in team leadership skills.
