Hackney People First
Service details
Covid update
- We are running a project to help reduce social isolation for adults with learning disability.
- We run an Art therapy workshop (monthly) and run virtual tours, karaoke and quizzes on the other weeks.
- We meet weekly online on Fridays from 3-5pm via Zoom.
Please contact us to make a referral if you know or you would like to be sent a link for these meetings and activities. Making a referral is easy. You can just send us an email with a little information about yourself or the person you are referring.
We hope to return to face to face meetings as soon as possible, but this will depend on venue availability and the government guidance on social distancing.
Who are we?
Hackney People First are a local self-advocacy service for adults with a learning disability who offer:
- Support to people to give their views to decision makers who run local services
- Support to people to make their own needs known
- Support to help meet other people with a learning disability
- Teaching others how to work with people who have a learning disability this might be delivering learning disability awareness sessions. Please contact us if you would like to find out more about our training.
What do we mean by self-advocacy?
- Self Advocacy means that even though a person with a learning disability may ask for support from others, they still have the right to be in control.
- Self Advocacy is about having the right to make your own decisions.
- Self Advocacy is about not being controlled or affected by others who might have their own interests.
Why should you join us?
By being part of Hackney People First, people with a learning disability in Hackney can help to make things better for themselves and for others with a learning disability.
You can help others to become more aware of what it means to have a learning disability.
You can join in with our sessions and we can have fun together.
What do we offer?
Self- advocacy
Our project to help reduce social isolation and Art therapy workshop (monthly) including virtual tours and quizzes for adults with learning disability offer opportunities to meet up with people you may already know and meet new people.
Accessible Information Review Panel
Helping you to make your information accessible to people with a learning disability and give you guidance and advice on accessibility issues.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more about this option.
Interview Panel Representation
An established and experienced panel of people with a learning disability to help you make sure the people you are offering jobs to have the right skills to work with people with a learning disability.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more about this option.
Consultation Projects within the local authority
For example:
- Day Services
- Personalisation
- Homecare and more...
SEND Local Offer
- Contact Name
- John Siddique
- Contact Telephone
- 07824 364 203
- Contact Email
- peoplefirsthackney@btconnect.com
- Local Offer Age Bands
- Young Adults 18 - 25
- SEN Provision Type
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- Targeted
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- John Siddique
- Contact Position
- CEO/Project Manager
- Telephone
- 07824 364 203 07824 364 203
- peoplefirsthackney@btconnect.com
- Website
- http://www.hackneypeoplefirst.com/
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Where to go
- Address
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65 Dalston Lane
Hackney
London
- Postcode
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E8 2NG
View E8 2NG on a map - Venue Notes
Buses: 38, 242, 277, 236
Train: Dalston Junction
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Open Monday to Friday 10-5pm and Thursday evenings 7pm-9pm
- Time of day
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- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
- Session Information
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Monday-Friday 10am - 5pm
Other details
- Referral Details
- Our services are open to any adult with a learning disability living in Hackney.
- People use our services for different reasons.
- We believe that everyone has something to offer, and can receive good things from using our services and joining in with what we do.
- What to do if you have a complaint
We are a user led organisation.
All people working with Hackney People First will aim to provide good quality support.
If you have feedback or any concerns that you want to talk about please contact John Siddique using the email or phone number for the organisation.
Costs
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- Free
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