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| ORGANISATION | Acorn Centre |
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| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
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| DESCRIPTION | Provides contract work and woodwork. The woodwork section is able to make a variety of products from small to large and had plenty of orders to occupy clients. The contract side relies on local firms to provide work so some day there is no work to do. |
| SERVICES | S35(Workshop); |
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| ORGANISATION | Advance Employment |
| CONTACT | Mike Ellis |
| ADDRESS | Morrison Enterprise Trust, Morton Park, Yarm Road, Darlington, County Durham, England DL1 4PJ |
| TELEPHONE | 01325 387700 |
| DESCRIPTION | Aims to assist people with a disability to find paid work in integrated settings with ongoing support.. Extra training if needed. |
| SERVICES | S2(Advice service/help-line for employers); S14(Vocational training); S19(Employment agency); |
| AREA COVERED | Within own town |
| ORGANISATION | Alpha Communication |
| CONTACT | Jill Duncan |
| ADDRESS | 1 Red Hill Villas,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4BA |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 375 0101 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide work preparation including work placements of between 6 and 12 weeks in graphic design, computer skills and administration. |
| SERVICES | S20(Work placement); S34(Work preparation); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Annfield Plain Gardens |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Stanley, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
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| DESCRIPTION | Provides experience of horticulture for 11 clients. Clients meet the public through the sale of produce. |
| SERVICES | S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Bearpark Artists Co-operative |
| CONTACT | Romy Schaffer |
| ADDRESS | 64 South Terrace, Esh Winning,, Durham, County Durham, England DH7 9PS |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 373 3168 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide work preparation including work placements of between 6 and 12 weeks in arts and crafts. |
| SERVICES | S20(Work placement); S26(Co-operative); S34(Work preparation); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Bracken Hill |
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| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
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| DESCRIPTION | Provide contract work and woodwork. Some clients were at college for part of the week. |
| SERVICES | S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S35(Workshop); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Broadgate Farm |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Nr Esh Winning,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH7 9QE |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 373 5575 |
| DESCRIPTION | Specialist care co-operative set up to provide therapeutic day care for people with severe and enduring mental ill health. The facilities include organic gardens, an art studio and a ceramics workshop. |
| SERVICES | S26(Co-operative); S32(Therapeutic work); |
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| ORGANISATION | Community Placements Scheme |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Darlington, County Durham, England DL1 5QT |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Employment experience for people with Learning Disabilities - seeking to move people towards employment |
| SERVICES | S20(Work placement); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP) |
| CONTACT | Ms Frances Thirlway |
| ADDRESS | Durham University,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 3UZ |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 383 1155 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include: Various training courses, information network. Services include: Employer, vocational training. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | County Durham Care |
| CONTACT | Mary Lunney |
| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Offers rehabilitation/education opportunities or supported employment for people with learning disabilities, work placements. Also networks with training providers. |
| SERVICES | S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Darlington College of Technology |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Cleveland Avenue,,, Darlington, County Durham, England DL3 7BB |
| TELEPHONE | 01325 503050 |
| DESCRIPTION | Offer Pathways courses (16-18 year olds) |
| SERVICES | S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S14(Vocational training); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Disc Employment Initiatives |
| CONTACT | Caroline Ferguson |
| ADDRESS | Enterprise House, Valley St. North,, Darlington, County Durham, England D21 1GY |
| TELEPHONE | 0132 535 3880 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include various training courses. Service include: Supported employment, vocational guidance and counselling. |
| SERVICES | S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S14(Vocational training); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | DRI Metro - Bishop Auckland College |
| CONTACT | Tom Farrier |
| ADDRESS | Woodhouse Lane,,, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England DL14 6JZ |
| TELEPHONE | 0138 844 3053 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include: Metalwork, training for trainers. Services include a social firm/enterprise. |
| SERVICES | S25(Social firm; emerging social firm); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Durham Alliance for Community Care |
| CONTACT | Ann Tropper |
| ADDRESS | c/o Miners Hall, Red Hill,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4BD |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 384 9111 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide work preparation including work placements of between 6 and 12 weeks in social care and food preparation. |
| SERVICES | S20(Work placement); S26(Co-operative); S34(Work preparation); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Durham Cooperative Development Association |
| CONTACT | Carole Cowan |
| ADDRESS | Miners Hall,, Red Hill, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4BD |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 384 9111 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provides specialised personal and cooperative business development skills. Training people with disabilities who wish to return to employment in the cooperative sector. Provides work placements in the cooperative sector. |
| SERVICES | S15(Job training); S20(Work placement); S26(Co-operative); |
| AREA COVERED | Durham and Darlington. |
| ORGANISATION | Endeavour Woodcrafts |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | The Old Fire Station, Darlington Rd, Ferryhill, County Durham, England DL17 8EX |
| TELEPHONE | 01740 657676 |
| DESCRIPTION | Co-operative trading in the open market while providing a supportive working environment for it's members. Design and manufacture wooden toys and crafts. |
| SERVICES | S14(Vocational training); S26(Co-operative); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | GOAL Skills Development Project |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Highfield Hospital, Newcastle Rd,, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England DH3 3UD |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 3871876 |
| DESCRIPTION | Aims to increase self advocacy and social skills, offers opportunities for skills to be accredited through the award of RSA qualifications. Also offers supported work experience. |
| SERVICES | S10(Interpersonal skills development; social skills); S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S20(Work placement); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Helping Hands |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | West Auckland, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Provides an opportunity for 40 people (part-time) to undertake contract work. Several companies in the county provided work for the project. |
| SERVICES | S35(Workshop); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Jane Shaw Services |
| CONTACT | Jane Shaw |
| ADDRESS | White Smods,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4HH |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 386 0194 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include: Various work placements, textiles, sandwich/catering, garden centre/contract/landscape gardening, textiles, catering training, horticulture training. Services include: Social firm/enterprise, vocational training, work placement etc. |
| SERVICES | S5(Information and advice); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S25(Social firm; emerging social firm); S27(Community enterprise); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Maiden Law Adult Training Unit |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Offers placements at garden nurseries, homes for the elderly, children's day nursery, printing unit and Consett market traders, some also attend Durham TEC and Houghall College of Agriculture. |
| SERVICES | S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S20(Work placement); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | New Deal - Gateway |
| CONTACT | Paul Johnson |
| ADDRESS | Room 401, Town Hall, Darlington Borough Council, Darlington, County Durham, England DL1 5QT |
| TELEPHONE | 01325 388626 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide specific job search and 1 to 1 support for New Deal eligible people with disabilities. |
| SERVICES | S17(Job club; job search/finding); S37(Job coaching); |
| AREA COVERED | Darlington |
| ORGANISATION | North East Access Direct |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Great North Road, Plawsworth,, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England DH2 3NL |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 371 0541 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide work preparation including work placements of between 6 and 12 weeks in minor construction, site maintenance, administration and food preparation. |
| SERVICES | S20(Work placement); S34(Work preparation); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Northern Pinetree Trust - Enterprise Training |
| CONTACT | Andrew Hodson |
| ADDRESS | Pinetree Centre, Durham Road, Birtley, County Durham, England DH3 2TD |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 492 8200 |
| DESCRIPTION | Aims to provide counselling, training and support for people with a disability or long term illness who wish to become self employed. The service is currently delivered one-to-one in clients' own homes. Primarily caters for benefit dependents. |
| SERVICES | S6(Counselling); S14(Vocational training); S30(Self-employment); |
| AREA COVERED | North East Region |
| ORGANISATION | Open Arms |
| CONTACT | Carole Cowan |
| ADDRESS | c/o Miners Hall, Red Hill,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4BD |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 384 9111 |
| DESCRIPTION | Co-operative for people with disabilities. No direct contact information until new premises arranged. |
| SERVICES | S26(Co-operative); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Reflections Supported Employment Service |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Darlington, County Durham, England DL1 5QT |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Specifically for people with mental health needs |
| SERVICES | S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Remploy |
| CONTACT | Gordon Hopper |
| ADDRESS | Merrington Lane, Industrial Estate,, Spennymoor, County Durham, England DL16 7EY |
| TELEPHONE | 01388 814511 |
| DESCRIPTION | Products/services include: Aids for disabled people, engineering, packaging/assembling. Tasks undertaken are: Clerical/office, light manual, assembly. |
| SERVICES | S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories); |
| AREA COVERED | Within own county |
| ORGANISATION | Remploy Interwork |
| CONTACT | Lesley Shaw |
| ADDRESS | 0, Merrington Industrial Estate, Spennymoor, County Durham, England DL16 7EY |
| TELEPHONE | 01388 812141 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provides supported employment. Individual profile/development plan identifies skills, aspirations and training needs. May provide or access job coaching, work tasters and training. Regular monitoring. Employer liaison for open employment. |
| SERVICES | S15(Job training); S20(Work placement); S21(Job taster); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); S37(Job coaching); |
| AREA COVERED | Teesside and District |
| ORGANISATION | Remploy Interwork |
| CONTACT | Irene Witherspoon |
| ADDRESS | 0, Merrington Lane Industrial Estate, Spennymoor, County Durham, England DL16 7EY |
| TELEPHONE | 01388 812141 |
| DESCRIPTION | Provides supported employment. Individual profile/development plan identifies skills, aspirations and training needs. May provide or access job coaching, work tasters and training. Regular monitoring. Employer liaison for open employment. |
| SERVICES | |
| AREA COVERED | North/South Tyneside |
| ORGANISATION | RNIB Education and Employment Network |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | North Region Team (Darlington), 4 Beaumont Street,, Darlington, County Durham, England DL1 5SZ |
| TELEPHONE | 01325 25 48 58 |
| DESCRIPTION | Offers student support service, employment support service, job retention/redeployment services, technology service and training services. |
| SERVICES | S2(Advice service/help-line for employers); S5(Information and advice); S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S8(Pre-employment assessment of abilities/personal strengths); S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy)); S14(Vocational training); S39(Mentoring); S40(Job retention support); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | SNUG Inclusion Project |
| CONTACT | Lawraine Hails |
| ADDRESS | Morrison Road, Annfield Plain,, Stanley, County Durham, England DH9 7RX |
| TELEPHONE | 01207 299040 |
| DESCRIPTION | Promote positive images of people with learning disabilities through integrated community projects. |
| SERVICES | S42(Other); |
| AREA COVERED | County Durham |
| ORGANISATION | Spadework |
| CONTACT | Keith O'Brien |
| ADDRESS | Houghall Centre,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 3SG |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 386 1351 |
| DESCRIPTION | Providing a 'real work' opportunity developing horticultural employment and social/teamwork skills. |
| SERVICES | S10(Interpersonal skills development; social skills); S20(Work placement); |
| AREA COVERED | County Durham |
| ORGANISATION | SPICE |
| CONTACT | Helen Casey |
| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Provide employment preparation training for adults with learning disabilities. |
| SERVICES | S16(Employment preparation training; work awareness training); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | St. Margaret's Centre |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Margery Lane,,, Durham, County Durham, England DH1 4QJ |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 3848100 |
| DESCRIPTION | Activities include woodwork, furniture restoration, screen printing, weaving crafts, clerical and office tasks, including the use of computers, kitchen and cooking skills and gardening experience at a nearby allotment. |
| SERVICES | S15(Job training); S32(Therapeutic work); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Supported Employment Scheme |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Essington House, Essington Way, Peterlee, County Durham, England SR8 5AZ |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 5186000 |
| DESCRIPTION | Supported employment and consultation service scheme. |
| SERVICES | S5(Information and advice); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | Villa Real Printing |
| CONTACT | |
| ADDRESS | Durham, County Durham, England DH1 5UF |
| TELEPHONE | |
| DESCRIPTION | Business cards, dance tickets and magazines are printed but the potential is limited by lack of full colour printing. |
| SERVICES | S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories); |
| AREA COVERED |
| ORGANISATION | WINS |
| CONTACT | Dianne Watson |
| ADDRESS | Church View, Haswell,, Durham, County Durham, England DH6 2EA |
| TELEPHONE | 0191 5260987 |
| DESCRIPTION | Work with employers to offer a quality job matching service. Delivers pilot programme named WINS which offers a wide range of services on every aspect of recruiting people with learning disabilities. Have produced a mentor training pack. |
| SERVICES | S1(Training/awareness of disability issues); S17(Job club; job search/finding); S20(Work placement); S39(Mentoring); |
| AREA COVERED |