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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 | 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); |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |