In community

Friends

Advocates and

Christian Partners

Christian fellowship, social inclusion, advocacy, opportunities for people with additional needs, their families and communities within the Forest of Dean and beyond.

Please come and join the team, smiles like these are priceless. There are many ways to contribute and help to make sure that we can keep having precious moments like these .

Shalom Group gatherings are great fun Come and join us for an evening of friendship, fellowship and worship.

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Meeting Together

We Get-Together to connect in person, building relationships and exploring the the Christian Faith in a safe and accessible environment. We value everyones thoughts and contributions. Everyone is welcome.

Meeting Online

The Covid 19 pandemic is well and truly in the past, thankfully. However, we learned some great lessons and picked up the skills that enable us to meet online and gather in fellowship without having to manage the logistics of meeting in person.

Meeting Together

We have developed bespoke sessions for people whose additional needs are compounded by having no, or limited speech capability during which we spend time helping them to communicate and share their potential. We should all be heard.

Meeting Online

Learn more here about

Giving Voice

How we have developed bespoke sessions for people whose additional needs are compounded by having no, or limited speech capability.

Learn more here about our

Digital Inclusion Programme

that helps those who struggle with the digital agenda, the pace at which it changes and the demands it makes. Ongoing programmes with other organisations such as the Camphill Village Trust create content and deliver coaching sessions helping those with additional needs to safely benefit through online facilities.

Learn more here about our

Voice for All Project

This is a new initiative that will amplify stories and insights from individuals with additional needs, promoting understanding and inclusion.

Our brave new digital world can be daunting. We use our love of learning and ideas, helping it to be a better experience for those with additional needs. It’s not great if you get the feeling that the rest of the world is moving on and you’re still stuck with no one to help.

Our Values – INCLUSIVITY

Our Values – ENABLEMENT

We all have our limitations, but with help and guidance not only can we live with them, we can learn to thrive. Through initiatives like our ‘Strong Minds’ programme we introduce practices that grow life skills enabling us all to be healthier in mind, body and spirit overcoming obstacles that hold us back from realising potential.

Our Values – EMPOWERMENT

It’s easy, based on common myth and perceptions, for self belief and confidence to be eroded, particularly where someone has differing needs and characteristics. Our approach is to actively challenge the paradigms that often feed a self limiting mindset.

Our Values – SELF ADVOCACY

Self-advocacy for individuals with additional needs and learning disabilities is key to empowering them to take control of their lives and actively participate in decisions that affect them. We encourage involvement in community activities and decision-making processes fostering a sense of independence and belonging. Moreover, raising public awareness.

It takes time to build trust and for people to feel safe and wanted, particularly if they are from a group that is often marginalised. We take as much time and put in as much effort as we have to in making sure that people feel they are truly a part of our fellowship.

Our Values – INTEGRATION

Our Partners

We are grateful for the generosity of these organisations, the funding and other support that they provide. Some of our content uses, by kind permission, the Open Dyslexic typeface.