Welcome to the Inclusion Partnership
The Inclusion Partnership (IP) was set up in 2005 to act as an umbrella agency for new and existing organisations in the social enterprise, social care, health, education, leisure and community arts sectors who share our aims of working to achieve a fairer and more inclusive society for disabled people, older people, family carers and anyone else who feels excluded.
The IP supports people to:
- Be fully included in society and in their own local community
- Take responsibility and exercise choice in their own lives
- Develop and enjoy positive relationships
- Have their potential supported and realised
- Act as full citizen in terms of rights and responsibilities
- Overcome disabling barriers in their community, in terms of access to all mainstream and specialist services.
How does the IP work?
IP is a not-for-profit social enterprise, registered as a company limited by guarantee. Member agencies nominate two representatives to act as IP Board Members.
The members of the Inclusion Partnership are currently:
- Partners in Policy Making (Eastern Region): family carer training and support
- National Brokerage Network: national body focused on the development of support brokerage
- Realife Trust: registered charity and community development agency
- Essex Inclusive Sports Enterprise CIC: sports initiative run by and
for disabled people
IP promotes partnership working with other agencies and offers membership to agencies who offer, or who want to work collectively on:
- joint funding bids
- training initiatives
- shared information, advice, guidance, management and financial services
- ensuring geographical equality in access to services and resources.
- offering support to anyone facing exclusion, regardless of the nature of their personal impairment
- offering organisational support to voluntary initiatives and social enterprises at the start-up stage before they are incorporated
- offering membership services to incorporated voluntary initiatives
and social enterprises following incorporation
Who is it for?
The IP is open to anyone – service providers, individuals and families.
- It takes referrals directly from disabled and disadvantaged people or supporting agencies.
- It can provide its services directly to families using Direct Payments or Individualised Budgets.
- The local authority can also spot purchase services.
- We can provide support to individuals and/or groups around specific issues/tasks.
- This will usually be funded by individual grants for specific projects.
Contact us at:
Inclusion Partnership,
3, The Courtyard,
Windhill,
Bishop's Stortford,
Herts. CM23 2ND
Telephone Number: 01279 504735
Email: info@inclusionpartnership.org.uk
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