Aspens Charities

Are you the family member, carer, personal assistant or friend of an autistic person based in the South-East? Are you in need of advice, support and a friendly, listening ear from someone in a similar position who will be able to share their experiences? Find out more about the free peer educator support Aspens now offers, and request support, here: https://lnkd.in/eruiGYWn This service is available to those living in #Berkshire, #Buckinghamshire, #Oxfordshire, #Surrey, #Kent, #Sussex, #Hampshire and the #IsleofWight. Please share with any family or friends who may benefit. #AutismSupport #FamilySupport #PeerSupport #peereducation #autism #AutismAdvice

🎄#Christmas / birthday present! Adopt an Aspens Charities animal from just £25! I’ve adopted the three amigos - Pacha, Dobby and Ringo - and am just wrapping the adoption pack to give as a gift! 🦙

Sussex Cricket will be working in partnership with Aspens Charities #WestSussex during October Half term. Our amazing staff team will be working alongside the Aspens Charities staff team, supporting individuals on the autism spectrum and with learning disabilities; and their families. Delivering a variety of workshops, activities, clinics, parent signposting and more! 🙌 | Fancy giving some SEND cricket activities a go! Well why not come along to the Apple Tree Centre, Crawley on 📆 Wednesday 30 October for the Aspens Charities Fun Day. 🥳 We'll be showcasing inclusive activities including Table & Soft Ball Cricket plus our Inflatables. 🏏 🏰 Find out more & book a place here. 🎟️👇 https://lnkd.in/eJ8v36tj

🍂 Read the autumn issue of The Aspens Courier! 🙌🏼 Featuring amazing footage of Jamie achieving his dream of completing Velocity Zip-wire - as well as the latest news and updates from across Aspens. 🙂 We hope you enjoy the issue. https://lnkd.in/enxSJtbv #AspensCourier #SupporterNewsletter #Aspens #Autism #LearningDisabilities

Please head over to https://lnkd.in/dHg-6dv and give Aspens a vote, only a few days left now! No sign-up is needed - and if we win the poll we'll receive a donation of 20% of MFVC's profits this month, which will directly have a positive impact on the lives of autistic people and those with a learning disability, and their families. It only takes a few seconds to vote and please share! Thank you❤️

Had a fabulous day offsite with part of my Business Development and Income Generation Team from Aspens Charities last week at the lovely #bedgeburypineum We spent the morning looking at our 5 year strategy - working out how we were doing at the midway stage and how we can improve our measuring of what is working (and what is not). In the afternoon we had a really inspiring time talking about Purpose and Culture. It is great to work alongside people who want to make a difference - who are ambitious and entrepreneurial, collaborators and listeners, who want to value and challenge others and do so in an open, honest and transparent way. Our larger team includes Retail and Hospitality Managers too and we will be working with them in the next couple of months as we come together for their regular planning day! As ever there is a lot to do - but confident we can go far together! #teamworking #bettertogether #makeadifference

Welcome to #Aspens Catherine! We're delighted to have you on board. 😊

Been working my way through supervisions and appraisals with the team… really enjoying sharing their successes and achievements with them. Moments like this remind me why I love working with my team! It also acts a reminder to ensure I am sharing my appreciation and thanks with them more often. A little bit goes a long way.

Today, VODG Chief Executives met to discuss VAT Novation, sharing their experience of how novation works and how to maximise its opportunities. Thank you, particularly, to Stephen Veevers, CEO at Hft and Robert Shanahan, CEO at Aspens Charities, for their valuable input and openness during the discussion. Member CEOs can access the resources from today's meeting and other related resources via the VODG CEO Resource Hub: https://lnkd.in/dhHfNahw #MemberEvent #MemberCEOEvent #VATNovation #Sharing #StrongerTogether

✨ We are so proud and delighted that Aspens’ Kate Happer was selected as a finalist for the Community Support Worker (Learning Disabilities/Mental Health) category at the Kent Integrated Care Alliance (KiCA) Awards, 2024. 💜 CEO Robbie Shanahan and team members Carla McPhee, Nina Bowen and Jenny Francis went along to support Kate at the Awards Ceremony on Friday, and we hear it was a wonderful night celebrating the hard work of care staff across Kent. There was even a special appearance from TOWIE star James ‘Arg’ Argent! 👏🏽 A huge well done to Kate for this amazing recognition of her outstanding work and dedication and to all the finalists and winners of the Awards. #KentCareAwards24 #Care #Support #SocialCare #Aspens #Charity #TeamAspens