About Mencap
Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Our work includes:
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our helplines and websites
- campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want.
Make or bake something special and unique and help us raise £25,000 to support Mencap’s work.
Help us support victims of hostility and abuse
Make or bake something special and help us raise £25,000 to support Mencap’s work with people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
It is estimated that as many as 9 out of 10 people with a learning disability are verbally harassed or exposed to violence due to their disability. Most suffer in silence, becoming withdrawn and consumed by feelings of helplessness and anxiety. Many live in fear. Victims of disability hate crime need our help because not everyone has a voice that will be understood, listened to or taken seriously. Mencap’s community advisers can give people with a learning disability and their families the practical and emotional support they need. They help them speak up for themselves – to the council, the police and their local community.
How you can help
By taking part in Make With Me or making a donation, no matter how small, you can make a huge impact on the lives of people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. Your donation could help victims of hostility and abuse to get the support they need. For example:
- £15 could pay for a helpline adviser to answer two calls from victims of disability hate crime who need our help
- £22 could pay for a session to discuss the best way to support someone who has been attacked in their community
- £35 could pay for a community adviser to spend two hours with someone who has been victimised
