Carlisle Mencap Ltd

We are a local charity set up in 1968 and we have over 150 members and provide services for more than 500 people with learning disabilities and their families across Cumbria. Our services include short breaks for adults at California House and for Children at the Grace Little Centre, children’s home based respite, community support, young people’s clubs and holidays, family support workers for young people with autism, holidays, leisure activities and befriending.

We also have respite centres for children in Penrith and Ulverston, plus autism help groups in Kendal and Workington. We are locally managed and funded, not a branch of the national organisation – although we do work closely with them on many of our projects. We are the fourth biggest Mencap group in the UK.

We are a membership organisation and have over 150 members made up of people with learning disabilities, carers and other interested parties. We believe everyone with a learning disability has an equal right to choice, opportunity and respect, with the support they need.