HELP secure the future for Made-Well community hub

🌈 FANTASTIC NEWS OUR CROWDFUNDER IS RECEIVING MATCH FUNDING FROM AVIVA COMMUNITY FUND.

🙌 AVIVA WILL MATCH FUND EACH NEW DONATION we receive up to £250. 

This means that if someone gives £5, it will be doubled to £10. If you give £250, Aviva will match it, so we get £500. 

⭐️PLEASE SUPPORT US, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR AMAZING EXPERIENCES & OPPORTUNITIES.                          

Welcome to Made-Well inclusive community hub.

We need your help now! 

Unfortunately we have been experiencing financial strain due to the cost of living crisis and rising inflation. Our operational costs have risen which has created challenges and uncertain times. We have been successful with gaining restricted funds to provide the fabulous, accessible Made-Well you see today. It is our core costs which we need help with to create a sustainable future. 

Who are we…

Made-Well is a vibrant, magical and inspirational organisation in the heart of the community. It is a not-for-profit community interest company established in 2007 at West Fishleigh Farm, just outside the market town of Hatherleigh, West Devon. Providing a range of purposeful and positive opportunities for all people in the community especially those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs, and loneliness. 

Made-Well provides enabling and support, community outreach, community initiatives, accessible facilities, therapeutic experiences, 1:1 support, community development, education, and learning. 

Connecting with the community…

We know that our project is more than physically bringing people together, it's about connectivity, belonging, safety and support. Made-Well has successfully created a place where people from all walks of life can thrive.

Our community café/hub provides a warm space over winter and we have set up cuppa companions to reduce isolation and loneliness, we provide a safe social space, community library and  well-being café. The café gives the people we support opportunities to gain employability skills, social opportunities, community connections and life skills. The library/book swap scheme supports our ethos of connecting people with their communities, providing people with life enriching activities which support well-being.

Available on the Made-Well site…

• Café & community hub
• Friendly animals
• Inclusive playground
• Sensory room
• Changing Places disabled toilet
• Pottery studio
• Gardens & produce
• Made-Well crafts
• Facilities for hire
• Community resource 
• Holiday clubs 
• Therapy & party ponies
• Defibrillator
• Enabling & support for young people and adults. 

Support and enabling opportunities …

The range of activities and support that we offer enable people to: 

• Learn, grow and develop independence and independent living skills;
• Be part of their local community and make friends and relationships;
• Prepare for volunteering and employment;
• Develop social skills and natural support networks;
• Feel more confident and boost self esteem;
• Improve health and well-being, especially mental health;
• Reduce isolation and loneliness;
• Take part in therapies and rehabilitation.

A range of experiences are available for the people we support including; agriculture, animal care, café, woodwork, horticulture, life skills, cooking, arts & crafts, music, maintenance, trips, camping, holidays, community events & activities, sports & exercise, cycling. swimming, hydrotherapy, networking & Made-Well enterprise. Made-Well supported employment & work experience, signposting and support with transitions from school to adulthood.

We provide youth provision, emotionally based school avoidance support, work in partnership with family hubs and offer children’s holiday clubs. Made-Well is a community resource for educational visits, family events & activities, a community library & a warm space over winter time.

Other services include…

Outreach support & enabling in the community, Meals on Wheels, mobile gardening, pony Therapy 1:1 or small group sessions and birthday parties. 

Community development…

We aim to bring about change for the people we support, and the wider community based on social justice, equality and inclusion. 

Added Values include…

• Community Learning
• Community Cohesion
• Community mobility
• Enterprise
• Advocacy
• Networking
• Skills building
• Equality & diversity
• A sky’s the limit approach
• contributing to boosting the local economy
• Social, cultural, economic development
• Accessible transport options for rurally isolated individuals
• Creating employment in a rural area.

We need your help, this is why...

Due to the cost of living crisis, rising energy costs and the current economic climate we are seeking a financial boost in these uncertain times. We wish to continue and develop our incredible opportunities and experiences for all. Our community hub is a lifeline for many, we want to ensure there are not unmet needs. We make a number of applications for grant funding towards projects and developing our provision and recently towards running costs due to the cost-of-living crisis.

As a result of the rising costs, we have been undertaking a comprehensive review of our operations and tailoring our service to our evolving client base. We are seeing a demand for our provision and want to ensure we can meet needs.

How you can support us…

• Donations
• Share our amazing work
• Fundraise for us
• Come and visit us, you will receive a warm welcome.

How your support and donations will make a difference…

• Secure our future and become sustainable 
• Support to meet the growing demand for our provision
• Expand our community initiatives
• Development to meet community needs 
• Wheelchair accessible transport 
• Youth provision development 
• Accessible facilities and infrastructure  
• Provision of accessible and inclusive opportunities for the people we support.

The benefits Made-Well has delivered to the community through inclusive and exciting activities and outreach provision are well known. With this additional funding, we believe this can have a positive impact on the lives of those who attend Made-Well and the wider community.

Thank you for reading about our project and considering supporting our cause, any support will make a real difference and be much appreciated. Thank you.