Who are we?
Pop Essex (Power Of Play) is a charity that provides a safe & secure play centre for children & young people with a special educational needs and/or disabilities. Encouraging them to thrive, learn and lead healthier lifestyles through play and free from judgement.
Why are we crowdfunding?
As an independent charity Pop Essex relies on fundraising to keep the cost of our services low for families especially with the current cost of living crisis and the heightened risk of families isolating themselves when they are facing the challenges of raising children with additional needs and to keep our services and equipment to a high standard by introducing new and exciting clubs and groups that give play opportunities on a wider scale, allowing more children and their families to benefit,
Keeping our staff trained to a high level also has a positive impact on the services Pop offers to the children, as a charity it is our intention to provide training to our staff via funds we raise by putting on events so that this does not impact on the cost of running our play sessions
How we’ll spend the money raised
The funds would be spent on expanding the space with have available to use by improving the wall areas so that they safety meet the needs of our service users by being padded
By purchasing more play equipment that meets physical and sensory needs
By purchasing some larger adapted bikes that will benefit some of the children who are aged over 10 years
By training staff in specific sports coaching and sports therapies enabling them to deliver sessions that will engage and encourage the children to partake and enjoy sporting activities
Community impact
POP has over 350 families registered for our services, with new clubs being offered this number is rapidly increasing, Pop has the capacity to offer more groups and clubs to the SEND communities and would love to be able to reach even more families in need of our services
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!