Respite care and short breaks
Imago Short Breaks
Imago delivers two new and innovative programmes for our Short Breaks Service for disabled children and young people in Kent. Youth Cafés for 8-15 year olds, focusing on building confidence, participation, life skills and independence. (2hrs once a fortnight) Saturday Clubs for 15-19 year olds,…
IMAGO
We deliver a range of services and projects; supporting independence, reducing social isolation and creating opportunities, for some of the most vulnerable in our communities. In addition we help voluntary and community sector organisations operate more effectively by offering a range of information, advice, resources,…
Action for Children
Action for Children helps more than 300,000 children, young people, parents and carers through 650 projects across the UK. We also promote social justice by lobbying and campaigning for change. Today, Action for Children is the leading UK provider of family and community centres, children's…
Residential placements for disabled children and young people
This service offers residential placements, The number of nights will be agreed as part of the education, health and care plan for the disabled child or young person.
Specialist Fostering
This service provides a short term foster placements for disabled children and young people. The time will be agreed as part of the education, health and care plan for the disabled child or young person.
Overnight short breaks for disabled children and young people
This service offers overnight breaks in a short breaks unit. This may be a Kent County Council overnight unit or private provider suited to the needs of your child. The number of nights will be agreed as part of your child's education, health and care plan.…
Multi-sensory Impairment (MSI) Intervenors
Multi-sensory Impairment (MSI) Intervenors provide: short breaks within the home or in the community access to social activities support for transitions in education support for development of independence and mobility.
Short Breaks Service for Pre-School Children
Kent Portage Service provides: home visiting education service for pre-school children with additional needs weekly drop in and play sessions held across the county for families referred to Portage.
West Malling day centre for older people
Rotary House day centre offers a drop-in club; companionship/befriending home visits; hand care; footcare; hairdressing and help with bathing. The service welcomes people living with mental illness.
Folkestone day centre for older people
Folkestone day centre offers 2 course meals delivered to your home; a hot lunch five days a week at the centre; hearing aid service; assisted bathing and showering from the centre; hair dressing; footcare; one-to-one computer lessons, reflexology; chair based exercises and organised activities with like-minded…