Grace Eyre Foundation (GEF)

Helping people with a learning disability and autistic people live the lives they want to.

Living independently in your own home is important to us all. Some people need additional support to achieve this, this is where we come in.

Many people with learning disabilities and/or autism enjoy living in their own home, or shared accommodation. Choices, our supported living service, provides unique support for each person’s need, so they can really enjoy living independently.

We can work with you to help you budget your money, maintain a place to live, meet new friends, learn new skills and understand your health and wellbeing. We support you to feel confident within your community and live more freely.

We can work with you to help you budget your money, maintain a place to live, meet new friends, learn new skills and understand your health and wellbeing. We support you to feel confident within your community and live more freely.

Our pioneering activities encourage ambition and progression in a safe and supported environment.

They are designed to achieve positive outcomes for people’s personal and professional development, as well as to provide the opportunity to make and spend time with good friends in a welcoming atmosphere.

Having a job is about more than earning money. It’s about feeling valued, independent and fulfilled.

Employability and Skills support people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people on their journey to paid work, further training and/or volunteering.

Only 5% of people with learning disabilities in the UK are employed. We have developed an Employment Strategy looking to address this disparity and increase the number of people with disabilities into work.

We have a strong track record of delivering award-winning employment programmes to adults with learning disabilities and autistic people through employment support and skills training, work experience opportunities with local employers, peer mentoring and progression to employment, volunteering, education and/or training.