Leisure and Education Outreach Services, Hertfordshire

The Charity's Leisure and Education Outreach Services support people over the age of 18 who require support for daily living.

Introduction
LEOS is a communiy-based service offering a wide range of activities tailored to the individual.  The service can be accessed either in groups or one-to-one (or higher) supported sessions, which are held in social settings or in people's homes.

Support
Money management
Social interation
Communication skills
Basic cooking
Music
Sports
Art and craft
Help to gain voluntary work experience

Carers' Break
LEOS also provides a carers' break service, which offers respite to carers of individuals who live in the Hertfordshire area.  The service offers a variety of activities during college holidays,weekends or evenings, which are agreed between the individual and the tutor.

Transitional support for schools leavers can also be provided.

How to access the service
An application should be made using  our referral procedure as lodged with social services or individually by contacting our regional office.  Once a referral is received, our staff will meet the individual and family and arrange for assessment of needs.

Support Team
Committed and appropriately trained staff and Brothers of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God.

Our Aims
To offer a dynamic, high quality, person-centred approach to day opportunities that encourage independence and choice.

To encourage as full and active a lifestyle as possible, and support each person to develop social and living skills to enable them to play as full a part in their communities as they wish.

To offer maximum control over how their day service package is designed.

To enable each person using the service to achieve as high a level of personal fulfilment as they possibly can.

Contact Details
Leisure and Education Outreach Service: Tel: 01707 277755 Fax: 01707 258735

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