Corporate Sponsorship

As a community-based Essex charity, supporting disadvantaged people, InterAct values financial and/or practical support from local businesses & organisations for our work and projects.

We welcome:

• Corporate giving & philanthropy
• Financial support & sponsorship for InterAct’s projects and events, including:
  • Activity days/weekends for young people with disabilities & additional needs: building their skills & confidence
  • Whole family events: parties, residential trips
  • Equipment & running costs
• Fundraising activities & events: raffles, sales, auctions, sponsored challenges etc.
• Team volunteering days/activities/events
• Other creative ways to support us!

Who We are:

Founded in 1995 in Chelmsford, InterAct supports children and young people aged 8-25 with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) as well as the families and communities who support them. They face disadvantages such as autism, learning difficulties and sensory or physical impairments.

We are driven by our mission to create opportunities that empower individuals with greater choice, enabling them to make informed decisions about their lives. We work to support their full participation in the community, helping them achieve their highest potential while fostering greater independence.

InterAct's strength lies in our team's lived experience with disability and neurodiversity, coupled with our deep understanding of the challenges faced by young people and their families during crucial transitions. Our dedicated youth work team, with experience in a range of educational and SEND settings, build strong trust and rapport with beneficiaries, delivering impactful programs including community-based clubs and holiday activity days.

This team focused approach, combined with our commitment to partnership and inclusive practices, has established InterAct as a highly respected provider, making a tangible difference in the lives of young people with SEND.

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Why Our Work Matters:

These children and young people are out of school in the late afternoons, evenings, during school holidays. Also, once they have left formal education, there is a significantly reduced support and opportunities for those people that as result reduces their life experiences, interactions, relationships, knowledge of their communities and their ability to eventually transition from childhood into adulthood. In addition to those direct provision gaps, we know that families and carers also have reduced support and respite to manage their lives and support other family members.

People with a learning disability have fewer chances to participate in leisure activities or socialise with peers, so have fewer friends. Additionally, two-thirds of people with a disability feel lonely, which is associated with physical and mental health problems, such as depression and obesity, and a poorer quality of life in general. In addition to this, people with learning disabilities face barriers accessing social and leisure activities: lack of locally available inclusive activities; lack of support to access and maintain activities; financial constraints; mobility and transport difficulties and negative attitudes towards disability.

Passionate that these young people and their families should be able to lead happy and fulfilling lives, InterAct developed community connections to share skills, talent and time so that our beneficiaries were able to enjoy inclusive social, leisure and learning opportunities to aid to personal and social skills development through a range of clubs, trips and life skills opportunities.

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How We Support Society:

InterAct delivers recreational, social and skills development activities to children and young people across Mid and North Essex. Programmes are delivered in a range of age-related clubs each week in various locations in Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester, Jaywick and Maldon. These run during school term for a few hours in the evening Monday-Friday. We also offer a monthly Saturday Club in Colchester.

Club sessions involve a range of activities to encourage the development of independent living skills coupled with personal and social skills. Activities are varied each week and typically revolve around arts & crafts, sports, dance, cooking, workshops from visiting experts and local community members as well as age-appropriate trips out (sometimes using local public transport) to locations such as shops, restaurants, bowling, movies and recreational parks.

During the school holidays, InterAct arranges activity days with organised trips to a wide range of locations across East Anglia, London and the South East; to locations such as beaches, park and heritage estates, country parks, tourist attractions and large scale events.

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How You Can Help

You can support our community work whilst also directly benefiting your organisation and staff team by partnering with InterAct. Benefits include:

Bronze: £1,000 donation

• We’ll provide Information on your organisation on our website and link to your site
• We’ll public thank your organisation in social media posts
• We’ll list your organisation in our termly programme that is produced four times a year to client families
• We’ll provide you with updates on our work and the difference your support is making to our beneficiaries

BRONZE DONATE HERE

 

Silver: £3,000 donation

Everything in Bronze, plus:

• Website links and promotional listings will include your logo
• Your staff invited to volunteer at their nearest InterAct Club (one person / club session) *
• Your staff invited to participate in a local fundraising event

SILVER DONATE HERE

 

Gold: £5,000 donation

Everything in Silver, plus:

• Your staff invited to volunteer at their nearest InterAct Club (two people / club session)
• Your staff invited to volunteer on day trips**
• Your staff invited to volunteer on festive events
• Easter Egg Event, Christmas Disco, Summer Picnic in the Park
• Have ‘touch-points’ as to our events – get invited to all the events
• Your staff invited to form two teams for an evening fundraising event in Chelmsford or Colchester
• Our staff to visit your office to speak to your teams about InterAct and your support is benefitting children

GOLD: DONATE HERE

*The nature of the youth work we provide requires regular contact with responsible adults. As volunteers have limited availability and may not be DBS checked, they will need to be supervised by youth workers at all times

**Depending upon the number of beneficiaries booked, volunteers may need to use their own transport to travel to locations

Volunteering with InterAct will provide a range of benefits to your team such as:

• providing increased employee engagement with your organisation’s culture
• personal and social skills development
• improved mental wellbeing by increasing a sense of self-worth and satisfaction
• enhanced team cohesion
• greater collaboration and links with local communities