NOA's Place CIO

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, UNDERTAKEN PRIMARILY IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HALIFAX AND THE WIDER CALDERDALE AREA (WEST YORKSHIRE):TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND), AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, AND TO RELIEVE THEIR NEEDS, BY:1. PROVIDING INCLUSIVE PLAY FACILITIES, SENSORY SPACES, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES2. PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS, INFORMATION, AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES.3. PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES WHICH DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHER LIFE-SKILLS.4. PROMOTING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF NEURODIVERSITY AND DISABILITY AMONG THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, FOSTERING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH SHARED ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERING, AND AWARENESS-RAISING INITIATIVES.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:DISABILITY OR NEURODIVERGENCE;BEING A CARER FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY OR NEURODIVERGENCE.