Who we help?
Past members who have enjoyed Steps equipment have been diagnosed with: angelmans syndrome, autism, blindness, cerebral palsy, cognitive delay, deafness, developmental delay, downs syndrome, dyspraxia, epilepsy, fine or gross motor skills, hyper-mobility, microcephaly and rhetts syndrome. The actual condition is not important to us - we just concentrate on how we can help each & every child.
News / Events
We are excited to announce that we have received funding from the LloydsTSB Foundation to support a new 2 year project called Steps2Work. Building on the work of Steps2Inclusion with vulnerable groups in Torbay, Steps2Work will be running a range of light manufacturing training courses, offering work experience in a caring and supportive environment. The items produced will hopefully be sold to help support the ongoing Toy and Switch Library service.
Prospective members and hospices can now apply online!
A simple and quick online application form has been launched for our Membership Support Fund enquiries. We have a limited number of annual memberships available on a first come, first served basis. They are fully-funded with a toy and switch posted to and fro on a quarterly basis (6 monthly for large hospices). Join straightaway by visiting our Membership Support page. For those that can afford to contribute towards the service, which in turn supports the charity, please visit the Subsidized Membership page - 28 November 2011.
See under Steps Charity events or visit our facebook page for the photos of the evening - 19th October 2011.
15 August 2011
Maggie has sadly left Steps2Inclusion but we are delighted to read her report on her last 'role' as Wendy the Builder in the Torbay Carnival procession. Everyone had lots of fun.
20th June 2011
Well done to Trish and her son, Lewis who won the Free Membership Competition at the Kidz South Exhibition on 9th June. We look forward to learning all about Lewis and sending him out some of our switch-adapted toys.
19th June 2011
Congratulations to Jack who completed the Torbay Half Marathon in support of Steps Charity. He completed it with a good time and a smile on his face!
25th March 2011
Sophie works as a support worker and administation assistant at Steps and she was awarded the 'Advanced Apprentice of the Year' award at the South Devon Skills Awards 2011 for her dedication to her role and attitude to learning.
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Welcome to our new Summer newsletter.
We welcome your thoughts on the contents and if you have an article, topic, photo or event you feel would be of interest; please email: sarah@stepscharity.org
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Steps Charity Events
Delighted to announce that the first ever Steps Charity night at Steps Bistro, Torquay was a huge success. Thank you to all who attended, Rob at Steps, Cheryl and Paul for the entertainment and the supporters of the draw. We have raised at least £400 for Steps Charity. See our facebook page for the latest photographs.
We are planning another one in a years time!
The Volunteers and Placements Pizza and Bowling Night 28th November 2011 was a brilliant evening and supported by local companies AMF Bowling and Pizza Express. Thank you for your support. To see a few pictures of everyone enjoying the bowling, please visit our facebook page.
Our first 'home-made' Steps video
February 2012 - We are proud to show you Vikki's first video, made and edited at Steps, showing some of Steps adapted toys enjoying themselves!
