SHE'S DONE IT!
Jane ran the Boston Marathon to raise money for WAVE on 21st April!
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We're All Valued
Equally
WAVE for Change is a movement of people with and without learning disabilities working together to create more vibrant mixed-ability places in the heart of our communities.
Our focus is on seeing places across the UK where this can happen. We aim to inspire, connect, encourage, support and enable those who want to see vibrant mixed-ability social and worship groups in their communities.
With Not For
The WAVE approach is that everyone should have the chance to join in with community life and be valued equally. We avoid terms like ‘service users’ or ‘volunteers’. For us it’s all about doing things with, and not for, each other.
When we do this, everyone benefits
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Understanding and acceptance of people’s ‘differences’ improves
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Confidence grows
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Anxiety reduces
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Friendships are built
Watch the video to learn more about our With Not For approach
“WAVE is a very big community, lots of love, passion, happiness throughout. A lot of respect, total utter respect from everyone that’s been there. Not one person has said or done anything where you feel like you’re not going to be welcome, you are going to be welcome!”
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‘When we intentionally make a space to be more loving and welcoming and inclusive,
everybody benefits’
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“Seeing the stress in a Mum coming to the group for the first time - closely watching her child who struggles in group settings, scared of how it will go - then seeing her face relax because her child is welcomed. It’s such a blessing to me to make those connections happen.”