Services
Recreational and Respite Services
Sunday Club
KEF provide morning and afternoon sessions every Sunday, with different sessions for differnt age groups.
The sessions offer a range of exciting and creative activities including arts and crafts, baking, sports and music therapy, as well as the use of the specialist facilities which the Centre has to offer, with occasional local outings for the older groups.
Creative Club
The KEF Older Girls Creative Club provides a weekly social group and opportunity for our teenage girls and young adults to meet at the KEF Centre.
The creative club partake in an exciting programme of creative art sessions as well as opportunities to give to the community.
Boxing Clubs
KEF’s weekly boxing clubs takes place at The Warehouse. The Warehouse is a non-profit project designed to empower members of the community to take charge over their physical and mental wellbeing through a range of self-defence and wellness courses.
KEF's boxing sessions are a fun way to get some exercise and improve physical health and fitness and release stress in a safe and healthy way.
Baking Club
Baking club takes place each Tuesday after-school in the KEF Centre.
The KEF children and young adults are supported to engage in various baking activites, providing multiple benefits and developing life skills.. A delicious supper is served each week and the children and young adults are proud to return home with their delicious treats.
Music Therapy Club
Our weekly music and movement club is facilitaed by iandance, a specialist dance company for children with disabilities.
The aim of the sessions are to nurture creativity, learning and wellbeing through dance and movement.
Holiday Play-Schemes
KEF's holiday play-schemes take place in the shorter school holidays.
KEF offers an action packed programme of activities and entertainment in the KEF Centre, providing the children with a fantastic fun-filled few days, whilst providing essential respite.
Outings
KEF arrange a number of outings throughout the year including both Sukkos and Pesach Chol Hamoed outings during school holidays.
The outings offer the children a fantastic day out with their friends as well as provide the parents and families with a day of respite.
Buddy Scheme
The buddy scheme pairs the KEF children and young adults with a volunteer who visits them in their home or takes them out on a regular basis.
This provides the KEF children and young adults with an opportunity to develop a special relationship with their buddy whilst providing regular support and respite to their family.
Residential Respite Services
Residential Weekends
KEF’s residential weekends offer parents and families weekend respite, while providing children with an unforgettable experience in a warm and caring environment.
Each weekend is packed with exciting activities tailored to the needs of every child, ensuring fun, inclusion, and personal growth. The safety and well-being of each child remain our top priority, with dedicated staff and volunteers providing individualised care and support.
Residential Camps
KEF's summer and winter residential camps provide much needed respite during the holidays.
KEF camps are a unique experience enriched with care, happiness and endless fun brought to the children by the dedicated, experienced and trained volunteers and medical team.
Camp is the highlight of both the campers and volunteers year and many children forge very close relationships with their volunteers that continue throughout the year.
Family Support Services
Shmooze Groups
Looking after a child with a physical or learning disability on a daily basis can be both physically and emotionally challenging and isolating.
KEF's Shmooze group offers an opportunity for the parents to switch off from the constant worries of supporting their child and relax in a supportive environment with peer support, while having a good time.
Sibling Events
KEF's sibling events take place a few times throughout the year for the siblings of the KEF children. The siblings are given the opportunity to relax and make friends with other siblings their age facing the same challenges as they are, in a really fun and warm environment.
The sibling programme is fun and varied and includes both exciting activities in the KEF Centre as well as occasional trips.
Sibling Buddy Scheme
The aim of KEF sibling buddies is to enhance the lives of siblings by offering them a regular volunteer to provide extra individualised attention and enjoy activities together, this can be in the home or taking them out.
Sibling buddies can either be one-to-one or where appropriate paired with another sibling a similar age, offering additional benefits to children by helping them meet children their age in a similar situation.
Family Weekends
KEF family residential weekends provides families with a very unique opportunity to connect with other families who share similar experiences in navigating the world of special needs.
The weekend allows the parents to rejuvenate with an abundance of different activities and exciting programmes throughout for all family memebrs.
Family Events
KEF's family parties and events offer really positive experiences for the whole family and a chance to have a good time together with other families facing similar challenges and an opportunity to get together as a part of the KEF family.
At all events, we allocate volunteers to support both the children and their siblings to ensure that everyone feels special.