She told us that they run sessions from different venues across South Glos and Bristol, and also currently deliver the Bristol Autism Project.
The main focus of their work is youth work and youth clubs.
She said that "FACE’s Core Values are Fun, Respect, Empowerment, Integrity, Equality and Making a Difference - these values underpin the way we work with others.
We ensure our activities are accessible, educational, and developmental for all those who wish to access them.
We encourage members' involvement in decision-making and planning activities and at our youth club sessions we often have multiple activities going on so that young people can self-select their preferred choice."
At FACE we work with a range of people from all walks of life, and some of our members have disabilities. We use the social model of disability and try to look past the label of ‘disabilities’ and focus very much on what people can do, and not what they can’t, and we hope that every member who joins any of our groups would develop their own independence and voice.
We encourage our members to come along to any of our age-appropriate evening groups but we also recognise that sometimes disabled people can become isolated or left-out with their mainstream peers, and therefore we have a designated programme with groups specifically supported with additional staffing and appropriate training to better facilitate members with disabilities engaging with us."
This was a highly interesting and thought provoking talk and one that we will consider supporting in the new year.