LOOK UK - Supporting Visually Impaired Young People to Thrive

We provide information, emotional support and advice to the families of and young visually impaired people. We offer a nationwide mentoring service to young VIP's enabling the sharing of experiences and providing support for each other. We also offer a friendly Parent Support Group. 

We run wellbeing weekends and events concerning wellbeing, independent living, life skills and fashion.

We have a regular online newsletter and blogs from our dedicated team and welcome enquiries from any young visually impaired person.

When is it on?

Time of day
Morning
Afternoon
Session information
Varied

Who to contact

Contact name
Admin Team
Telephone
07464 351 958
E-mail
info@look-uk.org
Website
LOOK UK
Notes

Charity number 1140471

Other details

Cost description
Free
Referral required?
Yes
Referral and availability notes

Self Referral or QTVI, Hab officer or parent or guardian ECLO, Family Support Officer or any other professional. 

Age range
0 - 29 years

Local Offer

Local Offer description

We are an online charity offering mentorship. 

Contact name
Charlotte Carson
Contact telephone
07464 351 958
Contact email
info@look-uk.org

What does your service do?

What does your service do?

LOOK supports visually impaired young people to thrive
We are a small but mighty charity, based in Hereford, but we work nationally, supporting VI children, young people and their families.

Mentor Project
We support visually impaired (VI) young people principally through our flagship LOOK Mentor Project. We currently support 130 trained volunteer VI LOOK Mentors who are connected with VI mentees for structured and secure peer mentoring.

Parent Carer Support
We support parent carers through workshops and peer-led chat sessions in our twice-monthly, free, online Parent Support Group.

Events & Activities
We also organise events for VI young people and their families. Our big event of the year is LOOKFest, an all-age, VI-accessible weekend in the countryside designed by and for VI young people.

Holiday Flat
Our VI-accessible seaside holiday flat in Scarborough, Yorkshire is available for families living with visual impairment to book. We are forever thankful to the Henderson family for giving this flat to our charity.

Partnerships
We love partnering with other charities and organisations to deliver workshops and events, and our team are often out and about participating in events and conferences.

Advocacy
LOOK is headed up by Charlotte Carson. Her parents founded the charity after she began losing her sight at the age of seven. She is now Director of LOOK and a passionate and articulate advocate for visually impaired young people and their families.

Fundraising
We are thankful for the supporters and donors who give to LOOK to enable us to help visually impaired young people to thrive. We couldn’t do it without you – thank you.

To donate to LOOK please click here. This is our Just Giving page and it is an easy way for anyone to give. No donation is too small, and all go directly towards our work supporting visually impaired children, young people, and their families to thrive.

Special thanks to our London Marathon runners who each year train, fundraise, and run 26 miles through the streets of London to raise money for LOOK. Others take on their own challenges to raise money for LOOK. Do you have an idea? – Do get in touch, we’d love to get behind you as you take on a LOOK challenge.

Where is it located and what areas does it cover?

Where is it located and what areas does it cover?

Nationally all over the UK. 

Who does your organisation provide a service for?

Who does your organisation provide a service for?

Children, Young people and Adults aged 0-29

Parents and Carers of Visually Impaired children

How can I start using the service?

How can I start using the service?

Contact Look on info@look-uk.org

How are decisions made about who can use your service?

How are decisions made about who can use your service?

Our service is open to anyone with a Visual impairment or anyone supporting someone with a visual impairement. 

How do I know what is going on and can I be involved in making plans for the future?

How do you communicate with service users and how are they involved in decision making / planning?

We would communicate via email, phone and online platfrom. 

Is your service fully accessible?

Is your service fully accessible?

Yes

What training have your staff had regarding SEND?

What training are the staff supporting children and young people with SEND had or are having?

Full in house training is provided on each individual role. Safeguarding DBS and VIEW training. 

Some staff will also hold a First aid qualification. 

Staff participate in ongoing CPD  

Who can I contact for further information?

Who can I contact for further information?

info@look-uk.org 

 

Disclaimer

Durham County Council's Families Information Service does not promote nor endorse the services advertised on this website. Anyone seeking to use/access such services does so at their own risk and may make all appropriate enquiries about fitness for purpose and suitability to meet their needs.
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