Friends Action North East (FANE) is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne and the main purpose of our charity is to help adults in the North East of England with learning disabilities and/or autism to make and keep friends.
FANE champions friendship, raising expectations and creating opportunities to do ordinary things.
FANE has a one-to-one friendship mentoring project. We support adults with learning disabilities and/or autism who would like to develop their friendships, learn friendship skills and become more active in their local communities. Our one-to -one friendship mentoring project and our interactive website are only possible due to the dedication of our hard working volunteers.
Friends Action North East (FANE) supports people with learning disabilities and/or autism to make and keep friendships.
One of the main ways we support people is through our one to one volunteer friendship mentoring project. Our volunteer mentors support people on an individual basis to make their own friends and develop the skills of meeting up with people and engaging with friends outside of time limited groups.
FANE runs a range of social groups including:
Film group
Get out there group
Sunderland social
Gateshead social
Newsletter group
Gardening group
Dance group
Meet and Mooch group
Art group
All of these groups are only possible due to the dedication of our hard working volunteers.
We also support people to get involved in local community activities and social activities via our accessible website. We signpost people to social activities and community opportunities that are accessible to their needs. We encourage people with learning disabilities and/or autism to share their views about the accessibility of the places they visit.
To find out more about the friendship mentoring project or our website please see the links to some short films.
