Get Changed was founded in 1995 with only seven participants, but over the years it has grown in size to deliver more challenging performances. The organisation now encompasses:
- up to 21 participants with learning disabilities
- 2 arts practitioners running weekly workshops
- 17 supporting arts practitioners for productions
- 5 support workers funded by care providers
- 1 workshop volunteer
- 6 voluntary management team members
- 1 project co-ordinator
- families and carers who benefit from weekly respite
Our workshops and projects have been designed to:
- build confidence
- increase self-esteem
- improve mental health and general wellbeing
- develop practical and transferable skills which can lead to the acquisition of accredited qualifications
Get Changed receives no public funding and relies on charitable grants, donations, participant subscriptions and fundraising activities. It functions with:
- a management committee of voluntary trustees with responsibility for policy making, accounting, public relations, funding applications and operational matters
- a part-time Administrative Support Assistant
- a part-time Project Co-ordinator
- session volunteers, the Friends of Get Changed and sponsoring organisations