Epilepsy Outlook

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Epilepsy Outlook
FoundedJuly 1, 1987 (1987-07-01) [1]
FounderJill Kitchen [1]
Type Charitable organization and Support group
Registration no.701140
Location
Area served
Hartlepool, Redcar, Cleveland
ServicesAdvice Centre
Supporting volunteer placements
Epilepsy awareness training
Drop-in centre
Charity shops
Art group [2]
Key people
Jacqui Gettings (Operations Manager) [3]
AffiliationsThe Joint Epilepsy Council [4]
Revenue
(2012-13) [1]
£64,073 Charity Shops
£1,067 Nation Epilepsy Week
£24,846 Legacy
Disbursements(2012-13) [1]
£5,000 Catcote College sensory room
£500 Springwell School
2nd Tumble Form Chair for an individual
Furniture/financial support to a client in need.
Employees
1
Volunteers
76 (2012-13) [1]
Website www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk
Formerly called
Hartlepool Epilepsy Group [1]

Epilepsy Outlook is a charity based in Hartlepool which provides free and confidential practical support, advice and information for people with epilepsy and their carers. [4] Their support services include supported volunteer placements, a drop-in centre, epilepsy awareness training, an art therapy group and welfare benefits advice. Each year it provides placements for 50 volunteers on the volunteer development programme, 280 people receive advice, including at least 100 carers. 50 plus people receive epilepsy awareness training. Six people use their drop-in each week. [5] The services are provided for people across the North-East area. In September–October 2014, Epilepsy Outlook's headquarters, advice centre and art club moved around the corner to larger premises in The Arches, Park Road. [6]

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Charity shops

Epilepsy Outlook runs three charity shops where they sell donated items:

Good quality unwanted items of furniture, household items, books and clothing. We gladly accept all electricals except large white goods.

Epilepsy outlook website

Campaigns

As well as their charity shops and advice centre they run special fund raising campaigns including, most recently, for a sensory room for Callum Smith. [7] By September 5, 2013, the total stood at £10,184 [8] and raised a total of £14,000. [6] Three McDonald's restaurants got involved with the campaign, [9] [10] raising £2,289, [8] [11] and Hartlepool's High Tunstall College of Science donated over £5,000 worth of sensory equipment including multi-coloured fibre optic lights, bubble machines and specialist chairs. [12]

Before that they ran a campaign for a tumble form chair for two-year-old Talia Foster. [13]

Structure

The charity is structured into volunteers, a management committee and trustees. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Review of the year 2012-13, epilepsyoutlook.org.uk,
  2. Directory of Voluntary and Community Groups, Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency
  3. Epilepsy Outlook, Redcar and Cleveland Families' Guide,
  4. 1 2 JEC Members > Epilepsy Outlook, Joint Epilepsy Council
  5. Chairman's Charity Event in aid of Epilepsy Outlook, Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency
  6. 1 2 New home sweet home for Epilepsy Outlook ... Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail , 29 September
  7. CALLUM'S DREAM: Little boy gets helping hand at Epilepsy Outlook Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail , July 23, 2013
  8. 1 2 THANKS for being unbelievably good. Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine , www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk, September 5, 2013
  9. Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail , August 19, 2013
  10. Backing is so Mc-nificent Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail , August 3, 2013
  11. Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund, The Epilepsy Network (TEN), August 19, 2013
  12. Lighting up Callum's life Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail, August 5, 2013
  13. Talia is in the chair! Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , Hartlepool Mail , July 29, 2011