Stay Up Late - Say no to bedtimes
Supporting people to be able to lead the lives they want and to Stay Up Late!
Background
Stay Up Late is a national campaign and charity.
Stay Up Late helps people with a learning disability and people with autism to stay up late, if they want to.
Stay Up Late found that lots of people with learning disabilities are unable to lead full and active social lives.
Support workers usually finish by 10pm.
So lots of people with learning disabilities and autism leave events and go home at 9pm or earlier.
Everyone has the right to stay up late and have some fun if they want to.
Imagine Leaving Every Night Out at 9:30
Stay Up Late Berkshire - The Night Owls
The Ark is working in partnership with staff from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who are volunteering their time to support Stay Up Late.
What can we support
Volunteers help organise activities and events.
Where possible volunteers can help to support getting to and getting home from events, please let us know if transport is an issue for you and we will do our best to see what we can do to help.
Our volunteers are not replacement carers/support workers so if you would usually require support to go out and about then you will still require somebody to support you at Stay Up Late events.
If you usually go out and about and do things without support, then it will be fine for you to come along on your own if you wish to.
Volunteers help organise activities and events.
Where possible volunteers can help to support getting to and getting home from events, please let us know if transport is an issue for you and we will do our best to see what we can do to help.
Our volunteers are not replacement carers/support workers so if you would usually require support to go out and about then you will still require somebody to support you at Stay Up Late events.
If you usually go out and about and do things without support, then it will be fine for you to come along on your own if you wish to.
Upcoming Events
During this time all our Stay Up Late meet ups are on Zoom. Please contact us if you would like to join us.
