“We provide the support for those in our community with unique minds, to ensure that they are given what they need to truly feel welcome within their community.”
Laurie Kennedy - Executive Director
WHAT WE DO
The company’s activities will provide benefit to people with unique minds, in particular, autistic adults. The company will provide:
​
-
A place to plan and realise bright futures by supporting people to develop their own activities, employment opportunities and peer support services
-
Give people a chance to reduce social isolation and improve self-confidence and social skills by providing person centred services and activities
-
Opportunities to create inclusive communities through enabling autistic people to raise awareness of autism within their local community and support the community to deliver services that are accessible for all people.
-
Provide employment opportunities for autistic adults that will enable them to support their peers in accessing employment, local health and other social care services and through mentoring.
Faraway is a not for profit social enterprise community interest company that actively works to create inclusive communities through enabling autistic people to raise awareness of autism within their local community and support the community to deliver services that are accessible for all people.