About

Led by the local community for the local community

The My Community Project is a Mencap project run by Community Partner Joey Ayris and aims to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities in the Tenby and Saundersfoot area by utilising the leadership of those with lived experience, people with learning disabilities and their families.

More About My Community

The project aims to turn great ideas into reality

Taking an asset-based community development (ABCD) approach and looking to nurture and empower the skills, resources and services already in place locally, the project looks to co-produce with existing groups, organisations and individuals to share skills and knowledge, to make the project as supportive as possible to the community. My Community will give local people the power to improve their own community.

Joey Ayris Community Partner

As Community Partner my job is to connect with people with learning disabilities in the Tenby and Saundersfoot area (as well as the organisations and individuals who support them) to find out what they enjoy and what could make their community more fulfilling. With this information Mencap along with the local community, will help to fund activities and opportunities to improve the lives of those with learning disabilities.

Job Opportunities For Those With LD

Joey will be hiring people with learning disabilities to help me run this the My Community project.

The posts will be paid, part time positions. For the latest updates check out our job page on this site or follow the My Community Tenby and Saundersfoot Facebook page.

Joey wants to engage with as many groups and individuals as possible, so pease get in touch if you would like to know more about the project; you work for or know of a great service or group supporting people with learning disabilities; or you yourself are someone with learning disabilities from the Tenby and Saundersfoot area and want to share your views.

Joey would also love to hear from you if you are a family member of a person with a learning disability in the Tenby and Saundersfoot area; or if you have great ideas and want to be involved; or if you simply would like to volunteer with the project

Collaboration

We aim to create better collaboration between community groups and local democratic structures, more opportunities for community-led service development, and more local activities to reduce isolation and strengthen our individual and community well-being.