About Us

Harpenden Mencap is a registered charity that provides care and support to adults with learning disabilities in Harpenden.

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Harpenden Mencap

Who we are

A vibrant community of 33 adults receiving accommodation-based support and many more active members of our Britannia and Allotment clubs. In total, over 50 people with learning disabilities benefitting from a wide range of services.

Meet the Team

The people guiding and delivering our work.

CEO

Trustees

Leadership

A group of staff members standing together under a blue gazebo, in the sunshine, smiling.

Support Workers

Our Support Workers provide more than 93,000 hours of person-centred care and support each year.

Support Staff

Our collaborative team includes a wide range of talent from project lead to finance, fundraising and communications.

Volunteers

Our passionate volunteers give their time and skills to empower the people we support through our clubs, support services and fundraising activities.

Job Vacancies

Looking for a meaningful career in care and community? Join our team.

Support Worker

  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Casual
  • £23,665 per annum pro rata

For more information about applying for a job please email HR@harpendenmencap.co.uk.

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Get in touch!

Email us Call 01582 460055

Vision, Mission and Values

Vision

Our vision is for Harpenden to be the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities to live happy, healthy lives.

Mission

Our mission is to build a community that values learning-disabled people and supports them to be active citizens.

Our Values

  • Collaborative — We work together with people we support, families and partners.
  • Ambitious — We aim high and keep improving.
  • Responsive — We listen, adapt and act quickly.
  • Empowering — We enable independence and choice.
Judy Fryd CBE, founder of Mencap (1946)

Local Roots for Mencap

Did you know that Harpenden resident Judy Fryd CBE established the nationwide Mencap charity in 1946?

After just one day at mainstream primary school, Judy Fryd’s daughter Felicity was recommended to a ‘special school’ due to her ‘challenging behaviour’, though her place was withdrawn within 24 hours and her family left without support. Felicity Fryd started showing signs of slow development aged four and after a difficult diagnosis journey her family learned she had autism.

Angered and frustrated by the lack of understanding and help available, Judy wrote to national magazine Nursery World. She expressed her disappointment in the way her daughter had been treated by local school services and announced her intention to form a group to campaign for better provisions for children with learning disabilities. The article encouraged parents in similar situations to get in touch. Over 1,000 parents responded, and joined forces to create Mencap!

Watch Judy’s Story

Our History

From Judy Fryd’s pioneering start to today’s Supported Living Service.

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