Rainbow

Making a difference - to the lives of people with learning disabilities

We support Jewish adults with learning disabilities to live their lives with dignity and participate in the local Jewish and wider Community. This is achieved in many different ways, both through supporting people in a residential setting and living more independently in the Community.

‘The home is absolutely brilliant - we are overwhelmed with the way our son has been looked after and made so welcome. Whilst he fits in very well with the Jewish culture, the staff are also very accommodating and sensitive to his own cultural needs’.

Mr & Mrs Yewdall

A learning disability can occur at birth or as a result of an illness or injury in the early years of life. This means that doing everyday things, such as learning and remembering, may be difficult without extra help and support. Some people who have a learning disability may also have difficulty in communicating.

‘The aim of the Rainbow Project is to make a difference and improve the quality of people’s lives. We do this by aspiring to nothing but the best for the people who use our services’.

Pam Wisnia, Rainbow Project Services Manager

The Rainbow Project’s three residential homes provide a homely environment sensitive to the cultural and religious needs of the people who live there. Our residential services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission.

The underpinning philosophy of the rainbow Service is about empowering people. The Rainbow project Homes are not institutions. Residents are encouraged to be independent but have the advantage of staff support when they need it. The people who live in rainbow Homes are an extension of all our families.

Lily Thompson House, Linda Cohen House and Lidgett Lane are a testament to the high standards and levels of dignity that the service demands for its residents. In addition to being registered for Learning Disability, the Cranmer Scheme is also registered to cater for people with early onset dementia.

Mirroring the Government’s vision for learning disabled people, the Rainbow Project is defined by four key principles of rights, independence, choice and inclusion. As well as supporting residential services, the Rainbow Community Team supports up to 50 individuals in the City. We work in partnership with other organisations to help people with learning disabilities work towards a more rewarding, fulfilling and independent way of life. The Project’s objectives are to enable people to accomplish skills that will maintain or enhance their independence. Opportunities are provided within the Jewish and wider communities for social, educational and recreational activities.

Regular Activities Include:

  • Job Search
  • Weekly Drop In
  • Regular Social Evenings
  • Programme of Healthy Eating
  • Jewish Food & Culture
  • Club Wednesday