Who we are: 

Enable Ability has been an established charity for 70 years. It works in partnership with disabled children and adults, their families and carers, to provide a range of high quality, inclusive, professional and confidential services across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire.

What we do:

Our services are for children, young people and adults with mild to severe disabilities, and are carefully designed around our users’ and their family’s needs. Projects run during the school holidays, weekends and evenings. Some of our projects include Play schemes, Adult Befriending, Wheelchair Basketball, Sports Clubs and Advocacy. In 2019 we introduced a new Social Enterprise for adults aged 18 years and over, meaning we are now able to support people with disabilities (who might otherwise fall off the Health and Social Care radar), into gaining meaningful employment!

Our aim is to make the lives of children and young adults with a wide spectrum of disabilities SO much better by providing stimulation and motivation to be the best they can be, in a safe and caring environment. At the same time we are providing some respite for their families and carers who can spend time with siblings and others in a less stressful way. The feedback we get from families really tell that we are doing something special.

Why we need you:

Our services need people like you so that we can ensure we are able to continue our vital work within the community!

From being able to provide a day’s support to a disabled adult through our befriending service, to being able to purchase essential equipment (a specially adapted sports wheelchair costs approximately £1000), every single amount of monies raised benefits the children and young people who use our services.