Introducing Mencap NI’s new Community Advocacy Team! 🙌
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re proud to support individuals with their mental health and wellbeing through the Right Support, Right Time programme.
No judgement, no pressure- just support with the everyday challenges that can impact your wellbeing.
Open to anyone aged 16+ with a learning disability and/or their families and carers.
To find out more contact us by:
📞 Call: 028 9069 1351
📧 Email: [email protected]
Right Support Right Time, a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
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📣 We Are Hiring! 📣
Mencap in Northern Ireland is recruiting a Community & Events Fundraising Assistant (fixed‑term) to join our fundraising team! 🌟
This is a great opportunity for someone who is organised, people‑focused and passionate about making a difference. 🙌
You don’t need previous fundraising experience — we’re very open to transferable skills and are also happy to consider part‑time or flexible working.
📍 Based in Northern Ireland
💼 Fixed‑term contract
⏰ Full‑time (with flexibility considered)
🔗 To find out more and to apply, click the link in our bio!
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Mencap NI Race Day 2026: What a day it will be! 🌟
Join us on Friday 19th June at Down Royal Racecourse for a relaxed, first-day-of-the-festival fundraising event with all the fun of the flat racing, great food, betting action, tipsters, and table service with prime trackside views.
👔 Dress to impress — we’ve got best dressed prizes! Sponsored by Lusso Tan.
🤝 Explore corporate sponsorship opportunities — a brilliant way to showcase your brand in our programme, at the drinks reception, and on the tables.
🎗️ Race Day falls during Learning Disability Week (15–21 June) and 2026 marks 10 years of our Mencap Centre in Belfast, making it a particularly special year. The day raises vital funds, but it’s also about connection, conversation and community.
Tables of 8–12 and single tickets (£160pp) are available — and there’s still time to get involved.
If you’d like more details or would like to discuss a sponsorship package tailored for your business, please get in touch!
You can email: [email protected] or visit .uk/event/mencap-race-day
Let’s make this year unforgettable together 🏇
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Another successful four weeks of cooking as part of our “Let’s Get Cooking” project for parents and carers through the Family Support Programme!
Led by our Health & Wellbeing Facilitator, this block focused on creating healthy breakfast ideas 🥣✨
To celebrate the end of the programme and all the hard work and delicious cooking along the way, families enjoyed some certificates & nozeco together to mark the occasion 🎉
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Right Support Right Time is a collaborative project delivered by seven trusted partners: Apex Housing Association, British Red Cross, The Cedar Foundation, Depaul, Mencap, Respond, and Inspire as the lead partner.
Funded by PEACEPLUS and co‑funded by the EU & UK Government, this cross‑border service is here for people living in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
Everyone’s journey with mental health is different, and the support should be too. Right Support Right Time offers a range of programmes to help you find what works for you, when you need it most.
Who is it for?
Anyone can access the service, with a special focus on people who often face the biggest barriers to support, including:
• People living in areas of deprivation
• People with intellectual or physical disabilities affecting their mental health
• People experiencing homelessness
• Newcomer families and those seeking international protection
Life can feel overwhelming with money worries, housing issues, health challenges, grief, loneliness, family stress.
Right Support Right Time helps you navigate these moments with the right support, at the right time, in the right way.
Learn more by visiting: www.seupb.eu
Email: [email protected]@redcrossretail@cedar_ni@depaul_ireland@respondhousing@inspire_wellbeing
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📣 Calling All Caring & Compassionate Individuals!📣
If you want to actively make a difference in the lives of people with a learning disability, then we want you to join our team! 🙌
As a support worker for Mencap NI you will:
⭐️ Have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with a learning disability
⭐️ Assist with daily activities, provide emotional support and play a vital role in people’s lives
⭐️ Be a part of a passionate, inclusive and supportive team.
We are currently recruiting for Support Workers in:
📍 Derry/Londonderry
📍 Keady
📍 Omagh
Apply now through the link in our bio! 🔗
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📣 Join our team in Omagh! 📣
We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Service Manager to join our Omagh team and assist in providing a high quality service for the people we support.
As an Assistant Service Manager you will be a leader within the team, encouraging them to be the best they can be, promoting a positive culture, and ensuring the team are confident in their roles.
To apply for the role, or to find out more follow the link in our bio 🔗
.uk/vacancies/35979/assistant-service-manager--omagh.html
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Cast have recently thoroughly enjoyed partaking in the first 2 Positive Identities Inclusive Workshops with Belfast Arts & Music Academy Directors - expressing feelings through graphic design, AI Art & music.
This is a 3 week programme with BEAMA.
In week 1 they worked on collages 🖼 exploring identity & belonging.
Week 2 was all about music 🎶 . Getting creative, making their own music using digital tools.
Feedback from Cast is so positive - thoroughly enjoyable & engaging workshops. They literally cannot wait for the next one!
This initiative is part of Mencaps Positive Identities Inclusive Futures Project, supporting connection, creativity, & opportunities across our communities.
Check out their projects to date on the link below. Everyone expressing themselves in new & different ways .. fantastic work everyone 👏
https://beama.education/project/fermanagh-brightstarz/
Thanks to funding by The Irish Department Of Foreign Affairs and Trade Reconciliation Fund
Mencap in Northern Ireland
Irish Foreign Ministry
Belfast Electronic Arts
SkyzdalimitOmagh
The Saturday Club
Ballymena and District Gateway Club
@carrickfergusseniorgatewayclub
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It was fantastic to have my good friend @arharris28 in this evening for a good reset. 💆♂️
London marathon 🏃♂️ last Sunday 👈🏻
Belfast marathon 🏃🏻 this Sunday 👉🏻
In his full Gorilla costume 🦍
to raise funds for Mencap (a cause very close to Alan’s heart)
It’s a pleasure to help Alan as he hits the roads once again to raise awareness & funds. 🛣️
Our mums & female carer Clubbercise session brought all the best vibes – clubbing, catching up, and connection ✨
So good to switch off, have a proper dance, and share some laughs with such a supportive group of mums & female carers. The energy in the room was just incredible!
Thank you to everyone who came and made it such a feel-good session 💃
Can’t wait to do it all again soon!
@rachels_dance_fitness_ni
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🌟 A Lifetime of Advocacy: Celebrating Marian Nicholas 🌟
Yesterday was a day for the history books at Mencap. We had the absolute privilege of celebrating Marian Nicholas, our proudest champion and advocate, who received a national honour this week in recognition of nearly 40 years of unwavering support 💪
To mark the occasion, we officially named a playzone in our Children’s Centre after Marian — a space she and our families campaigned tirelessly to build.
Seeing our community of families, committee members, and staff (both past and present) come together was a powerful reminder of what collective passion can achieve. As we celebrate 10 years of the Mencap Centre in Belfast, we aren’t just looking back at the lives changed — we are looking forward to our Mencap 2030 strategy.
We’re building on this legacy to ensure the next decade is defined by equality and equity for everyone with a learning disability.
Huge thanks to everyone who made yesterday so unforgettable. 💖🎉 especially our wonderful musicians 🎵 and to @loafcatering for the beautiful food.
Join us at the Mencap Children’s Centre Summer Scheme! ☀️
Our summer scheme is back and we want you to join us for a summer of fun! With outdoor activities, arts and crafts, sensory play and so much more! 🌟
We have very limited spaces available for children and young people aged 3 - 18 years with additional needs.
To apply for your place contact Claire at [email protected]
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