KPAC provides learning opportunities for disabled people, their parents and carers.

KPAC is a social enterprise that provides leisure, sporting and learning opportunities for disabled people, their parents and carers, including those with learning disabilities and difficulties. The organisation has the following aims: To develop a culture of lifelong learning; to widen participation and increase accessibility to learning opportunties; to encourage ownership of learning and empowerment; and to create a space for disabled people to learn.

Why the community needs this charity

KPAC supports local people in identifying opportunties open to them and help to remove barriers to reach their goals. We aim to give people choices about their learning, in particular we give disabled people advice and guidance about what opportunties are available. We welcome people to talk to us about their learning needs and what we can do to support their learning.

Results and outcomes

In the last four years, KPAC has had over 900 people take part in different activities and learning experiences that range from trampolining and adapted team sports, to skills for independent living including money, shopping, travel and socialising, right through to more traditional training such as employability skills and setting up a social enterprise. KPAC has won a number of awards over the last 4 years for its work with disabled people.

Latest activities and projects

Accessible Caravan Holidays

KPAC will purchase a fully accessible holiday caravan which will include an access ramp, bigger more spacious rooms, grab rails, sliding doors, a full size wet room and low level kitchen facilities. The caravan will be located in the Lake District on a holiday site where all the facilities are fully accessible including the pool which has a hoist and trained staff to use it. Alongside the caravan, KPAC will deliver training to people with learning disabilities on organising holiday bookings. read more

Setting up a Social Enterprise Training Day

This one day training course covers the following topics: What is a Social Enterprise? The difference between social enterprises and other businesses Different types of social enterprise Considerations when setting up a social enterprise Management structures in social enterprise The triple bottom line Advantages and Disadvantages of being a social enterprise Stakeholder analysis First steps in setting up a social enterprise read more

KPAC's Health and Wellbeing programme

The aim of this project is to provide a specific health and wellbeing programme for the local community. This programme includes weekly activity sessions and more traditionally class room based health topics such as: Boccia, New Age Kurling, Rebound Therapy, Outdoor Walking, exercise to music and leisure centre visits. Health topics include keeping active, smoking cessation, healthy eating and alcohol awareness. read more