Paces Charity and Adult Services has found a new home and thanks to the generosity of their supporters, they have now opened the doors to a new adult and charity base to support even more adults from across the region with brain injuries such as Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, MS and Parkinson’s.
Kirstin Hague and Sarah Perrin, who have been supported by the organisation since day one and whose parents were among the founders of the charity, cut the ribbon on the new 8,000 square foot facility at Smithy Wood Business Park, Chapeltown.
The additional space will allow three-times as many adults to be supported in the future with an improved space to offer conductive education sessions that improve the mobility of those who have acquired brain injuries.
Paces will also develop a service for young adults aged between 18-25 to ensure the organisation is able to offer the best possible care for those who need it no matter what their age.
Julie Booth, head of fundraising at Paces, said: “It has been a hugely challenging 12 months for the charity sector, which is why I am so proud that we have been able to secure this new base, refurbish and open it despite everything we have faced.
“I want to thank everyone who has raised money for Paces, donated or signed up as a Corporate Charity Partner. Your support has allowed us to move to Smithy Wood, enhance what we can offer to the existing adults we work with and ensure we can help more individuals with brain injuries and complex needs, from across Yorkshire and beyond, in the near future
“Our unique offer for them, teaching life-changing skills through conductive education, in an environment that is fun, where friendships are developed, and everyone feels like they belong, is one I am excited will be available to more people in the months and years ahead.”
Paces now continue their journey to raise funds to move their school to a new and improved facility.
If your company would like to support the life-changing work that Paces does, please get in touch at julie.booth@pacessheffield.org.uk
