Social and community skills are an important part of adult life and being involved in community groups can help build self-confidence and independence.
Finding leisure activities
Going to clubs and activities is a good way to make and maintain friendships, and be a part of your local community.
Self-directed support, direct payments and personal assistants
Direct payments can often be used to access clubs, and you can hire a personal assistant to help you get involved with activities that you want to do and live more independently.
Our Adult Care and Health website has detailed information on self-directed support and direct payments and personal assistants.
Volunteering
Devon Voluntary Action (DeVA) is a service that helps people volunteer locally. They aim to make volunteering in Devon as easy as possible for everyone, no matter what your age or background.
For more information about volunteering in your community visit the community self-help schemes and volunteering page.
Youth services
Space
Space run a range of youth services in Devon, which includes a number of in-person youth clubs (and an online one). They also run three clubs and a weekly online session specifically for young people with SEND.
Find out more about the full range of services Space can offer young people.
Young Devon
Young Devon offer young people free and confidential advice and support on everything from housing, welfare and travel to getting into work or training, relationships, alcohol and drugs and health and wellbeing.