Epilepsy Outlook

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Epilepsy Outlook
Epilepsy Outlook Logo.gif
FoundedJuly 1, 1987 (1987-07-01)[1]
FounderJill Kitchen[1]
TypeCharitable organization and Support group
Registration no.701140
Location
  • 79 Park Road, The Arches, Hartlepool, UK, TS24 7PW
Area served
Hartlepool, Redcar, Cleveland
ServicesAdvice Centre
Supporting volunteer placements
Epilepsy awareness training
Drop-in centre
Charity shops
Art group[2]
Key people
Jacqui Gettings (Operations Manager)[3]
AffiliationsThe Joint Epilepsy Council[4]
Revenue
(2012-13)[1]
£64,073 Charity Shops
£1,067 Nation Epilepsy Week
£24,846 Legacy
Disbursements(2012-13)[1]
£5,000 Catcote College sensory room
£500 Springwell School
2nd Tumble Form Chair for an individual
Furniture/financial support to a client in need.
Employees
1
Volunteers
76 (2012-13)[1]
Websitewww.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk
Formerly called
Hartlepool Epilepsy Group[1]

Epilepsy Outlook is a charity based in Hartlepool which provides free and confidential practical support, advice and information for people with epilepsy and their carers.[4] Their support services include supported volunteer placements, a drop-in centre, epilepsy awareness training, an art therapy group and welfare benefits advice. Each year it provides placements for 50 volunteers on the volunteer development programme, 280 people receive advice, including at least 100 carers. 50 plus people receive epilepsy awareness training. Six people use their drop-in each week.[5] The services are provided for people across the North-East area. In September–October 2014, Epilepsy Outlook's headquarters, advice centre and art club moved around the corner to larger premises in The Arches, Park Road.[6]

Charity shops[]

Epilepsy Outlook runs three charity shops where they sell donated items:

Good quality unwanted items of furniture, household items, books and clothing. We gladly accept all electricals except large white goods.

Epilepsy outlook website

  • 199 York Road, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm & Sat 9am-1pm
  • 104 Oxford Road, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 9am-4pm & Sat 9am-1pm
  • 79 Park Road, The Arches, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Campaigns[]

As well as their charity shops and advice centre they run special fund raising campaigns including, most recently, for a sensory room for Callum Smith.[7] By September 5, 2013 the total stood at £10,184[8] and raised a total of £14,000.[6] Three McDonald's restaurants got involved with the campaign,[9][10] raising £2,289,[8][11] and Hartlepool's High Tunstall College of Science donated over £5,000 worth of sensory equipment including multi-coloured fibre optic lights, bubble machines and specialist chairs.[12]

Before that they ran a campaign for a tumble form chair for two-year-old Talia Foster.[13]

Structure[]

The charity is structured into volunteers, a management committee and trustees.[1]

  • The management committee includes a Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Operations manager.[1]
  • The trustees include a medical trustee, business advice trustees, voluntary sector advice trustees and a legal trustee.[1]

References[]

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