Epilepsy Outlook
{{Infobox organization
| name = Epilepsy Outlook
| image = Epilepsy Outlook Logo.gif
| caption =
| type = Charitable organization and Support group
| tax_id =
| registration_id = 701140
| founded_date = {{Start date|1987|07|01}}
| dissolved =
| location = 79 Park Road, The Arches, Hartlepool, UK, TS24 7PW
| coordinates =
| origins =
| key_people = Jacqui Gettings (Operations Manager)[http://www.redcarclevelandcyptrust.org.uk/family.nsf/Service?readform&id=ADD84AF39CD09E0E802573370039898A Epilepsy Outlook], Redcar and Cleveland Families' Guide,
| area_served = Hartlepool, Redcar, Cleveland
| products =
| services = Advice Centre
Supporting volunteer placements
Epilepsy awareness training
Drop-in centre
Charity shops
Art group[http://hvda.co.uk/index.php?option=com_database&Itemid=55&display=Epilepsy+Outlook Directory of Voluntary and Community Groups], Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency
| focus =
| method =
| revenue = (2012-13)
£64,073 Charity Shops
£1,067 Nation Epilepsy Week
£24,846 Legacy
| disbursed = (2012-13)
£5,000 Catcote College sensory room
£500 Springwell School
2nd Tumble Form Chair for an individual
Furniture/financial support to a client in need.
| expenses =
| endowment =
| num_volunteers = 76 (2012-13)[http://www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk/about-us.html Review of the year 2012-13], epilepsyoutlook.org.uk,
| num_employees = 1
| num_members =
| affiliations = The Joint Epilepsy Council[http://www.jointepilepsycouncil.org.uk/members/epilepsy_outlook.html JEC Members > Epilepsy Outlook], Joint Epilepsy Council
| subsid =
| owner =
| formerly = Hartlepool Epilepsy Group
| website = {{URL|www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk}}
| footnotes =
}}
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.
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.[http://hvda.co.uk/latest-news/94--sp-938/69-chairmans-charity-event-in-aid-of-epilepsy-outlook Chairman's Charity Event in aid of Epilepsy Outlook], Hartlepool Voluntary Development Agency 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.[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/new-home-sweet-home-for-epilepsy-outlook-1-6866479 New home sweet home for Epilepsy Outlook ...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094239/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/new-home-sweet-home-for-epilepsy-outlook-1-6866479 |date=2015-04-02 }}, Hartlepool Mail, 29 September
Charity shops
Epilepsy Outlook runs three charity shops where they sell donated items:
{{Quote box|quote = Good quality unwanted items of furniture, household items, books and clothing. We gladly accept all electricals except large white goods.
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- 199 York Road, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 9{{nbsp}}am-4{{nbsp}}pm & Sat 9{{nbsp}}am-1{{nbsp}}pm
- 104 Oxford Road, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 9{{nbsp}}am-4{{nbsp}}pm & Sat 9{{nbsp}}am-1{{nbsp}}pm
- 79 Park Road, The Arches, Hartlepool. Opening Times - Mon-Fri 10{{nbsp}}am-4{{nbsp}}pm
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.[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/callum-s-dream-little-boy-gets-helping-hand-at-epilepsy-outlook-1-5879126 CALLUM'S DREAM: Little boy gets helping hand at Epilepsy Outlook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212144459/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/callum-s-dream-little-boy-gets-helping-hand-at-epilepsy-outlook-1-5879126 |date=2013-12-12 }}, Hartlepool Mail, July 23, 2013 By September 5, 2013, the total stood at £10,184[http://www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk/Callum12.html THANKS for being unbelievably good.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190707/http://www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk/Callum12.html |date=2013-12-16 }}, www.epilepsyoutlook.org.uk, September 5, 2013 and raised a total of £14,000. Three McDonald's restaurants got involved with the campaign,[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/fast-food-giant-mcdonald-s-to-hold-hartlepool-fundays-to-boost-callum-fund-1-5961532 Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212144552/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/fast-food-giant-mcdonald-s-to-hold-hartlepool-fundays-to-boost-callum-fund-1-5961532 |date=2013-12-12 }}, Hartlepool Mail, August 19, 2013[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/backing-is-so-mc-nificent-1-5918524 Backing is so Mc-nificent] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212150531/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/backing-is-so-mc-nificent-1-5918524 |date=2013-12-12 }}, Hartlepool Mail, August 3, 2013 raising £2,289,[http://theepilepsynetwork.com/fast-food-giant-mcdonalds-to-hold-hartlepool-fundays-to-boost-callum-fund/ Fast-food giant McDonald's to hold Hartlepool fundays to boost Callum fund], The Epilepsy Network (TEN), August 19, 2013 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.[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/lighting-up-callum-s-life-1-5918495 Lighting up Callum's life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806101338/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/campaigns/lighting-up-callum-s-life-1-5918495 |date=2013-08-06 }}, ''Hartlepool Mail, August 5, 2013
Before that they ran a campaign for a tumble form chair for two-year-old Talia Foster.[http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/talia-is-in-the-chair-1-3627988 Talia is in the chair!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212144757/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/talia-is-in-the-chair-1-3627988 |date=2013-12-12 }}, Hartlepool Mail, July 29, 2011
Structure
The charity is structured into volunteers, a management committee and trustees.
- The management committee includes a Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Operations manager.
- The trustees include a medical trustee, business advice trustees, voluntary sector advice trustees and a legal trustee.
References
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Category:Charities based in County Durham
Category:Epilepsy organizations
Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom
Category:Organisations based in the Borough of Hartlepool
Category:Organizations established in 1987
Category:Disability organisations based in the United Kingdom