Prospects

Prospects is a national Christian Voluntary Organisation which supports people with learning disabilities operationally via its Residential, Support Living and Day Opportunities services. In addition to its International work it further seeks to support the spiritual needs of people with a learning disability via it network of Causeway Groups.

Mervyn Bothwell is the Regional Director for the charity in Northern Ireland with responsibility for the operational services in Lisburn, North Down, Newry, Glengormley and Armagh. Jason Stafford is Support Manager for one of the services in Lisburn with Rosemary Saunders providing support in that house. Pete Rice provides support across a number of services in Lisburn and Catherine Nethercott provides admin support from the new Lisburn Office based at Trinity Methodist Church. Peter Martin and Gareth Bell provide some relief (bank) work.
A number of people from bbc volunteer ast the Eden (Causeway) Group which currently meets fortnightly at Edengrove Presbyterian Church-Mervyn and Richard Bothwell, Suzanne, Michael and Stephen Johnston, Julie Walby, Fiona Hagan and Richard Arneil

For more details about Prospects, visit their site at www.prospects.org.uk

Click here for a copy of their latest news letter (Jan 2010)