What We Do

MEA is a UK registered charity which supports people with learning disabilities to lead fulfilling and rewarding lives

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the training and support that young, learning disabled people need to gain paid employment and work with employers to help them create an inclusive workplace in which our graduates can thrive.

  • To support young people with learning disabilities obtain paid employment
  • To develop interns' work and life skills
  • To break down stigma and misconceptions and to advocate for individualswith disabilities
  • To engage with, support and equip employers
  • To support and signpost parents
  • To engage and involve communities

Our Ambition

  • MEA is currently working with local authorities and businesses in the counties of Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Harrow and Hillingdon.
  • We achieved our ambition to establish the Café on The Common as a training facility for adults with learning disabilities in the local Three Rivers District area.
  • In close partnership, Chorleywood Cricket Club (CCC) and MEA built their new pavilion on Chorleywood Common.
  • MEA and Chorleywood Cricket Club recognised that Chorleywood Common is a County Heritage site and a Conservation Area and built their new pavilion to enhance the local area and people's experience of the Common.
  • MEA and Chorleywood Cricket Club are committed to working in partnership with the local community including businesses and organisations that have an interest in or connection to Chorleywood Common and the surrounding area.