Play Alloa

Play Alloa is the leading provider of play and social opportunities for children and adults with disabilities and additional support needs (ASN) within Clackmannanshire. Since our foundation in 1992 we operated as an unincorporated organisation, gaining charitable status in 2005 and company status in 2010. We have grown steadily and now employ a Project Manager and up to 25 sessional support staff dedicated to providing a range of creative and experiential play and social opportunities and sessions. Our aspiration is to offer as many local children and adults with disabilities and additional support needs from Clackmannanshire as possible an extensive range of creative play and social activities and provide user services including play sessions, social groups, adult life skills workshops, new sessions for children in the Hillfoots, playschemes, volunteer befrienders, parent information sessions and improved respite care/support opportunities. We place the needs of our children and adults at the centre of our service. By providing creative and experiential learning for children and adults with additional support needs we build cognitive skills, improve socialisation and increase confidence and self-esteem - all of this contributes to happy and healthy children and adults. We offer parents and carers short term respite from a full time caring role. This is essential to the mental and physical health of carers allowing them to recharge their batteries and spend quality time with other family members.