Our Mission:
To enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities; helping them find meaningful employment and supporting them and their families in any way we can.
Our Story
In 2017, Sam Goedhuis, who as many of you know has Down Syndrome, started work at the Beehive Café in Northampton and the experience has been life changing. Not only his increased sense of belonging and happiness but also his progression in communication and socialisation has been monumental and it was obvious to us that so many of his peers and others would benefit from a similar experience.
We therefore decided to set up The Goed Life to help people with learning disabilities train for meaningful employment, giving them a sense of purpose, direction and belonging in their local community.
There are 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in the UK and 94% are unemployed. We don’t think it needs to be this way. There are opportunities for both the employee and employer and our aim is to facilitate these relationships through training as well as developing relationships with key employers.
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Our Projects
We currently have 4 live projects in the Northamptonshire area. For more information on the projects and some great pictures follow the links below.
Horti hub
We are proud to be supporting the Horti Hub. A dedicated horticultural provision for young people with learning disabilities and associated physical difficulties. The Horti Hub recognise the need to acquire a range of transferrable skills to promote wellbeing, increase confidence and give a sense of empowerment and belief in ability.
j h community support
We support Josh Hendrickson in his work with individuals with learning disabilities helping them to achieve personal goals, engage with their community and become more independent.
Josh and his team do incredible work with training individuals for the real world, helping them on their route to work and then supporting them in their job.
Beehive cafe
The Bee Hive, based in Kingsthorpe Northampton, is a Post 16 vocational setting for young people aged 16—19 years with Special Educational Needs. Since 2013, the Bee Hive has been providing a safe, structured and outstanding educational provision to students with special requirements blurring the borders between education, work-placed learning and vocational learning.
Place to bee
Our latest project with Northgate Arts College is this epic space in the heart of Kingsthorpe. Fully equipped for vocational training in retail, hospitality customer service and life skills! Swing by for a coffee anytime!
