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'A haven of peace and tranquility in The New Forest'

The Minstead Training Project is set in the heart of the New Forest.

What is The Project?

It is an award-winning Horticultural Training Centre where young adults with learning difficulties can live and learn and grow to their own full and unique potential.

What The Project Does

Founded in 1986, the Project now offers whole year round services in Residential and Day Care as well as training in Work, Life and Social Skills and we have an excellent reputation for our unique style of quality care and commitment.

Our Aims

Our aims are to enhance our students' quality of life by developing their maturity, self respect and independence and by giving them opportunities to achieve new skills and meet new challenges in all areas of their lives.

How Do We Do This

To be able to do this we are blessed with staff and volunteers who are skilled, experienced, well trained, highly motivated and, above all, caring.

Fundraising

As a Registered Charity, we rely heavily on fund raising initiatives and donations to be able to provide the level of care and services for which our name has become synonymous.

Accessing The Community

We believe that out students should have all the opportunities and challenges that they need, to enable them to become integral parts of the community in which they live and to have the dignity of being able to give of their own skills as well as receiving from others.

Our Mission Statement

"To provide and deliver responsive training in Work, Life & Social Skills to people who have learning disabilities thus enabling them to realise their full potential & to achieve a level of independence appropriate to their ability."