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  • Helping people with learning disabilities
    and autism into paid work.
  • Fun on the farm with the Little Gate Rangers -
    our club for children with learning disabilities and autism.
  • We’ve helped Elly train for and find her perfect job,
    caring for residents at the Hazelmere Nursing Home.

A little gate to a bigger future

Only 6% of adults with learning disabilities are in paid employment.

This means 94% are in unpaid work, day care or stuck at home. It doesn’t have to be this way. At Little Gate we believe that everyone has the right to train for, find and thrive in paid employment.

We work with families and businesses across East Sussex and Kent to make this vision a reality. Help us and you’re helping to change lives.

How you can help

Latest Little Gate News

Flowers we have so carefully sown and nurtured since early Spring are blooming!
Little Gate Flowers blossoms

Flowers we have so carefully sown and nurtured since early Spring are blooming!

Little Gate's Big Cream Tea
Big Cream Tea raises £1,300

Back in May on a beautifully sunny Sunday we hosted our first event of the year, our Cream Tea Fundraiser at the farm and what a great day it was!

Summer Saturday fundraiser
Over 900 people attend our Summer Saturday

We welcomed almost 900 visitors to Little Gate Farm for a day of Summer family fun. Which is our highest footfall yet!

Little Gate Chamber Event
Little Gate Chamber Event

At the end of June we hosted four local chambers; Hastings, Eastbourne, Bexhill and Rye

Help from East Sussex

Cost of living support

East Sussex County Council has set up a support page with information and advice about the current cost of living crisis.

What we do

Supported employement

We find paid jobs for adults with learning disabilities and autism, giving them all the support they need to learn the role, adapt to their new workplace and become a real asset to their employer.

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Supported apprenticeships

Supported apprenticeships

We give adults with learning disabilities and autism the opportunity to train ‘on the job’ in paid apprenticeships. We work closely with employers and specialist education providers to ensure everyone involved gets the most from these wonderful learning opportunities.

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Supported apprenticeships

Supported Work Training

We offer training in a wide range of job roles to adults with learning disabilities and autism. We apply a business ethos to all the training, giving trainees the experience of a professional workplace while they learn specific job skills.

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Little Gate rangers

Little Gate Rangers

Our Young Ranger and Teen Ranger clubs are for children aged 8 to 18 with learning disabilities or autism. We provide a wonderful range of fun activities around our farm and woodland. The kids get to explore the countryside, make new friends and grow in confidence.

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Social enterprise

Social enterprise

We run several social enterprise ventures which create income for the charity and give our trainees valuable business experience. These include venue hire at our farm, cut flower production and products from our woodland enterprise scheme.

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Make a donation

Make a donation

Your gift will change lives!

Become a Little Gate Friend

Become a Little Gate Friend

Regular donations give long term support to Little Gate

Employ a trainee

Employ a trainee

A simple and incredibly rewarding process

Remember us in your will

Remember us in your will

Even small amounts can make a big difference to our work.

Fundraise for us

Fundraise for us

We’re so grateful to everyone who supports us by holding fundraising events.

Volunteer for us

Volunteer for us

Volunteers help us achieve more.