A massive well done to everyone involved in building the server! It looks incredible 💚

These encourage young people to game in a new way, and encounter aspects of Minecraft they may never have interacted with before. Quests written by the team encourage them to go to all the 'nooks and crannies' of the game in ways they haven't before.

One of the key changes this year is the introduction of quests.

Staff and young people spent over 400 hours working together to create an exciting and engaging new space for SG members to explore together, learn new skills and build new connections.

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Or ready to Pledge? Head here: community.biggive.org/s/pledge?cam...

The money raised will play a key role in sustaining, developing, and growing our services. Currently, some of our core areas of work remain unfunded, and fundraising campaigns like the Big Give are essential to ensuring we can maintain our service levels and confidently plan for the future.

Are you an individual, business owner looking to support a charity this Christmas? Or maybe work for a company with a charitable giving scheme?

Would you consider being a Pledge supporter to a charity making a real difference to autistic young people struggling in a world not designed for them?

- Commissioning & External Communications Lead (30hrs per week):
Grow our commissioned work, build strong relationships with partners, and help us clearly communicate the impact of what we do.

- Young People’s Services & Operations Manager (40hrs per week):
Support the leads of our young people-facing services, while strengthening the systems and structures that help things run well for both staff and young people.

Please do consider signing up to be a Games Aid member if you can (by April 12!) - a minute of your time could make a lifetime of difference to the autistic young people we support: www.gamesaid.org/get-involved...

Your vote would support young autistic people like Thomas who previously struggled to find his place in group settings: “Just got back from our first in person meet at the forest school, I honestly can’t tell you the last time I saw Thomas play with anyone..at all... 🙂 it was lovely 🙂"

If we were selected as a Game Aid charity, the funds received would play a vital role in securing and developing our community spaces, where we support 1000 autistic young people each year, and ensure that we can continue providing the only service they feel able to access.

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We’d be really grateful if you are able to fill it out, as your thoughts will help us make sure we’re focusing on the right things - as the more we understand what’s needed, the better we can create training that genuinely improves understanding and support for autistic young people 💚

thanks for sharing this with us Helen :) !

Check out the full article on our Autism Understood website here: autismunderstood.co.uk/social-stuff...

We'd love to hear any tips that have worked well for you and your families 💚