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Registered charity number 1065794

The Queen Alexandra Charity, Birmingham is a registered charity that runs specialist further education college services, residential services, community services and Enterprises.  These services benefit adults with learning difficulties, disabilities and those with sight loss.

Funding for the specialist further education college (QAC), is through student high needs funding which cover the basics of education and support; it is our fundraising and the profit from Enterprises that has the potential to take our students' experience from basic provision to exceptional, therefore enabling our students to leave QAC with the skills and abilities that they need for their life after College.  

We have a hugely diverse student population here at QAC. Everyone who studies here is unique and has their own abilities and needs.  The advancement in technologies and therapies is ever developing and so donations through the charity play a vital part in enabling the College to access the best equipment and support for the students we work with.

Our Residential Services (Independence Plus - supported living) and Community Services can offer support and progression for many young adults after they leave College and both benefit hugely from charity funding.  Income from fundraising supports refurbishments, additional activities and all the clubs that we offer - all only possible due to charity funding.

The charity fundraises in a number of ways from putting on events to making funding applications to grant giving organisations.  We also love working with members of the public, community groups and businesses supporting them in their fundraising challenges and events.  Without fundraising, projects such as our sports hall, onsite café, music development, community integration activities, Umberslade Campus, community initiatives and many more would not be possible.

Supporting us is about more than giving money, it is about being part of a young person's journey, and helping them achieve their potential and their independence. Your help and support, however large or small makes a big difference! So take a look through our fundraising pages to see how you can get involved and then please get in touch with the team.

If you would like to make a donation now (regularly or as a one off) you can do so here

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For more information about any of our fundraising activities, please contact the team on 0121 803 5487 or fundraising@qac.ac.uk. 

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