I’m swimming at Great Lengths 2024 to raise money for Team Domenica: an amazing charity that supports young people with learning disabilities to find paid work and reach their full potential.

They need funding to help deliver their extremely successful programme, designed to help their young people – called candidates – develop independence, confidence, communication, and work skills ready for employment.

Why is their work so important?

Just 4.8 % of people with a learning disability are employed in England.

They are twice as likely to suffer from mental health issues and seven times as likely to suffer from chronic loneliness and isolation.

Team Domenica’s programme works: an amazing 81% of their candidates progress into paid employment through their Supported Internship Programme. And 95% of their candidates are still in work a year later (vs. the national average of 25%).

I'm doing this challenge to help as many young people as possible achieve their dreams. Can you help?