Stockport Progress and Recovery Centre (SPARC)

What we do

We're a local voluntary organisation providing support to adults in the Stockport area who experience mental health problems.

We offer a wide variety of social, leisure, therapeutic and educational activities that take place both in the centre itself and at outside venues.

We have created the following services for our members:

• art groups
• social groups
• relaxation and wellbeing
• IT courses
• football group
• women's group
• Horizons
• day trippers group

The centre was set up as a registered charity in 1985. We employ around 20 staff as well as a larger number of volunteers who constitute an important element of the service we provide.