At Team Domenica, they strongly believe that young people with learning disabilities have
the right to work, to lead fulfilling and purposeful lives, to have their individual gifts and
talents recognised, and to feel included as valued members of society.

Founded in 2016 by Rosa Monckton, whose younger daughter Domenica has Down’s
Syndrome, Team Domenica is to help young people with learning disabilities find and
retain meaningful employment. Based in central Brighton & Hove, they operate through a
unique three-tier set-up of Training Centre, Training Café (Café Domenica) and
Employment Centre. Through this they provide employment programmes to young people
with a wide range of ability, referred to as their ‘candidates’ to more accurately reflect and
emphasise their role as people ready for employment.

Together, their mission is to help people with learning disabilities discover their career
potential, to create employment opportunities and to remove barriers to work in local
communities.