Merry Christmas from Foundation
December 20, 2017
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Our teams across Foundation go out of their way to bring the festive spirit into the lives of our customers. Here are just a couple of the festive celebrations taking place this week. To all our customers, partners and services we work with, we wish you a warm and peaceful Christmas and the very best […]
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Social Inclusion In Action
December 12, 2017
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Our Durham Team and their customers hugely enjoy their group activities. The regular groups give opportunities for customers to learn practical skills, try something new and most importantly to enjoy socialising. Many of our customers live isolated lives and these opportunities for inclusion are a lifeline. It’s been a busy couple of months for the […]
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Durham Co-production and Inclusion For All
October 16, 2017
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Durham customers and staff have been having success with their group activities for some time now. Support Worker, Deb, who leads the groups, puts this down to the fact that the customers co-produce the activities program on a three monthly basis. She shares with us the range of activities that customers enjoy and how the […]
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Social Inclusion – A Core Building Block For A Positive Future.
October 09, 2017
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At Foundation our core mission is to create ‘inclusive communities where everyone matters’. Through our work we seek to engage our customers in opportunities for building a sense of social inclusion. Often this work is around mental and physical health, changing behaviours, taking responsibility and learning practical skills for keeping home and employment. Yet for […]
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North Yorkshire Young People Go Ape!
October 02, 2017
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Customers from the across the NYYPP enjoyed days out at the Go APE activity centre in Northumberland. GO APE is a high ropes activity in the tree tops, it involves swinging from Tarzan swings, jumping into cargo nets and tackling high ropes obstacles. The purpose of the day was to give customers new experiences and […]
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Food and Music – Working Together for Change.
July 31, 2017
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Durham Groups have been developing over the last few years. Over time the team have worked alongside customers to co-produce activities that bring people together, developing team work, practical and social skills. The report describes three recent sessions co-produced with customers: The Durham team have held their fourth women’s only event which is proving to be very […]
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