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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Barnsley Futures Service – Looking Up.
October 09, 2017
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Barnsley Futures is a relatively new service to Foundation. Part of the service is Holden House, an adult hostel. The team and customers at Holden House have been benefitting from the commitment that Foundation has to focussing on people’s strengths and getting to know one another better. The Church Housing Trust have supported this work […]
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Social Inclusion – A Core Building Block For A Positive Future.
October 09, 2017
|By aissagallie
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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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Food and Music – Working Together for Change.
July 31, 2017
|By aissagallie
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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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Working in Partnership – Foundation Calderdale and West Yorkshire Finding Independence
July 13, 2017
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As part of our mission to provide innovative and professional services that empower our customers, Foundation have a solid commitment to working in partnership with other organisations. This may be within a formalised consortium aiming for multi-disciplinary service delivery, or locally as a result of networking and relationship building from the teams. Foundation Calderdale have […]
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