To mark the start of Black History Month, our EDI Development Lead Akeisha shares her personal connection throughout the years, and our upcoming plans for the month ahead. Growing up, Black History Month wasn’t really celebrated in my home. Every day felt like an expression of our Caribbean culture –…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
We are thrilled to announce that we have two incredible finalists in the prestigious LaingBuisson Awards! Congratulations to Regency Court in London, who were shortlisted for 'Excellence in Retirement Housing' for their outstanding work supporting 65 residents to lead full, active lives in the wider community. We are so proud…
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a We Care Awards nomination. We are delighted to announce the winners of our latest round of awards, as chosen by our panel. These awards recognise the people and teams who deliver positive outcomes and personify our We Care values (Welcoming, Empowering, Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful, & Effective)…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
This year we launched ‘Sporty Summer’, giving out grants of up to £800 to help people come together and throw a sporty event in their area. We were delighted to give out 12 grants to services across the country, and you can read about how they went below! Halifax The…
Closed cultures are one of the biggest risks to people with support needs in social care services. The CQC identifies a closed culture as one that ‘can lead to harm, including human rights breaches such as abuse’, where concerns are less likely be to be observed or reported. Closed cultures…
We're so excited to announce the first ever audio version of Creative Life! 📖👂 We wanted to improve the accessibility of our magazines, and you can now listen to Creative Life issue #40 on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music or YouTube. Thank you to everyone who took the time to…
The incident at Manchester Airport last week has again brought significant attention to an ongoing problem in the UK. Two people of colour, Amaad and Fahir, were subjected to excessive force by a police officer, even whilst lying on the floor and clearly incapacitated. Witnesses captured the incident on their…
The Art Competition is open to both service users and staff members. We’re looking for all types of fantastic artwork, so please send us your paintings, drawings, sculptures, crochet, embroideries, photography or anything else you enjoy making. We’re accepting entries from now until the end of September, so as soon as…
This year we launched ‘Sporty Summer’, giving out grants of up to £800 to help people come together and throw a sporty event in their area. We were delighted to give out 12 grants to services across the country, and you can read about how they went below! Halifax The…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
The People's Pension, Creative Support's pension provider has released an app making it easy to manage your pension. The app offers a simple way to check the value of your pension, see how your pension is invested, keep your personal details up-to-date and learn more about retirement planning. …
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Kizzy Green, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead Officer has written about her experience around the topic of Black Maternal Health Disparities and what we can do to make a difference. Pregnancy and childbirth- what a beautiful miracle! Yet, the stark reality of Black maternal health disparities loom over many…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
The Internal Audits team have created an informative video on local finance policies. The video includes guidance on: · What a local finance policy is · Why you need to complete one · When it is necessary for you to have one · How you create one It is a…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a We Care Awards nomination. We are delighted to announce the winners of our latest round of awards, as chosen by our panel. These awards recognise the people and teams who deliver positive outcomes and personify our We Care values (Welcoming, Empowering, Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful, & Effective)…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
