Putting people at the heart of services

Author:
ROWAN Katie
Journal article citation:
Community Living, 20(3), February 2007, pp.10-11.
Publisher:
Hexagon Publishing

The author looks at supported volunteering which provides extra support to people with learning difficulties and other needs to enable them to work as volunteers. She draws on her experience at Nugent Care where she worked to set up and develop the Step Up supported volunteering project and the Connect Volunteer Friendship Scheme with older people with learning difficulties.

Subject terms:
learning disabilities, volunteers;
Content type:
practice example
Location(s):
England
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0951 9815

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