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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.
Smoothing the way to sharing power
- Author:
- ROWAN Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 20(4), 2007, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Charities are beginning to recognise the value of appointing people with learning difficulties to their boards. The author looks at the challenge this poses for them. The article also highlights four examples from organisations demonstrating the different approaches to user involvement.