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Shooting from the HIP
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.9.08, 2008, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
HIP Hockey is run by Tact, a charity that supports people with learning disabilities to live in their local communities. Every week the only project of its kind in the UK runs three hour-long hockey sessions in Gloucestershire for people with learning disabilities. This article reports on the success of the initiative.
Housing scheme is putting people in the comfort zone
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.12.08, 2008, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the work of the supported housing provider Comfort Care Services. The organisation provides supported accommodation for people with mental illness, learning disabilities and substance misuse problems in Slough, Reading and Maidenhead. It has also developed vital crisis units and an innovative Move On programme which operates a structured, three-tiered approach to support that eventually leads to clients living independently.