Posted on Friday 02 September 2016
Andrew has worked with our Sperrin Supported Living Service since March 2015 and says his time in the job has really opened his eyes to the difference Positive Futures makes in the community.
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Posted on Monday 01 August 2016
Queen’s University graduate, Jessica has recently completed a year as a volunteer mentor with Positive Futures’ Better Together project. We asked her and her mentee, Holly, what they thought about the experience.
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Posted on Friday 08 July 2016
A framework enabling the management of risk in a Self Directed Service health and social care environment.
Posted on Friday 08 July 2016
Volunteering leads to a deep friendship between bingo loving Breege and Teresa, her volunteer.
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Posted on Thursday 30 June 2016
Our Lifelong Carers Charter
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Better Futures Evaluation Report By The University Of Ulster
Posted on Tuesday 21 June 2016
To mark Learning Disability Week, we’re taking a look at some positive changes we’ve been able to make in people’s lives. We start with Gary and tell you about how our support made a difference to him.
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Posted on Friday 10 June 2016
Day 3 of our series for Volunteers Week focuses on Moira Donnan, who volunteers with our Southern Area Housing Support Service in Newry.
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Posted on Thursday 09 June 2016
In the second of our stories to mark Carers Week, we feature Sherol Matthews and her son William. Sherol wants to see more flexibility and imagination in the health and social care system to take account of William’s needs.
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Posted on Wednesday 08 June 2016
Day 2 of our series for Volunteers Week features Rebekah Ringland, who volunteers with our Lisburn Family Support Service.
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Posted on Tuesday 07 June 2016
As well as being Volunteers Week, this is also Carers Week. We’re using it as an opportunity to highlight the problems facing older carers who have looked after their adult children with a learning disability since birth.
At an age when most people would long ago have decided to take it easy, Jenni is still caring for her son Martin 24 hours a day.
