ARC Members

If you are an ARC member and you would like your organisation details featured on this page, please contact us.

A full list of our members is available on the Members’ Area of the ARC website. Please contact our Membership Officer, Sophie Quinn, for details of how to access the Members Area.

Here are some of our members…

 

APASENTH

APASENTH is one of the leading BAME organisations, working for people with learning and multiple disabilities, their carers and parents in Tower Hamlets and Greater London since 1984.

Services:

  • Home and Community Services – We are one of the leading providers of culturally appropriate home and community services to people with disabilities and frail elderly in Tower Hamlets and Greater London.
  • Opportunity Zone (Day Services) – Our aim is to provide daytime opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. Our day centres (Tower Hamlets & Croydon) offer a range of educational and leisure activities to gain new skills and turn challenges into opportunities.
  • Advice and Advocacy Services – We provide advice and advocacy support services for people with disabilities and their parents and carers.
  • Short Break Services- We provide support to carers who need a break from caring.
  • Children and Family Zone – This service aims to support parents/carers in Tower Hamlets who have children from 0-16years of age with special needs.
  • Upcoming Project – APASENTH LODGE – Residential Respite Care

For information contact:

The Broad Group

The Broad Group is a family business, founded by Ted and Roma Broadbent, established for over 20 years, offering residential care and support services to Deaf young adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders.

We take an open-minded approach and are client led. We are dedicated to exploring every opportunity. Our aim is to ensure that individual needs are met in a flexible and creative way.

Each service user is offered an individualised programme tailored to their particular needs and offers them something rather special… the opportunity to lead an ordinary life.

We are able to offer a wide range of activities to suit each individual both in-house and in the community.

 

Image: Chescombe Trust logoChescombe Trust

Chescombe Trust is a small Charitable Trust which was established in Bristol during 1991 by a group of parents. The families were unable to find a provider who could offer the service which would enable their children with Learning Disabilities to live a fulfilling life with the support and care they needed, so they developed their own facility.

Chescombe Trust was originally located in one large building accommodating up to 16 service users. During the early part of the new millennium the Trustees and Management decided that the building was no longer fit for purpose and we explored a wide range of alternative options.

The decision was taken to undertake a reconfiguration of the service we provided. We decided to provide a service that would meet the needs of the current service users, allow space for new service users to join the Trust and be flexible enough to adapt to their changing needs rather than expect the people to fit the building.

Chescombe Trust designed and built a new residential care provision which is flexible and responsive to changing needs and when it was completed in 2011 we all moved to the new location. We are continuing to provide a high level of care a support but we now operate within three small, modern homes staffed with a highly skilled and qualified group of staff.

Within our CQC registered provision, we have three homes, all are located on one spacious piece of land and accommodating no more than 6 people in any one of the homes. In each home the bedrooms are set out as spacious “bedsitting rooms” all with an en-suite facility and there is a shared lounge and kitchen diner.

Please visit our website for more information on the Trust and the services we can offer.

Halas Homes

Halas Homes was established in 1976 as a residential care home for adults with a learning disability.

We now offer a service which includes residential care, respite facilities, supported living, day opportunities and evening social activities.

Based in Halesowen, West Midlands we currently cater for individuals from the local area but offer the service for anyone, nationwide. We employ 72 staff and have a core of excellent volunteers – including some with a learning disability. We have a total of 7 vehicles which provide transport for our service users – we are also close to public transport services.

Packages of care, respite, day activities or support are tailored to individual needs and are person centred. We aim to provide an individual service of high standard – further information can be obtained from our web site which is regularly updated.

Hft

Hft’s Family Carer Support Service (FCSS) provides free support to relatives of people with a learning disability, as well as others who work with family carers (professionals, organisations and support workers) on a 1:1 basis by telephone, letter and email.

We provide workshop courses with peers; written and visual resources (Family Carer News Digests, annual Holiday Guides; packs and DVD’s about using the Mental Capacity Act, The Transition from Parent to Family Carer, Self Directed Support, ‘Getting in Control’ DVD etc).

We also work in partnership with others to raise awareness of family carers’ perspectives, strengths and needs.

For more information:

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L’Arche UK

L’Arche is an international movement which builds faith-based communities with people with learning disabilities all over the world.

As accredited support providers we are regulated and inspected to ensure a high quality of provision.

In a world that places such great value on success and winning, L’Arche communities are places where people can take time to explore who they are, not just what they can do.

The way of life in L’Arche, inspired by Christian principles, creates an environment in which people of all faiths and none can find their place. A place where the spiritual life of people with learning disabilities – often neglected – is celebrated and nurtured.

Image: Larche logoL’Arche Brecon

L’Arche is about living and sharing life with, rather than providing a service for, people with learning disabilities.

  • Building Community and being a good support service are vital to each other.
  • Our Communities create spaces where people belong, feel valued and are challenged to meet their full potential.
  • L’Arche Brecon is part of the worldwide federation of 137 L’Arche Communities
  • We stand for a world where all belong, where everyone can exercise their gifts.

L’Arche Brecon was founded in 1989. Community members have different intellectual capacities, social and ethnic origins, and religious beliefs. We believe that whatever their gifts or limitations, people are all bound together in a common humanity. Everyone is of unique and sacred value and has the same dignity and the same rights. People with and without learning disabilities belong to L’Arche Brecon in different ways. At the heart of our community is the community households, where people with learning disabilities and their assistants live together, sharing responsibility for the life of their home.

Image: Midway Care GroupMidway Care Group

Midway Care Group is a provider of services for people with learning disabilities who may also have additional needs. We work collaboratively with individuals, families and service commissioners to support people to live within the community, either in a transitional residential service or supported living service.

Midway Care Group’s aim is to provide specialised residential and transitional services to individuals with learning disabilities and associated needs in an environment where rights, independence and choice are the focus of that service

Our goal is to underpin the initiative of Universal Healthcare. We understand that every person should be treated on an individual basis and so we design our services to ensure that their needs and aspirations are met.

The company’s commitment to our core beliefs has enabled us to forge both successful and proactive strategic partnerships with several Primary Care Trusts and Social Services departments across the West Midlands (Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Solihull and Birmingham).

Our Head Office is based at Acocks Green, Birmingham. The central location enables us to facilitate all our services appropriately and is underpinned by staff with many years of experience at the highest levels of care and business.

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Care and Support

Nottingham Community Housing Association’s Care and Support department, established in 1993, is a leading provider of social care services to over 1500 individuals in the East Midlands. Our care and support services focus on the individual and promotes independence, choice, respect, dignity and fulfillment.

Our services include:

  • Flexible support to individuals in their own home
  • Personal care services to people in their own homes
  • Supported living service
  • 24 hour Support, Management and Response Service (SMaRT), a telecareand assistive technology service
  • Accommodation based supported housing services
  • 24 hour residential care in registered care homes.

We are experienced in supporting individuals with a range of needs including:

  • Adults with learning disabilities Adults with mental health needs
  • Older people including those with mild dementia
  • Asian elders with language translation and care and support needs
  • Young people with a range of support needs
  • Women fleeing domestic violence
  • Teenage parents
  • Adults experiencing homelessness
  • Adults with physical and sensory disabilities

Orione Care

Orione Care is a charitable company first established in 1952. We provide high quality housing, care and support to older people, older people with dementia and adults with a learning disability in 65 units of independent social housing (many have supported living arrangements) and via our care home services to 66 older people, many of whom have dementia, and to 18 adults with a learning disability. The charitable company also runs a centre for up to 15 adults with a learning disability per day, which offers a horticulture, arts and crafts and work skills programme.

We are committed to “do good always and harm nobody”, guided by Roman Catholic teachings, while our services are open to people of all backgrounds and beliefs.

We respect the identity and value of each person: Providing safe, secure and personalised care and practical support. We promote individual well-being, dignity, independence, community involvement, choice and control.

We ensure that our staff and volunteers are developed to achieve a high standard of professional practice. Our religious and lay Trustees meet four times annually and the meetings are organised to enable tenants and service users to have a say in the running of their services.

Real Life Options

Real Life Options is a specialist support provider with experience, skills and expertise in supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and high support needs. They offer flexible support, choice and freedom to find a constructive way forward, for people who:

  • need 24 hour care
  • need support with physical disabilities and intellectual impairments
  • exhibit behaviours that challenge or have complex behavioural issues
  • have autism
  • are experiencing enduring mental ill health
  • have offended or have the propensity to offend
  • have profound multiple disabilities and high personal care needs.

Working in 25 local authority areas, from Aberdeenshire to London, Real Life Options has a strong focus on the people they support. Individual support packages include:

  • Individual tenancies with 24 hour support.
  • Specialist, small care homes for people with high support needs.
  • Supported living models for up to four people sharing a tenancy
  • Short breaks services
  • Outreach and daytime support for people living in their own or family home.

Established in 1992, Real Life Options now employs over 1500 staff to provide support for 750 people.

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St Vincent’s & St George’s Association

St Vincent’s & St George’s Association provides services to clients with a range of disabilities and conditions in Gloucestershire. A not-for-profit organisation with a long standing history of consistently high-calibre care & support.

Services

  • Home care & support team providing 24 hour domiciliary care in the community and support to enable clients to continue to live independently at home. The team has experience of supporting clients with a wide range of conditions along with post-operative and palliative care.
  • An activities centre offering support and activities to clients with profound and multiple disabilities. Our fully accessible centre provides personal care and support as a backdrop to a comprehensive activities programme in a community based environment.
  • A day service for clients with learning disabilities based in the town centre offering a range of activities and life skills, clients attend from all over the county to enjoy this busy thriving environment and to meet new friends.
  • Situated in a picturesque grounds but with the convenience of the town centre close by, Well Close House offers supported living to ladies with a learning disability. The community supports ten ladies in shared self-contained flats and staff are on hand to offer support and guidance to help clients to continue living an independent life.
  • We also offer a range of supported tenancies within the community including our latest project which is a new property acquired for clients with physical disabilities wishing to live in an adapted property in the locality.

For more information about any of these exciting opportunities please contact us on:

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Salter’s Hill

Salter’s Hill Charity provides services for people with a learning disability in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and promotes choice, independence, respect, dignity and responsible lifestyle choices.

The organisation’s Statement of Intent is to:

  • Provide fulfilling lifestyles for adults with learning disabilities.
  • Support individuals in their own homes.
  • Ensure that services are tailored to meet individual needs.
  • Ensure all individuals are enabled to reach maximum independence.
  • Be flexible and able to adapt, as needs change.
  • To enable individuals to become valued members of their local communities.
  • To maintain a well motivated and appropriately trained workforce.

The Together Trust

The Together Trust is a charitable organisation providing a wide range of social care, special education and community services in the North West of England and beyond.

We offer:

  • Social care services – for children and adult service users we offer a range of services including fostering, residential care, short breaks, shared care, domiciliary care and supported living.
  • Specialist education services – For pupils and students with multiple and complex learning disabilities including autism aged 5 to 25 years. We also offer highly personalised and creative education programmes for children and young people with complex emotional difficulties aged 8 to 16 years.
  • Specialist autism services – Assessment, consultancy, diagnostic and speech therapy services. High quality and innovative training for parents and professionals by knowledgeable and experienced staff.

We also provide highly personalised solutions to enable individuals in need to live and learn in their local communities. Committed to meeting all personal and placement needs, we work with all ages – from birth to adulthood.

 

Logo: Triangle HousingTriangle Housing Association

Triangle has been building homes and providing support services for people with learning disability and or complex needs for 30 years throughout Northern Ireland. Triangle promotes independent living and community integration. We support individuals with learning disabilities prepare for and secure employment opportunities. In addition to this we offer general needs accommodation.

Our Services include:

  • Housing Management
  • Property Development
  • Supported Living & Community Support Services
  • Supported Employment
  • Social Enterprise
  • Floating Support Services

Voyage Care

Voyage is proud of its achievements over the past 20 years in developing quality support and living options which are designed to meet the needs of almost 2000 individuals who have specialised needs in over 280 different locations across England, Scotland and Wales. They provide the services that people really want, recognising that each person is different and has a unique set of needs, wishes and aspirations.

Voyage support people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, head and spinal injuries and other neurological conditions and in particular specialise in supporting those with complex or challenging needs. They provide flexible support in a variety of different settings and models, from support in the home and wider community, to day services, respite services and smaller homely residential and nursing services.

They have a reputation for encouraging personal growth and building the skills which boost confidence and promote choice and independence. On their website you will find some inspirational stories about some of the many people they have successfully worked with to open up a new world of opportunities, including access to work experience and jobs; continuing education and training and accessing different housing options to live more independently.