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 We are a newly formed organisation and we are delighted to welcome you to the first page of our website which we will be developing over the next few months.LivesthroughFriends has been set up to offer an alternative and more independent lifeline to people in need of social care support who, in the past, have had their needs assessed and addressed by social services departments and other agencies, but who believe that they, with a little help, will make better use of the funds by doing it themselves. The government has set a target that 50% of people in the social care system should be funded directly by 2011 and our job is to help facilitate that process. LivesthroughFriends – helping elderly and disabled people take control and DIY – do it themselves! LivesthroughFriends operates as a local ‘hub’ development agency to help ensure that a wide choice of support is available to individuals and their families who may have relied on social care services in the past but who wish to exercise more control over their lives without being left isolated and at risk. We believe that ‘Good Lives’ for all of us have their foundations in loving and caring relationships and the ‘social capital’ that accrues from individuals being part of their local community and being allowed to contribute to it in their own unique way. Indeed, immersion in ‘serviceland’ tends to have the opposite, alienating, effect. Hence LivesthroughFriends, welcomes the growing interest in self-determination and the channelling of funding for social care directly to the individual rather than via social care professionals. In this way individuals and their families can plan and budget for their needs in ways that recognise the central importance of loving and caring Communities, building upon existing relationships and networks or actively setting out to create these where they do not exist. We are currently looking to assist people in the Severn Valley/Estuary area who need social care services so that they feel confident about taking advantage of the opportunities that will be available Our objective is to enable individuals to access our support from April 1st 2008, to help them plan and organise their own arrangements, and to access a personalised budget. We can offer:
Meanwhile you can register your interest or contact us directly for more information. We would love to hear from Brokerage Services or Interested Individuals. Gloucestershire County Council have given LivesthroughFriends a grant to deliver free training for people who want to learn more about Support Brokerage and Network Facilitation. Click here for more details. In South Gloucestershire we are undertaking a community brokerage pilot. Click here for more details. Articles Two new articles published by LivesthroughFriends: one published on the Directory of Social Change website (click here) and one on the National Coalition For Independent Action website (click here). Bob Rhodes has recently written an article for Llais. Click here to download article. Training For further details of LivesthroughFriends Support Broker training and areas of consultancy and training click here. Current Customers Click here for list of current work LivesthroughFriends are undertaking. Please register your interest or contact us by leaving a message on 01594 826700 or an email to info@livesthroughfriends.org or writing to: LivesthroughFriends CIC, A Community Interest Company Peplins Hollow, Top Road, Upper Soudley, Forest of Dean, GL14 2TY Whichever way you choose we would love to hear from you! |
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