@supported_loving , a Choice Support initiative, are proud to announce the launch of Past to Present - an exciting heritage project made possible thanks to National Lottery players and the @heritagefunduk
Through interviews with people with learning disabilities and the professionals that support them in Kent, Past to Present will capture and celebrate stories about love, relationships and sexuality over the last 40 years.
These stories will show how things have moved on over time, from people being shut away in institutions to living in their own homes and being part of their communities.
The collected stories will be brought to life by a co-created theatre production with our partners @SquarePegsArts public exhibition with Maidstone Museum and workshops for people with learning disabilities and social care staff. These stories about people’s lives, loves and rights will be held in Kent Archives, so future generations can understand what’s changed and what work still needs to be done.
A huge thank you to National Lottery players and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for helping us share and preserve this overlooked part of our social history.
#NationalLottery #HeritageFund #Kent #SocialCare #LearningDisabilities
We are delighted to share that Choice Support has been successful in retaining the Care Quality Commission Experts by Experience contract for another three years.
Click on the link tree in our bio to read the full story and hear from our National Lead at Choice Support, Kim Arnold, and read CQC's statement in full.
#CQC #ExpertsByExperience #Inspections #SocialCare #Jobs #CareStandards
A fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager and a Project Assistant based in Kent to work with @supported_loving for their 'From Past to Present' project.
From Past to Present is an oral history project which will capture stories about love ❤️, relationships, and sexuality, from people with learning disabilities and professionals who support them in #Kent.
The project is supported by the @heritagefunduk and delivered in partnership with a range of local organisations.
It could be you? To find out more, click the linktree in our bio to find out more.
#Kent #Heritage #LearningDisabilities #Autism #History
Congratulations to James Clark, who is supported at Tuck by Truck in Aylesford, who was our overall winner in this year's Christmas Card Competition.
We had some amazing entries from people we support and staff. Thank you to everyone who took part.
Please swipe through to see all the winners from different regions:
From L-R:
Overall winner: James Clark
Staff winner: Natasha McSporran
London: Alan Ramdham
Bucks, Beds and MK: Dean Youell
Wakefield and Nottingham: John Mercer
Kent, Sussex and Hampshire: Ellen Prebble
Day and Employment Services Category: Lisa Hollands, Ian Brookes, Elise Walsh, Andrew Tiffin.
#Christmas #Xmas #ChristmasCard #LearningDisability #Autism #Art
Choice Support is proud to be #MoreThanaProvider, a collaboration of six leading not for profit providers working together to shape a better future for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
We are excited to announce that the new More Than a Provider website has now gone live.
To find out more about the work of More Than a Provider, including details of a new report and a ground-breaking new costing tool for social care.
Get the full story by clicking the Linktree in our bio.
#SocialCare #LearningDisabilities #Autism #SupportWork #SupportWorker
There were lots of events to celebrate Black History Month throughout October at Choice Support.
But we had to share some of the excellent artwork that was produced in Kent, for our art club challenge, which paid homage to Black artists.
One person recreated a drawing of a dinosaur by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, in acrylic pen.
And another person was inspired by Alma Woodsey Thomas to create a vibrant mixed pen on paper piece.
Drawing on Thomas’s signature use of colour and composition, the work emerges through an automatic art style, allowing the subconscious to lead the creative process.
To find out more about Black History Month at Choice Support, click on our link tree where you can read our latest story on our website.
#BlackHistoryMonth2025 #Art #October #SocialCare
Choice Voice is our newsletter 📰 that is published four times a year.
If you are a subscriber, you’ll get a newsletter delivered straight to your inbox with news of everything that’s been happening at Choice Support in the past few months.
Our autumn issue 🍂 is just round the corner, so to avoid missing out, click on the link tree in our bio and sign up today. You’ll receive the autumn edition and our special winter/holidays newsletter at the end of the year.
#Autumn #Newsletter #LearningDisabilities #Autism #SocialCare
For our latest ‘Real life stories’ series, we met Matt and found out about all the volunteering and fundraising work he does around his hometown. Matt’s efforts first came to our attention a few months back when he was nominated for The Nantwich Salt of the Earth Awards 🏆. Matt says he likes volunteering because he loves meeting new people and it gives him a routine.
To find out more about Matt and the work he does, click our link tree in our bio ↩️
#Work #Volunteer #SocialCare #SupportWorker #LifeSkills #BlogPost
Announcement: The Jigsaw Project relaunches in #Kent.
The Jigsaw Project helps tackle hate crime against autistic people and people with learning disabilities by raising awareness and encouraging reporting of these crimes. It’s a Kent-based initiative and is supported by Kent Police.
Head over to the updated page on our website to find out how you can recognise a hate crime, report a hate crime and where you can find support. Just click the linktree in our bio to find out more.
#HateCrime #Trolling #Autism #LearningDisabilities #Abuse
Choice Support held its first ever Health in Action week this year.
People we support and employees got involved in workshops, fitness classes, webinars and more, all in aid of improving their health.
Click the link tree in our bio to read our latest news story, where we look at what our teams, and the people we support from all over the country, got up to.
#Health #Wellness #Fitness #LearningDisabilities #Autism #MentalHealth
We proudly took to the streets of London for the third consecutive year for London Pride 2025 🌈.
Read our latest news story, in our bio, to see our favourite pictures from the day and hear from the chair of our LGBTQ+ Allies network, John Hammond.
John said the atmosphere on the day was electrifying and that everyone who marched fed off the incredible support from the crowds cheering them on.
#pride #PrideInLondon #London #SocialCare #LearningDisabilities #Autism #LGBTQ+
People we support, in Kent, donned their caps and gowns as they celebrated graduating 🎓 after a year of learning and development.
The day was held to mark a year of achievement by individuals, who have been working hard on their; reading, health and lifestyle, gardening, woodwork skills and much more.
The red carpet was rolled out as families, support workers and friends arrived to support the graduates as they were handed📜 scrolls from The Mayor of Bexley, who attended with her Consort.
Speaking on her Facebook page, the mayor said: “Each graduate has shown remarkable perseverance, determination, and growth throughout their time at the centre, and it was deeply moving to witness their well-earned moment of recognition.”
A big thank you to all the staff team at the Ken Boyce Centre who made this day possible. And thanks to volunteer, Lauren, for taking the photos.
#SocialCare #LearningDisabilities #Autism #LifeSkill #EducationMatters #SchoolDays #SupportWork
