Community ServicesPersonalised services for you - at home or in the community

Supporting you in life, for life

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• Autism• Physical and/or learning disabilities• Behavioural, emotional and social difficulties

Our staff are dedicated to supporting individuals to feel safe and happy whilst providing them with the opportunities to develop their independence, social lives and confidence and to achieve their goals. They do this through passion, commitment and specialist training, including:

• PROACT SCIPr-UK

• Administration of medication

• Safeguarding

• Introduction to communication

• Equality and diversity

How to purchase our services Families, carers, people over the age of 18 or their brokers can purchase our services via direct payments, individual budgets, individual service funds or personal/private funds. Many local authorities also commission our services.

We can also offer advice and support regarding benefits, housing and funding, please contact us on 0161 283 4874 or email enquiries@togethertrust.org.uk

A person-centred approach At the Together Trust we value each individual as a whole person. By offering a person-centred approach we ensure our services reflect an individual’s needs and aspirations. By acknowledging the different expertise and experiences that people using and people providing our services bring, and work collaboratively together in ways that respect the autonomy of the individual. of such an excellent service.”

IntroductionAt the Together Trust we are committed to supporting people to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. Our Community Services deliver a range of personalised support in Stockport, Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas. We provide person-centred, creative, fun and professional support services to children, young people and adults with complex needs including:

Contents Page

• Outreach 4

• Salford Community Hub 5

• Adult Day Services 6

• WaTT - Working and Training Together 7

• Supported Living Services 8

• Learning Support Service 10

• Holidays and Short breaks for families 11

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A great week, every weekOur Outreach Services aim to support and empower both young people and adults to access services and activities in their community, to promote choice and independence, and provide respite to parents and carers.

We work to enable individuals to break down barriers and become more independent, to develop new and existing skills and to provide the opportunities to engage with their peers

Service name Client group Location Aims of service

Outreach Young people and adults with autism, a disability or clinical needs

North West Our CQC registered service supports individuals to access activities of their choice within the community, offers support in the home and provides respite for parents and carers.

Youth Clubs (Primary)

Young people aged up to 11 years with autism

Stockport To provide fun and social activities on Tuesday nights. (Term time only)

Youth Clubs (Secondary)

Young people 11 – 18 years with autism

Stockport To provide fun and social activities. (Term time only)

Away Togethers Young people aged up to 18 years complex needs, autism or a disability

Rochdale To support up to six young people at a time, depending on need, to access a fun and exciting short breaks at our accessible caravan or pine lodges. (see page 9)

Holiday Club Young people aged 8 -18 with autism

Stockport and Rochdale

To provide fun and social activities during the school holidays. (Personal Budgets only).

Network Now Adults 18+ with a learning or physical disability or autism

Stockport To provide monthly activities, including bowling, discos and trips, which offer individuals the chance to have fun and socialise.

Outreach

“We are delighted to officially open The Hub at The Humphrey Booth Centre and hope that local residents will use the facilities it offers and help the space to become an important resource in the community.”

Amanda Hampson, Head of Community and Personalised Services at the Together Trust, 2015

The Hub is a community space in Salford, at the Humphrey Booth Centre, which has been opened, thanks to a significant grant from Booth Charities, to help support and bring together the local communityof Ordsall and Langworthy.

The refurbished space boasts a safe outdoor play area, specialist bathing facilities, a high-tech IT suite and commercial kitchen. The Hub provides short breaks, community and support services for young people. The facilities can be used by local residents for scheduled activities throughout the week and can be rented out at very affordable rates by residents and local community groups.

The Hub

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“What a lovely place Newbridge is. It is very friendly and welcoming.” Parent, 2013

Together Trust runs a number of vibrant adult day services in the North West, which offer person centred support to adults with a range of disabilities and complex needs. Each centre organises group activities, both in the day service and out in the local community, providing opportunities for the individuals to develop their independence skills as well as the chance to socialise.

Newbridge - Stockport Newbridge offers a diverse range of exciting and varied activities for young adults aged 18 to 30. There are opportunities to develop vocational and independence skills as well as the chance to socialise. They have their own on-site restaurant, ‘Café Xperience’, where individuals can gain new skills making and serving lunch five days a week. Those who use the centre regularly get out and about in specially adapted vehicles, accessing the local community, including the leisure centres for swimming, football, basketball and the gym.

Adult Day Services

Have a great day, everyday

SK30+ - Stockport SK30+ is a service for adults aged 30+, which explores an individual’s interests and ambitions to tailor make a unique support, care and activity plan. SK30+ has a large sensory space and art studio and users of the service regularly get out and about to participate in a range of community activities in and around Stockport.

New Visions - Oldham New Visions is a day centre for adults aged 18 years and over, which creates tailor-made programmes to suit the needs of individuals. New Visions offers a wide range of activities, including access to learn touchscreen computing, sensory equipment, art and games and regular supported trips into the community.

WaTT offers young people aged 18+ the chance to gain catering industry experience and qualifications in a professional, safe and supporting environment. They are involved in every stage of a catering business from helping to prepare and deliver high quality food, to learning new skills including good customer service, food hygiene and safety.

WaTT helps improve the confidence, skills and self-esteem of individuals through working and training within a team.

WaTT – Working and Training Together

Where ability and support go hand in hand

“My daughter doesn’t want to go home at the end of the day because she has such a lot of attention and a good time here.”

Parent, 2013

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“Staff have been very open and transparent about everything. We feel privileged to have the support of such an excellent service.” CQC Inspection Report, 2013

A whole world of opportunityTogether Trust has a number of supported living services across Greater Manchester and Stockport that enable adults with a physical or learning disability, autism or complex health needs to live in their own homes, rather than in residential care homes. The aim of the service is to enable people to live full and enriched lives within their local community, to experience a broad range of relationships and build support networks.

Bolton Supported Living Bolton Supported living is a new Together Trust Service, which offers support to individuals with autism and complex needs to live within their own home, in Bolton, by providing person centred support. Using Positive Behaviour Support and Active Support models staff help enable individuals to develop independence and improve their daily living skills.

Supported Living Services

What is Active Support?• A method of supporting people to engage

in meaningful activities and relationships as active participants.

• Using ordinary everyday activities to encourage choice and engagement, and to increase independence.

• Working with people to promote optimal engagement, irrespective of the degree of disability.

• Addresses the way staff teams are or ganised.

• Active Support addresses the complementary relationship between person-centred action and person centred planning

The ultimate aim is to support people to live the lives they want to, doing the things they want to, following their agenda and respecting their decisions

“Our son has been supported by the Together Trust in his own home, in his home town since he was 17. He is now 20. Prior to the Together Trust, Mark attended many out of borough schools for children with autism, travelling considerable distances. His life has changed considerably for the better over the last three years primarily due to the dedication and care of the staff team supporting him within his home.

“We do not feel there is enough paper available in the world to document how complicated a young person our son is. We always said ‘If you get his support package right, he will be a delight to work with, if you don’t, it could have disastrous consequences.” So far, the staff team have got it right, never being complacent and always looking for improvements.

“The staff have had to make sacrifices by changing their working patterns to enable Mark to have a person-centred support package that works better for him. Our son now lives around the corner from us, not hundreds of miles away. He is settled and happy and interacting with other service users. He now has a social life! He is supported by a fantastic staff team: dedicated and non-judgmental.

“We as a family are more settled and happy because our son is. It certainly is not a lot to ask for, but certainly a lot for a staff team to deliver, especially with the complexities our son presents. The Together Trust staff team are doing a fantastic job and we cannot put into words our appreciation and admiration of them. To put your trust and care of your vulnerable child, however old they are, into the hands of others is very difficult, but with the team at the Together Trust it is certainly a whole lot easier. Many, many thanks to them.”

What is Positive Behavioural Support?

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a function-based approach to eliminate challenging behaviours and replace them with greater social skills.

PBS does not focus exclusively on the individual but also includes changing their environment.so it can be successful with a wide range of individuals, in a wide range of contexts, with a wide range of behaviours.

The most crucial part of devising PBS plans is the Functional Behavioural Assessment (FBA), which identifies the contexts (events, times, and situation) when behaviour may and may not occur and identifies the consequences

Supported Living - Case Study

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At the Together Trust we are committed to supporting people to achieve their full potential at home, in the community and in education.

Our learning support service, currently based a Bolton College, supports individuals aged 16 – 26 years, who may have been prohibited from attending further education due to complex needs and/or disability, to access education and achieve their aspirations.

Our team works closely with staff at Bolton College to offer person-centred support to individuals with complex medical needs, safeguarding concerns, a physical or learning disability and behavioral difficulties.

We work to empower students and give them the confidence and ability to learn new skills that help them to achieve their educational goals, negotiate and manage everyday challenges, make informed choices and make positive change.

These skills include:

• Communication

• Team work

• Decision making

• Respect

• Conflict resolution

• Problem solving

• Managing emotions

• Accessing the community

Steven’s Story…

For three years, Steven had been told by his Local Authority that he could not attend college as they thought no one could accommodate his needs. He had an end of life plan and needed extremely complex and continuous medical support. However, Steven was extremely passionate about continuing with his education. So when Bolton College asked us at the Together Trust if we could support him we said yes, with no hesitation. Within a few weeks the appropriate support staff had been matched with him and sent on additional training to ensure they could meet his specific needs and he was in the classroom enjoying college life. Staff worked hard to support him everyday and with their support Steven was able to enrol on a level 1 IT qualification and made many new friends.

Learning Support Service

Developing skills for life

We provide a range of support services to complement holidays and short breaks for families, children and young people at three Together Trust owned, specially adapted holiday venues.

All our support workers have undertaken in-depth specialist training to support children, young people and adults who have autism, complex needs, acquired brain injuries or a learning disability. All services meet a high standard and are flexible to provide day support, sitting services or activities.

We own three fully accessible holiday venues, which are furnished to a high standard and are fully inclusive of utilities and site passes.

Holidays and Short Breaks for families

Support for me and my family

Our venues include:

• A Pine Lodge at Golden Valley Caravan and Camping Park in Derbyshire

• A Pine Lodge at Rivendale Caravan and Leisure Park in Ashbourne

• A Static Caravan at Marton Mere Holiday Village in Blackpool.

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