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Social impact is the difference that support makes to people’s lives, spaces, communities and wellbeing. At St Anne’s, that impact is seen every day through people finding safer places to live, rebuilding confidence, improving their health, developing independence and feeling more connected to the communities around them. Our latest Social Impact Report brings together the outcomes, stories and…
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Social impact is the difference that support makes to people’s lives, spaces, communities and wellbeing. At St Anne’s, that impact is seen every day through…
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When people talk about collaborative work in adult social care, they often jump straight to strategies, frameworks and policies. But what makes the biggest difference sometimes…
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Supported Living in Hull continues to evolve, and at St Anne’s we are proud to play a key role in shaping what that future looks like.…
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You might wonder, “What does White Ribbon mean? In the UK, the White Ribbon symbolises the promise to end men’s violence against all women and children.…
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When Lee returned to our Bevin Court service, Sheffield in April this year, it marked his third stay at the hostel, but this time, something was…
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“It’s the addiction that tells you that you can’t dance, sing, socialise, or roller skate without a drink. The truth is, you can do everything without…
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On Wednesday 11th June, we gathered at Headingley Stadium in Leeds for our Annual PROUD Awards – a celebration of the remarkable dedication of the people…
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Celebrating Choice, Confidence, and Connection at Outreach Kirklees At our Outreach Kirklees service, person-centred support isn’t just a principle – it’s a way of life. Every…
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As part of our Mental Health Awareness Week celebrations, the Boulevard and Hull outreach teams brought together staff and clients for a Community Wellbeing Walk and Positive…
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“Walking side by side creates a unique space – for real talk, laughter, and hope.” — Sarah Halliwell, Substance Misuse Support Worker On Sunday 13th April,…
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“By empowering individuals to make their own choices and take control of their lives, we support them to create lasting change.”— Terri Vardy, Manager at Cardigan…
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Community organisations in Sheffield are uniting to create greater life opportunities for individuals in emergency and temporary accommodation. Recognising that sustainable independence requires more than just…
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In late January, our Resource Centre, in Leeds, hosted an inspiring event, combining good food with live music. The event was organised in collaboration with Sharon…
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We are proud to share that our York Outreach Team has achieved a CQC rating of 'Good'. Andrea Smith, Area Manager, said: “This rating reflects the…
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We are delighted to welcome an incredible group of new trustees. Steve Hodgson James Place Rachel Leyland FCIPD Deana Burgoyne who all bring a wealth of…
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📅 When: 11th December 🕙 Times: Morning Session: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Evening Session: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Where: Head Office, Fountain Court, Morley, LS27 0JG…
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Healthwatch County Durham, last week awarded a Star Award to Nicola Howey for support given to a client whilst she was working at Marwood Park. One of…
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Each year in September, services that support people with substance use issues have an opportunity to celebrate people's achievements through 'Recovery Month'. Alcohol Services, in Leeds…
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We are so proud of our team at Alexandra House in Sunderland, who in September received a Star Award from Sunderland Healthwatch. The team received the…
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As part of Recovery Month, St Anne's Community Services, Likewise and Project 6 came together to take part in a fantastic football tournament held at Bevin…
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Over the bank holiday weekend, we had the privilege of taking part in Europe's oldest Carnival, the Leeds West Indian Carnival (26th August). This year the event…
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Earlier this year we conducted a Tenant Satisfaction Measures survey, in line with the new Tenant Satisfaction Measure standard set out by the Regulator for Social…
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Our Shared Lives team, carers, and clients had a great time in Roundhay Park in Leed on 25th June when they did a treasure hunt as…
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Over 300 colleagues and clients had an amazing time at Elland Road, Leeds, on 19th June as we celebrated our PROUD Awards. Compered in style by…
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This week we recognise Volunteers Week (2 June -9 June), by relaunching our Volunteers Policy. The diversity of our colleagues skills and talents makes St Anne’s…
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We are very proud to announce St Anne's has started a new partnership with digital social care software company Nourish, which will be providing us with…
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In early April three of our clients from our mental health services in Leeds, moved into independent living at our new service on Kendal Lane. The…
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Over the last few months we have been rolling out our fresh and innovative approach to client engagement and co-production. As a social care charity, we…
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Sarah, a tenant of St Anne's has been on an amazing personal journey of empowerment and wellbeing, this is her story. "Heather and the team empowered…
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On 4th March our new Chair of Trustees John Cleland joined St Anne’s. John comes with a wealth of experience which will prove invaluable to St…
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We are so please to announce we have achieved the Safer Leeds Domestic Violence & Abuse Quality Mark. The purpose of the Quality Mark is to…
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Our Shared Lives carers and team gathered on the 13th February for a winter walk at Golden Acre Park, Leeds. Thankfully the rain stayed away which…
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A Memorial Orchard, a symbol of hope and remembrance, has been planted at a specialist resettlement hostel in Sheffield in collaboration with St Anne’s Community Services…
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In an exciting development, St. Anne's is thrilled to announce the addition of Whiteoak Respite Centre to its comprehensive array of services. Beginning on the 6th…
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Congratulations to our Shared Lives Team who recently attained a CQC inspection rating “Good”. During the inspection process the CQC inspector spent a large amount of…
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We are proud to announce our Bradford Adult Supported Living Service, which supports adults with learning disabilities in the comfort of their own homes, has achieved…
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New Year, New Opportunities! Join us at Marton Library, TS7 8BL on January 25th! Live in the Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees , Redcar, Darlington or Hartlepool area and…
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We wish all our clients, families, friends, partners and colleagues a Happy Christmas. We love the winning card of our Client Christmas Card Competition, well done…
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The festive period can be lonely for the homeless, and those in need. Over the Christmas period we are here to help. Please note our Resource…
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We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Lush for the kind donation of products for our clients. The festive season can be a…
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Men's Talk an exciting performing arts group for men with experience of mental health issues, performed at our Bevin Court service (Sheffield) on 7th November. The…
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September was ‘Recovery Month’ – an opportunity to celebrate recovery. There is often a stigma attached to people who experience problems with alcohol or drugs. Recovery…
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At St Anne’s Training Academy, staff from Forward Leeds were trained in Social, Behaviour, and Network Therapy (SBNT). Delivered by Sally Neal from Addictions Therapy UK,…
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Our Hartwell Road Service in Leeds held its own staff and client awards on Tuesday 26th September. At the event there was a slideshow of photos…
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Congratulations to our Foxview Service in Dewsbury which has been rated ‘Good’ by the CQC. Foxview offers a nursing short break service for people living with…
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St Anne’s were incredibly excited to be part of Leeds Pride (August 7), and Calderdale Pride (19 August). Our clients, staff, family, and friends came together…
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Thank you to everyone who supported and attended our Proud Awards at Elland Road on the 21 June. It was a fantastic day celebrating everything…
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[video width="640" height="480" mp4="https://www.st-annes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Introducing-Boulevard-1.mp4"][/video] On 18th May we celebrated the launch of our new supported living service, Boulevard, in Hull. To mark the occasion,…
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We are proud to announce Nicky Lyall, has won Social Care Nurse of the Year at the Leeds Quality Care Awards 2023 The Leeds Quality Care…
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Our Alcohol Services received a wonderful donation of a new television from John Lewis on Friday 28th April. The service has a proud record of supporting…
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We are pleased to announce we recently gained our Investors In People Accreditation. Many people and teams across the organisation were interviewed as part of the…
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Sensory engagement promotes cognition and memory, it supports communication and people's ability and readiness to learn, and it is also good for mental health Sensory engagement…
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Throughout spring we have been nominating our colleagues in our PROUD Awards, recognising the care, devotion, and outstanding work our colleagues and teams undertake in making…
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Our Durham supported living services have received a “Good” rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in a recent assessment (February 2023) The service that offers…
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We are proud to have over 30 years of expertise in delivering community-based Outreach services, and the work our teams undertake in local communities is truly…
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Our Belle Vue Road Service, Leeds, loves to engage the people they support in activities which support learning and development. During early March they decided to…
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It was National Science Day on 28th February, and our team at Hartwell Road wanted to make the day exciting for their clients. After careful research…
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Across our services on Pancake Day (21 Feb) the people we support had a great time cooking, creating and designing and of course eating some wonderful…
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National Storytelling Week takes place every year and is a celebration of the power of sharing stories. Stories teach us about the world, they allow us…
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On the 13th January 2023 our Creykes Lodge Service celebrated a client’s 'Present Day" in style. Present Day is celebrated instead of birthdays in accordance with…
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In December, we joined our lovely friends from St Anne's Shared Lives for a beautiful walk in the winter sunshine at Golden Acre Park. Our…
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Our Resource Centre, with great support from DAC Beachcroft, held their Christmas Party on Friday 9th December. The food area was packed, and everyone…
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On Thursday 8th December, our Heatherstones service had their fantastic Christmas Party. The evening was a perfect winter evening with live music from local musician…
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On Tuesday 29th November we had a very special birthday celebration for our Somewhere Safe To Stay Hub, at the Civic Hall, Leeds. Gathering together friends…
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Congratulations to our Rockhaven team from Horsforth, Leeds, who received a superb Care Quality Commission (CQC) report in August. The CQC detailed the quality of care…
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We are so proud to see our Heatherstones Service manager, Gerard Wainwright win the Learning Disability category of the RCN Nursing Awards (Royal College of Nusing).…
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My name is Ian. I’ve been involved with St Anne’s for about eighteen years now. I used to have a casual cleaning post at Heatherstones but…
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Welcome to the latest St Anne’s update, ‘Without Limits’ It has been a busy year with lots happening across our services, our clients have enjoyed many…
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We are delighted to announce that we have been successful as the new provider of the Redwood Glades Extra Care scheme in Hull. Redwood Glades is…
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After missing the last 2 years due to the pandemic, St Anne’s were incredibly excited to be part of Leeds Pride 2022. Our charity had the…
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Proud to be a Lord Mayors Charity We are very proud to be one of the Lord Mayor's of Leeds Charities for the year 2022/23. Lord…
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St Anne’s Community Service, a proud partner in Forward Leeds, the alcohol and drug service, is thrilled by the recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection rating…
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Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee Across the summer our services and clients have been celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee. It has been lovely see so many celebrations,…
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Gerard Wainwright, manager from our Heatherstones service in Halifax, has led the Unsafe Swallow Project as part of a Queens Nursing Award, which we are very…
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On Friday 10th June we were very proud to launch our new Westgarth service in partnership with Calderdale Council, with a special guest the Lord Mayor…
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Alcohol Services and International Nurses’ Day. At St Anne's Alcohol Services we are celebrating International Nurses’ Day by thanking our Nurses for their work. Nurses play…
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People-focused, passionate, and committed are just some of the words we would use to describe St Anne’s Community Services, as they encompass many of the aspects…
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Celebrating and commemorating our 50th Anniversary in 2021-22, our teams from Gateshead and Dewsbury have planted 30 fruit trees as a lasting legacy of our golden…
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Without Limits Welcome to the twice yearly St Anne's client update, 'Without Limits'. 2021 has been a difficult year with Covid, but our clients have enjoyed…
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Welcoming our new Chair and Vice-Chair One of the north's leading charities, St. Anne's Community Services (St. Anne’s), has appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair.…
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To celebrate and commemorate St Anne’s Community Services, 50th Anniversary on Wednesday 15th September, a special time capsule was buried in Temple Newsam Park, Leeds. Organised…
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A charity, dedicated to supporting the most vulnerable in society, has planted a new sensory garden in the heart of Leeds, close to where it was…
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Leading Charity Appoints New Vice-Chair and Trustees One of the north’s leading charities, St. Anne’s Community Services (St. Anne’s), has appointed fours new Trustees including one…
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St. Anne’s Community Services (St Anne’s), one of the North’s leading person-centred charities is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a fund-raising, online cycle ride in support…
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Our staff from Heatherstones did a wonderful walk on the canal towpath which runs from Copley to Sowerby Bridge. There were six of our clients and…
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Co-production with our client is core to St Anne's. We want to support our clients to be involved with St Anne's, to enjoy new opportunities and…
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We are so proud to have supported Glenn from our Portland Avenue Service (a supported living service) who wanted to find a job to help with…
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Mark's Story Mark C had struggled with years of drug use, however with the support and help of the Bevin Court team, Sheffield, he was approaching…
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At St Anne’s our supported living service is built on the individual needs of each of our clients. Each person we support has a robust person-centred,…
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Celebrating Learning Disability Week During Learning Disability Week (June 22), we caught up with a few of our clients to discover how they are reconnecting with…
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Building Confidence AT is a 28-year-old male with a learning disability. He currently resides in a supported living service where he is supported by staff with…
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Social Care…via decorating! Hi I am Daniel Pickering (24) “I was not much of a student at school, it didn't really give me any idea of…
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Rachel's Story Many of our Support Workers come from different backgrounds, each providing them with experience or skills which help them become superb support for our…
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Ordinary lives by extraordinary people Our Shared Lives carers are amazing people, they help and support the people who live with them to live their best…
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Our PBS training looks at understanding of the behaviour of an individual. It is based on an assessment of the social and physical environment in which…
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Turning life around FB was referred to our service from a voluntary sector substance use service. They had lost several tenancies due to the behaviour…
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Unsafe swallow project One of our leading team, Gerrard Wainwright has been working with Robert Cooper, a member of our client group (SEVEN), on a project…
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Respite Care K was a gentleman of 53 years of age, he came to the service from hospital where he ended up due to health deterioration…
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Linda's Story We currently support Linda, who came to our Gateshead Supported Living Service as an emergency placement through Gateshead Council. We were aware that there…
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Supporting PTSD Within our Leeds Floating Outreach and Transition service we supported a 19-year-old female who had a significant history of sexual abuse within her family,…
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Respite Nursing Care Our Aachen Brook Service, in Calderdale, is a nursing and respite service which provides care for people with learning disabilities who have physical…
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Supporting needs and providing a future Client A presented at our service following different stays in women refuges and homeless provisions, all that appeared to break…
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Supported Living: Fred's Story Fred had a very poor experience of moving into the community which had led to him remaining in hospital ever since. Fred…
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