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Enjoy stories from the people we support, our staff, and the families who use FitzRoy services. Laugh, cry, feel inspired, our stories have it all.

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Nuffield Trust ‘social care providers at risk of collapse’

As a leading social care provider and charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues, we knew that when the chancellor announced an increase in National Insurance employer contributions in the autumn budget, it was going to have a significant impact on our costs.

Black History Month – reclaiming the narrative

Bridget, who we support in Coventry, features in a Black History Month Exhibition 'Black in the day: Children of the Windrush Generation', an exhibition hosted by Coventry Mind. 

Young man on the beach wearing a dark sweater and smiling for the camera, with three lines of sandcastles in front of him

Joseph gets his swagger back

Joseph is 24 and he moved into his own flat in a shared supported living home 18 months ago. Six months later, FitzRoy took over the service and we met Joseph for the first time.

Woman in wheelchair wearing a red top holds up a cardboard placard, with her support worker sat next to her also wearing a red top

Tess protests to keep access to nature

Tess lives at one of our supported living services in Suffolk and recently attended a meeting to remind her fellow community members to consider wheelchair users when discussing a proposed development site.