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Today we celebrate the inspirational tenacity of our pioneering founder Elizabeth FitzRoy, more than 60 years on from when she set up our first ever service, Donec in Hampshire.

What does a gloriously ordinary life mean at FitzRoy? We caught up with Warren Ingram, East Midlands area manager - along with Turran, who we support in Derby, and a team of FitzRoy colleagues - is working with Tricia Nicoll as part of the gloriously ordinary lives programme.

Find out what FitzRoy has committed to as a result of feedback from the staff engagement survey.

FitzFest is back! Tickets now on sale for FitzFest 2025, Norfolk's only inclusive music festival. Join us on Saturday 21st June at Fakenham Rugby Club! 

Gill, our Executive Director of HR jumped at the chance to shadow a support worker for the day.

Love4Life opportunity - trainer

Thanks to a specialist tablet funded by FitzRoy supporters, Andre, who is autistic and has frontotemporal dementia, can now communicate again. After months of silence, he told his mum "I love you" for the first time in a long time. The tablet empowers him to make his own choices and tell us how he is feeling.

Suffolk deputy manager Egnes has successfully completed her Level 5 Lead in Adult Care qualification and shared her experience with us.

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.

Since November is Men’s Health Awareness Month, we caught up with some of our staff to get their thoughts on starting conversations around men's mental health.