Stories

Many of our volunteers have had successful careers of their own but at some stage in their life, find themselves with time on their hands and all kinds of skills and experiences to share.

This is a great story highlighting how important independence and choice is for people with disabilities.

Carol Ryan takes volunteering to new heights. She volunteers to support Bill who has learning disabilities, so he can in turn volunteer in a FitzRoy office! Ginny Margison, Support at Home Manager says she doesn’t know what they’d do without her!

Sandra Larkin lives in FitzRoy Supported Living in Selby, and has had to deal with a lot of changes in her life within the last few years. Linda Lindop, FitzRoy Volunteer Coordinator, explains how a supported volunteering opportunity arose from Sandra’s difficult time.

Marcus started volunteering for FitzRoy in Malvern in 2014. Fitzroy supports Marcus in his own home a few days a week. With spare time on his hands, he was looking for something else that would get him out and about while learning some new skills.

George who originally joined FitzRoy as a volunteer and now works as one of our Support Workers, tells how volunteering transformed his thinking about people with learning disabilities.

Sue is one of our fantastic volunteer’s at FitzRoy Trafford Day and Community Centre who leads a cookery class once a week for three and a half hours for the people we support. Here’s her story.

We are incredibly proud of Lou Macmillan, Deputy Manager at FitzRoy Rural Skills, who pushed herself to her limit to run the London marathon and raise money for people with learning disabilities. Find out what kept her going, even on rainy days

Team FitzRoy were feeling the love at this year’s Portsmouth Dragon Boat Festival.