Stories

Louise is very sociable and outgoing – she loves life. When she communicated that she wanted more independence around her home, the FitzRoy team in East Sussex decided to use technology to support Louise to be empowered to make decisions and have more control in her day to day life.

Wanting to raise money so the people we support can make lifelong memories, Ange has taken on the challenge of swimming 60km to celebrate FitzRoy’s 60th year of transforming lives.

"When we say 'we see the person' at FitzRoy, we are talking about the people we support, but we are also talking about our staff."

Maintaining friendships during lockdown was a challenge people faced across the country, but for Hayley and Harley living in two of our Suffolk supported living services, it was particularly tough.

John lives in one of our supported living services in Nottingham and in the two years he has lived here, we have really got to know him.

John currently lives at one of our supported living services in Norfolk, where he has his own flat. As John grows older, our incredible staff continue to support John to maintain his independence.

To help Adam stay in touch with family and share all of his achievements, we have supported him to create and send a regular newsletter.

After a rocky start, Susan and Jackie, who both live at Sopwith Croft our supported living service in Birmingham, have formed a lasting friendship.

Tony has been able to create his dream bedroom with support from our incredible staff at The Mynd, our supported living service in Nottingham.