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Connected moments in February
Here is a round up of some of the February Best Bits. Click here to download the pdf.
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Here is a round up of some of the January Best Bits. Click here to download the pdf.
read moreShort courses and development offers from Community Circles
Explore our range of programmes and courses to support you using person-centred approaches and tools to find out what matters to people.
read moreMaintaining connections and contributions with creativity and exploring what’s possible…
Leanne, who has a learning disability, has a circle to support her finding things she wants to do and exploring new opportunities. Lockdown has stopped some of her original activities but her circle has helped her remain connected in different ways.
read moreCare homes and schools, the magic relationship – what’s possible during COVID
As well as thinking creativity around what matters to individuals, at Community Circles we have also had to think differently about the way we can connect people through shared interests during COVID.
read moreSo much more than a tenancy with support
For the past few years Community Circles and Wellbeing Teams have been working in a wide range of places and with many people concerned to achieve the best that we can currently imagine around supporting and generating community. As part of this, we have been exploring the potential of extra care housing, alongside commissioners and support and housing providers.
read moreThriving People, Connected Places
For extra care to fulfil its potential of course, it has to be much more than a tenancy with planned support. Over the last few years, Community Circles, with partners including Wellbeing Teams and Helen Sanderson Associates, have been working to help realise that potential.
read moreConnections with Meaning and Purpose – A Better Approach?
At Community Circles we have been using our experience both pre and during Covid to learn about what works in asset-based approaches by experimenting alongside people and groups.
read moreThinking About Outcomes…
Cath reflects on how, in our desire to be helpful, we can leap to fixing a problem, missing out on the opportunity to explore ideas and solutions together.
read moreSchool’s Out (For Lockdown)
For almost 12 months we have been unable to unite in person, but with spirit and determination and a want by all involved to continue to focus on meaningful connection, Community Circles continues to support people staying connected.
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