Christine, Janet and Angela who live with greater independence in Middlesbrough enabled by ubu, decided to raise funds to contribute to Macmillan Cancer Support. It’s a cause they feel strongly about and wanted to support. They wanted to find an unusual way to have fun and to raise some money in the process and so…
ubu has always valued the contribution and impact animals have on building confidence and happiness in the lives of the people we serve. We’ve seen through working with horses in our training programmes, how important non-verbal communication can be. Horses possess the amazing gift of unconditional love, knowing when a human being needs to be…
How would you define ‘social care’? ubu’s believes that it must ensure that everyone, whatever their ability or background has a place in society and the opportunities to achieve what they want. There has been much talk amongst politicians and in the press recently about social care and what expectations we should have of it…
How would you define ‘social care’? ubu believes that it must ensure that everyone, whatever their ability or background has a place in society and the opportunities to achieve what they want. There has been much talk amongst politicians and in the press recently about social care and what expectations we should have of it…
Hi my name is CJ and I live in my own flat, enabled and supported by ubu in Lancashire. I used to live in a 24-hour, supported home but after a lot of thought on my part and talking it over with my family, I decided it would be good for me to try and…
‘Enable’ is a key word for us at ubu. Through the work that we do with vulnerable people with mental health problems and complex behaviours, we aim to enable people not only to face up to their difficulties, but to fulfil their potential as individuals. This is why all our work with individuals is person-led…
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I’m Joe and I have my own flat near Harrogate where I’m enabled and supported by ubu to live independently. Now I’ve never been great at managing and spending my money well. I really love music and films and in the past I’ve sometimes spent all the money I have for the week on DVD’s…
I moved into my own flat in Knaresborough in July 2014 supported and enabled by ubu. Moving from living in a shared home, having my own space has been fantastic! I love it!. I’ve become much more independent and have found work with Age UK, in one of their local charity shops. I go to…
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What will the snap election mean for adult social care? Like everyone else, at ubu we were a bit surprised by the Prime Minister’s decision to hold a General Election on 8 June and find ourselves thinking about what it might mean for the future of adult social care. With just 6 weeks to go,…
What will the snap election mean for adult social care? Like everyone else, at ubu we were a bit surprised by the Prime Minister’s decision to hold a General Election on 8 June and find ourselves thinking about what it might mean for the future of adult social care. With just 6 weeks to go,…