🚂 Amanda, a person we support, recently enjoyed a first class experience on a steam train journey, which included a wonderful cream tea! 🛤️ The journey took Amanda through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in pure luxury. She commented “It was the best day of my life. I can tick cream tea on a steam train off the wishlist!” 💜 Afterwards, she popped to the gift shop and bought just a few items (5 in total!!) to commemorate the special day. We think she loved her trip. 😉 #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare
Hft
Individual and Family Services
We’re Hft, a charity on a mission to create a future where learning disabled people can live the best life possible
About us
We are a national charity, founded in 1962. We pioneered the idea that adults with learning disabilities have the right to choices about how they live and how they are supported, to enable them to lead the best life possible. We continue to explore ways to deliver this right for people, every day. People with learning disabilities face obstacles that are hard to imagine. We use our skills, experience and creative ideas to help people to overcome them. Our Fusion Model of Support is key in this – it’s how we ensure the best possible outcomes for everyone we support, challenging us to provide consistent, high-quality services. We support people in all areas of their life: developing practical skills, connecting them to their community, helping them to get a job and introducing them to technology that can help them to live as independently as possible. Local authority social care budgets have historically funded our services. But ongoing cuts have placed mounting pressure on local authorities and providers. Today, it’s common to find that local authority budgets will cover only the basics, or funding for only those with the most complex needs. We don’t feel that is enough. So we also raise money for things that are no longer funded to make sure people can live the best life possible.
- Website
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https://www.hft.org.uk
External link for Hft
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Bristol
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1962
- Specialties
- Learning disabilities, Support services, Accessibility, Personalised Technology, Family Carer support, Autism, Residential Care, Supported Living, Supported Employment, Complex needs, Challenging Behaviour, Day services, Domiciliary Care, Respite Care, Short breaks, Transition, Support with finances, Involvement, and Adult social care
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
5/6 Brook Office Park, Folly Brook Road
Emersons Green
Bristol, BS16 7FL, GB
Employees at Hft
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Rajan Marwaha
Low Latency C Engineer
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Sian Midwinter MSc MCSP
Passionate about community physiotherapy for older adults around the Cotswolds and South Worcestershire. Specialists in respiratory, neurological and…
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Imma Kiio
housekeeper at Grand hotel des bains
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Theresa Thomas
Support Worker
Updates
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⭐ Today is Gift Aid Awareness Day! Gift Aid is so important to all charities, it allows Hft to claim 25p for every £1 donated to the charity – at no extra cost to the person making the donation! ☑️ If you support Hft with a regular or one-off donation, complete our Gift Aid declaration form online – it takes about a minute to complete! ➡️ https://loom.ly/Cm9e2hE #TickTheBox #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare
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🚀 Peter, a person we support, used to love theme parks and roller coasters. But now, he prefers flying! 🥳 To celebrate his birthday, Peter was supported to do indoor skydiving at IFly. When asked if he enjoyed the experience, Peter responded with an ethusiastic "yes!" 🎂 Well done, Peter! What a way to celebrate your birthday! #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare
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“I’m so lucky, I’m a lucky girl! They brought me all the pink things, they were really sweet”. 🎁 Dionne, a person we support, was left 'tickled pink' by the wonderful gifts she recently received! 🐽 She was gifted a Percy Pig goodie bag from M&S containing a Percy Pig makeup bag, Percy Pig biscuits and of course, a bag of Percy Pig sweets. Nice one, Dionne! We're not jealous at all 😜 #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare #PercyPig
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We're recruiting a Policy & Public Affairs Officer for our dynamic Charity & External Affairs Team. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ePaUycWw
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💜 "Not only can social care take pressure off the NHS, it can help people to continue living as part of their community and making valuable contributions." 📝 Hft CEO Steve Veevers has responded to the Lord Darzi report into the NHS, agreeing with Lord Darzi's view that “social care has not been valued or resourced sufficiently”. 👇 Read the full response here: https://lnkd.in/eSPb4g8z #SocialCare #NHS #LearningDisability
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😂 “We talked about doing a sponsored silence, but that wasn’t going to happen!” 👣 What would you do to get a karaoke machine? How about a step-a-thon? Well, that's what the people we support in our COAST Day Opportunities group in Hft Cornwall did this summer. 🎶 With tracks like 500 Hundred Miles and Shake it Off to keep them motivated, the team did an incredible 10,846 steps and raised over £420! #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare
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❗ Today is the last day to complete our Sector Pulse Check survey, in partnership with Care England, and strengthen calls for social care reform! 👉 Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/ekQfZ3YZ #SocialCare #SectorPulseCheck #AdultSocialCare #LearningDisabilit
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💜 This Remember a Charity Week (9-15 September), we’re encouraging everyone to consider pledging a gift in their Will to Hft. 🎁 Gifts in Wills have never been more important to us. The past couple of years have highlighted just how much we rely on them to help sustain our vital service. They’re a great way to pledge your support today, and giving in the future. 📃 We offer all of our supporters a free online Will, via our partner Bequeathed. It’s really simple to do. Find out more about leaving a gift in your will here: https://loom.ly/zMO19HA #RememberACharity #Gifts #Fundraising #Charity
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🎤 "I smashed a Queen song. I was so good that if you closed your eyes, you'd have thought Freddy had turned up" 🎵 Kelvin, from one of our Cornwall services, recently celebrated his 50th birthday, in style! His love of music, especially Queen, inspired his birthday cake (with a Freddy topper), and obviously his first blast on his new karaoke machine. Everyone enjoyed a delicious spread and belted out a few tunes (when Kelvin would let them), which leads me ask…what’s your ‘go to’ karaoke tune? No use denying it…we all have one! 👀 #LearningDisability #LearningDisabledAdults #SocialCare
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