Potens 2017 chosen charity is the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – a charty dedicated to preventing male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. Every day on average 12 men take their own life, at an estimated cost of £20m.
Staff and people supported at Avondale in Redcar hosted a coffee morning last week as part of Mental Health Awareness Day and it was a huge success.
Gill Potter and Trina Riley, two of the individuals Potens’ support in Wirral, took part in their first race for Life event at the end of June to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
In August we officially launched REACH, our new skills centre that is based at 37 King Street, Blackburn and it was a huge success!
At the end of June Potens’ Springfield Day Opportunities service in Darlington held their annual fundraising summer party at Cockerton Club attended by over 100 people from across Darlington for a fantastic summer evening of fun, food, dancing and entertainment.
In June we opened the doors to our brand new specialist independent school and college, Arbour House, based in Weymouth. Welcoming future pupils, their families, professionals and commissioning partners, the day was a chance for our team to showcase the new facility which has been set up to meet local demand for flexible education and employment opportunities in Dorset.
We are delighted to introduce our latest acquisition, Cae Glas Nursing Home in Denbigh and Supported Living Services (Wrexham and Denbigh) which transferred into Potens’ Group in February 2017.
Potens’ Positive behavioural support team are now in place supporting our Operational teams across the UK. Here we meet the team and find out more about the work they will be developing over the next 12 months to promote positive behavioural support and best practice across our services.
On Friday 18th August Potens’ staff teams and people supported received a series of ‘Star Performance Awards’ from training provider Person First Solutions in recognition of their commitment, professionalism, passion and high standards of person centred care and support delivered over the past 12 months.
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At the end of June Potens’ Springfield Day Opportunities service in Darlington held their annual fundraising summer party at Cockerton Club attended by over 100 people from across Darlington for a fantastic summer evening of fun, food, dancing and entertainment.
