When Kevin first came to Shared Lives, he was struggling to live a full, independent life, but thanks to the teamwork of his Shared Lives carer, his social worker, and his own determination, he’s turned things around for the better.…
If you’re an unpaid carer, you know how it feels to give your all to support a loved one. It’s not easy. You might have stepped away from a full-time job to be there for a family member – whether…
Earlier this year we told everyone that we’ve joined the Black United Representation Network, and as part of that, signed up to their Board apprenticeship scheme. We want to offer Black professionals who are part of the BURN network the…
We are over the moon to announce that one of our amazing Shared Lives carers, Karen Jackson, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2024 Wales Care Awards! Karen has been nominated for the Supported Living or Small Group…
We’re excited to announce that we’ve launched a brand-new research project in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University. It’ll focus on understanding and addressing self-harm and suicide prevention in Shared Lives arrangements. Disclaimer: When life is difficult, Samaritans are there –…
When I think back to my days managing a busy retail store, I never imagined that one day I’d be spending my time in a completely different way—sharing my life with people who need a bit of extra support. But,…
Meet Paul, or ‘Sunshine’ as he’s affectionately dubbed by the local shop owners of Queens Road in Llandudno. We got to meet Paul and his Shared Lives carer, Amanda. Here, we found out more about not just his arrangement, but also…
At PSS we’ve been disgusted and outraged to watch the horrific, shameful acts of racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia that have happened around the UK over the past few weeks. Nobody should ever feel worried about being harmed or treated differently…
PSS is an organisation that supports people to live happy and hopeful lives, no matter who you are. We were over-the-moon to be able to show that to the LGBTQIA+ community of Liverpool recently at our first official march at…
A few months ago, the people we support made a video about what they wanted to see from our next CEO. What they told us became part of the list of things we looked at when we interviewed the people…