Supporting People
Our mission statement:
‘Working in partnership to identify the vulnerable adults and young people over the age of 16 in Buckinghamshire, to identify their specific short and/or long-term support needs and to meet these needs through the commissioning of high quality support services.’
Supporting People offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence, and reduces the need for people to unnecessarily move into a residential setting.
We offer support to:
- people with learning disabilities and mental health problems;
- vulnerable young people;
- homeless people;
- older people who need support;
- people with physical disabilities;
- people at risk of offending;
- people with drug or alcohol problems;
- people who need to escape domestic violence;
- people with HIV/AIDS;
- teenage parents;
- travellers and refugees
Directory of services
We have put together a directory of service providers that offer support to you in your own home or will provide you with accommodation to help you keep your independence. Download the directory below.
Strategy
For detailed information on the work we are doing, download our five year Supporting People Strategy.
Meetings and minutes
For more information call 01296 383709 or email supportingpeople@buckscc.gov.uk
Related files (you need Acrobat Reader to open):
- Supporting People directory of services PDF 618KB
Information on all of our service providers - Five year Supporting People strategy 2005-2010 PDF 617KB
Detailing how we plan to improve and develop services locally - Supporting People PDF 620KB
Easy-to-read information on our services - Eligibility criteria PDF 59KB
Definitions of tasks which are eligible for Supporting People funding - Supporting People Newsletter - Spring 09 PDF 739KB
Other useful websites:
- Agewell service guide for older people
- Buckinghamshire Shared Services
- Bucks Drug Action Team (DAAT)
- Erosh- the National Consortium for sheltered housing providers
- hact- a development agency that acts as a catalyst for change in the housing sector
- Housing Corporation
- National Housing Federation
- National Probation Service
- SITRA - policy, training and consultancy for the supported housing sector
- SPKweb - The DCLG Supporting People website
- Supporting People Directory of services
- Youth Justice Board