News & blog

Blog | 23 March 2022

‘He loves his new home’: Tracy and Lewis’ story

by Nora Kerezovic

Enterprise Team Leader Nora Kerezovic spoke to Tracy, whose 19-year-old son Lewis moved in to one of our Supported Living houses in Kingston nearly two years ago after things became challenging at home.

News | 23 March 2022

‘The disabled community has been dealt a sharp blow once again’: Tim Cooper responds to the Spring Statement 2022

United Response chief executive Tim Cooper comments on the Spring Statement 2022, set out by the Chancellor earlier today.

Blog | 22 March 2022

‘I’m still fighting, still living for Umesh’: Rajani and Umesh’s story

by Nora Kerezovic

Enterprise Team Leader Nora Kerezovic met Rajani, whose son Umesh lives in one of our Supported Living houses in Kingston.

Blog | 22 March 2022

‘He was here, he was happy’: Kym and Glenn’s story

by Nora Kerezovic

Enterprise Team Leader Nora Kerezovic met Kym, who was looking for a house where her son Glenn could live independently. He moved in to one of our Supported Living houses in Kingston nearly two years ago.

Blog | 22 March 2022

‘It was really important that we got something in place’ – Gurm and Arjun’s story

by Nora Kerezovic

Enterprise Team Leader Nora Kerezovic spoke to Gurm about how it felt to ‘let go’ when her son Arjun moved in to one of our Supported Living houses in Kingston nearly two years ago.

Blog | 22 March 2022

Truro tree-planting at Boscawen Farm is a huge success, thanks to Cornish community spirit

by Matthew Cotterell

Staff, volunteers and people we support came together at Boscawen Farm in Cornwall to achieve the incredible feat of planting 5,000 trees.

Blog | 21 March 2022

Life changing: why Team GB swimmer Florence Garrett is backing the Down Syndrome Bill

by Jenna Lloyd

Campaigners like Florence want to see the Bill passed before the end of Down Syndrome Awareness Week.

Blog | 17 March 2022

68% of people we support in Devon and Cornwall experienced positives during Covid pandemic including learning new skills and feeling supported

by Jenna Lloyd

Six months ago, our Stakeholder Engagement Team in Devon put out a survey to capture what life had been like for people we support in Devon and Cornwall during lockdown and the following periods of ongoing restrictions.

Blog | 16 March 2022

‘I’m proud to be running for people with learning disabilities and autism’: 62-year-old fundraising hero Kate runs 100 marathons for United Response

by Jenna Lloyd

Kate Knight, 62, is a nursing assistant from Chipstead in Surrey. She’s also a dedicated fundraiser who has run nearly 100 marathons for us in less than two decades.

Blog | 15 March 2022

Horse lover Andy gets closer to his favourite animals with supported carriage lessons from RDA Woodbridge

by Laetitia Nnalue

We caught up with Andy, who is supported by us in Ipswich, about his love for horses and the amazing riding sessions he has been going along to, hosted by RDA Woodbridge and Community Action Suffolk.