Better Things
Categories of Work: Health and well-being, Social activities, Sports and leisure, Volunteering
Who do you work with?: Learning disabilities (people with)
Organisation description: Better Things is a totally independent charity working with people with learning disabilities and their families for over forty years.promoting inclusion, health and wellbeing.
We give free membership to anyone with or without a learning disability who lives in the Greater Manchester area and shares our aims and values.
Our projects work in communities promoting inclusion,health and wellbeing and offering learning and skills opportunities.
Better Things is extremely proud of its charitable status and independence as an organisation. This independence allows us to continue to ensure that our mission statement and aims and objectives are our priority.
We are fully committed to providing quality services, support and advice as a fully independent organisation and have instigated various safeguards to ensure our high standards are maintained.
While we support positive and professional working partnerships with various agencies and organisations, we will not be adversely influenced by them. Our priority and duty of care at all times is to our service users, to promote their rights, choice, health and safety.
We will and have challenged other organisations, agencies and individuals attempting to undermine the rights and well being of people with learning disabilities.
Better Things aims to;
Get improvements to laws and regulations that affect people with learning disabilities.
Work for excellent local services for people with learning disabilities and make sure that the services work together.
Promote the rights and opportunities of people with learning disabilities.
Provide excellent services for people with learning disabilities including day and community activities.
Teach professional people (e.g. doctors) and the general public about the needs of people with learning disabilities and their families.
Work with everyone possible so that people with learning disabilities can be full members of the community.
We give free membership to anyone with or without a learning disability who lives in the Greater Manchester area and shares our aims and values.
Our projects work in communities promoting inclusion,health and wellbeing and offering learning and skills opportunities.
Better Things is extremely proud of its charitable status and independence as an organisation. This independence allows us to continue to ensure that our mission statement and aims and objectives are our priority.
We are fully committed to providing quality services, support and advice as a fully independent organisation and have instigated various safeguards to ensure our high standards are maintained.
While we support positive and professional working partnerships with various agencies and organisations, we will not be adversely influenced by them. Our priority and duty of care at all times is to our service users, to promote their rights, choice, health and safety.
We will and have challenged other organisations, agencies and individuals attempting to undermine the rights and well being of people with learning disabilities.
Better Things aims to;
Get improvements to laws and regulations that affect people with learning disabilities.
Work for excellent local services for people with learning disabilities and make sure that the services work together.
Promote the rights and opportunities of people with learning disabilities.
Provide excellent services for people with learning disabilities including day and community activities.
Teach professional people (e.g. doctors) and the general public about the needs of people with learning disabilities and their families.
Work with everyone possible so that people with learning disabilities can be full members of the community.
Contact details
Unit 10 Antz Junction, Salford, M27 8LU