Supporting Independent Living - Preparing for Adulthood

We offer advice, guidance and practical solutions to enable people with disabilities and older people to live independently in their own homes, to achieve their goals in life and to help them play an active part in their community.

We work with people who receive social care and/or health funding to meet their care needs, these are referred to as ‘Direct Payments’ and ‘Personal Health Budgets’.

Senploy, the UK’s only dedicated platform for the careers in SEND, we are already working hard to transform lives by bringing together talented, compassionate and caring individuals and matching those with schools, charities or families that need their skills.

The South Tees Changing Futures programme is a joint initiative by Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland Councils enabling all local organisations to work in partnership to better support those who experience multiple disadvantages. The South Tees programme is one of fifteen partnerships nationwide that successfully bid for funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and The National Lottery Community Fund.

South Tees Wheelchair Service supplies wheelchairs free of charge to people of all ages who have a long term restriction of walking ability because of illness or disability.

Target provides a leaving care service for young people that are care experienced aged 16-25.

NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has worked with the local authorities in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton, and Hartlepool to commission a coordinated service to provide equipment for children across Tees.  Health professionals and social care teams now order equipment via Tees Community Equipment Service (TCES). 

We offer support to tackle home conditions, finance issues, welfare benefits, health issues, tenancy management, neighbour disputes and anti-social behaviour.

Welfare Rights service for Families and Children. This service is free, confidential and impartial.