Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this very special edition of You First Magazine – celebrating our great charity’s 35th birthday. And what a moment, that my first time introducing our magazine as CEO is to celebrate such an incredible occasion for Community Integrated Care. Whilst I’ve only been part of the team for the last three years, I’m extremely proud of our long and vibrant history of changing lives for the better.

What strikes me about the exceptional people and stories you’ll read about in this magazine is that the very spirit and ethos that existed back in 1988 remains to this day. We were founded with the mission of supporting people to live full lives in their community, and despite massive changes as an organisation, a sector and a society, that’s still at the very core of everything we do and is encapsulated by Best Lives Possible.

I really hope that you all share the same sense of pride that I feel in everything we’ve achieved – whether you’ve celebrated many a birthday milestone at Community Integrated Care or, like me, you’re at the beginning of your journey with us.

It’s an honour to work with you all every day and I look forward to many fantastic years ahead.