ACTION POINT community support services
“It’saboutmakingpeoplefeelthattheybelonginthe communityandaboutbreakingdownbarriers.Ithinkwe doitreallywell.Everyoneissocaringandgenuine. Theywanttomakeadifference. Ithinkwemakearealdifference.”
Diane
“Itmakesyoufeelbetterthatyou’recookingthemanicewarm meal.ThemenutodayisforMexicanWeek. So,we’redoingChickenFahitas…withchips!”
Tina
“[WhatIlikeaboutcoming hereis]thestaffarenice.”
Lucy
“Commitmenttoworkingwithsomeofthehardest-to-reach peopleandalsobeinggrassroots–almostnotmakinga distinctionbetween thepeoplethatusetheserviceandthe peoplethataredeliveringtheservice.”
Andy
ActionPointrunsprojectsandservicesforadults withlearningdisabilities,olderpeople,people experiencing mentalhealthdifficultiesand disadvantagedormarginalisedgroups.Thisproject aimstoshareacollectionofphotographsthat, together,conveyssomethingaboutitsethosofcare. Itprovidesanalternativenarrativetowhatisoften seenandheardonmainstreamandsocialmedia, shiningalightonsmallactsofloveandkindnessby alocalcharitywithasmallteamofstaffworkingwith anarmyofvolunteers.
