When it comes to caring for young adults, the phrase “Social Care” is usually associated with gloomy service backed up with mundane activities. That is, if there are any activities in the first place.
For young people in care, the prospect of being under supervision whilst inside their public living space can be daunting – unless the service is of a standard equal to what Stepping Out is offering.
We believe that making life easy for our service users is in everybody’s best interest. A happy service user will treat staff appropriately, local authority workers respectfully, and will also be less likely to offend the community at large.
More importantly, healthy activities will begin to aid the service user when it comes to addressing their personal issues. This of course naturally helps them gain eventual independence.
What do Stepping Out Offer in Terms of “Fun”?
Here at Stepping Out, we’re always opening up opportunities for our service users to attend free local events, visit tourist hot spots, and so forth. We even provide our young people with tickets to events such as Football matches, where we allocate staff members to attend with them to enjoy the match.
On top of these outings, our semi-independent living projects are filled with board games, chess sets, books, DVDs and more. In-door activities can help build bonds and relationships between them and the staff, leading to amicable outcomes of improvement.
Whats more is, we organise annual in-house BBQs for each of our semi-independent houses, along with celebrations throughout the year for whichever event the service user wishes, with cakes, cards and so forth.
To find out more about our semi-independent living projects, or to ask us how else we engage our service users from across the UK, contact us.
What ideas do you have for making social care more fun? Let us know in the comments below!
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