20 Jun 2025 Fighting inequality | News ‘It’s like having another family member’ Shared Lives Week runs from Monday 23 June to Friday 27 June 2025. Ahead of the week we’re shining a spotlight on a local …
2 Sep 2022 Fighting inequality | News ‘We are just one big, mad family’ “She is better than a mum,” said Jefferson as he looked at Julie on a sunny day in the garden when we visited a …
7 Aug 2019 Fighting inequality | News ‘We shared our lives – it worked out wonderfully’ Christine Lyons cared for Elspeth and Jane for more than two decades. The pair have learning disabilities and lived with Christine and her husband …
29 May 2018 Fighting inequality | News Shared lives: ‘We are a family’ Raheem is autistic and has lived with the Hussains since he was nine years old. He was fostered by the Greenford family and then …
22 Nov 2017 Fighting inequality | News How living shared lives could work for you Sharon and Fiona have shared their lives for two years, through a council scheme that places adults with local families. Fiona comes to stay …
16 Oct 2025 Climate action | News Swap, save, and spook sustainably this Halloween Autumn is in the air, which means Halloween is just around the corner. This year, you can save money and help the planet at …