We are honoured to announce that the National Lottery Community Fund has awarded funding to DSA for three years! We are grateful to the National Lottery for awarding three years' funding for our WorkFit programme, which means that hundreds more people who have Down’s...
In November, we attended the BASE Awards 2024, celebrating and recognising excellence in supported employment, with a standout moment being Severn Trent winning the Large Employer Award. The award was presented to Josie, Ian, and Ed, a Severn Trent...
At the start of October, South Manchester WorkFit Liaison Officer Lucy and North West WorkFit Officer Molly visited Ivy Café in Cheadle to deliver a presentation about the WorkFit programme. They provided an overview to parents and young adults from the South...
At our national office in Langdon Down Centre at the beginning of September, we had a positive meeting with Gillian Bird, our services director at DSA, our local MP, Munira Wilson, and one of our WorkFit candidates, Celia, to discuss DSA work and priorities, including...
Sarah and Roy, our WorkFit officers, attended the Green Leaders event last week at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bath, an initiative from Axiom Hospitality. The event gathered around 60 people from different hotel chains nationwide and featured various guest speakers....
The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) is thrilled to announce on His Majesty the King’s Birthday Honours List that Carol Boys, Chief Executive,was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of services for special educational needs and...
WorkFit Officer, Lydia was invited by Hilton to speak on a panel discussion at The Institute of Travel Management’s 2024 conference hosted by DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole. WorkFit discussed with Hilton and Aurora Foxes how businesses in the travel industry...
Since October 2023, Movianto has been proudly raising funds for the DSA, and we're thrilled to announce that their efforts have resulted in an impressive £3,149 raised through the sale of Stand Out Socks! We're also excited to share the news of Joshua's recent journey...
WorkFit Manager Alison was pleased to be invited to the UK Hospitality Workforce and Skills event last month. Kay Harriman, HR Director at Hilton Worldwide, and Patricia Mahon, General Manager, Hilton Kensington, joined her on a panel discussion, where she talked...
This month Ranil Jayawardena MP popped into H&M Basingstoke to visit Tanzie, who works at the store. Tanzie said: 'I love my job at H&M. It was good to meet my MP Ranil to tell him about the work I do. I liked being on the till and talking to him.' Tanzie was...