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    Everyone deserves to lead a happy life – together, we make that possible

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    At the Together Trust, we deliver individual care, support and education services across the North West.

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Bridge College shine on the football field

15 November 2024 - 1:30pm

The Bridge team recently had the thrilling opportunity to travel to Eccles College for a football tournament featuring numerous colleges. We are ecstatic to announce that our fantastic team triumphed in 2 out of the 4 games!

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Trustee spotlight: Geoff’s story of joining the Together Trust and fighting for a better world

8 November 2024 - 9:00am

Between November 4 and 8, charities across the UK mark Trustees' Week. This celebrates the dedication and achievement of nearly one million trustees, and the vital skills and support they provide to their charities. 

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Together Trust transforms into Spooky Wonderland

5 November 2024 - 9:45am

Ghouly guests, benevolent witches, Marvel heroes and Disney princesses were just some of the latest enrolments at our Cheadle campus on 26 October as we hosted the second-ever Halloween Together festival.

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Haines House conquers Three Peaks for accessible garden makeover

1 November 2024 - 9:00am

The team at Haines House, a residential home in Salford run by the Together Trust charity, has successfully accomplished the Three Peaks Challenge.

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Budget 2024: Key take aways and our thoughts

31 October 2024 - 11:30pm

On 30 October, Rachel Reeves MP, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the Budget Statement in the House of Commons.

We’ve highlighted some of the key findings and how they relate to our campaign goals.

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Transforming Crosskeys' summerhouse into a youthful haven

31 October 2024 - 8:30am

We recently had a wonderful team from Manchester Airport come over and generously offer their time and talent to help transform some of our care homes.

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It’s National Care Leavers Week

28 October 2024 - 12:15pm

National Care Leavers Week is an important chance to shine a light on the experiences of care leavers and to advocate for the recognition that children in care are often treated as if they are not part of the system at all.

Styliana outlines the current situation for young people in care and what we're campaigning for.

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Students dressed like zebras, leopards, donkeys and axolotls gather at Inscape House School to celebrate World Animal Day

21 October 2024 - 12:00pm

What better occasion to bring out the giraffe onesie than the annual Animal Day celebration? Students gathered in the Great Hall earlier this month to celebrate with games, themed snacks, music, reading and more.

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Together Trust welcomes Mel Dunn as new Chief Executive

17 October 2024 - 12:00pm

We're delighted to announce that we have appointed Melanie Dunn as our new Chief Executive!

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A thrifty success story! How we're using sustainable fundraising to change lives in your community

17 October 2024 - 10:30am

In celebration of Second Hand September and Sustainable Fashion Week, we returned our week-long pop-up shop in Stockport’s Merseyway Shopping Centre - raising over £2600 for our services across the North West!

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Exploring the Link Between Poverty and Children Entering Care in England: Insights from Our Research Volunteer

16 October 2024 - 1:45pm

Today, we're publishing the findings of a research project, undertaken by our research volunteer Amber, that explores the connection between poverty and the care system, examining how factors such as abuse, neglect, deprivation, education, race, health, and welfare policies are intertwined. 

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Providing vital research into the care sector: Amber's volunteering story

11 October 2024 - 3:30pm

Amber is one of the Together Trust's amazing volunteers who has been working as an Assistant Researcher for the Together Trust since March 2023.

In this blog, she shares with us her experience so far and what she's gained from the role.

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World Mental Health Day: Shaping a Brighter Future for Children’s Wellbeing

10 October 2024 - 9:45am

As we celebrate World Mental Health Day, we want to update you on the Together Trust campaigns team’s priorities for improving mental health support, and the key commitments the government has made.

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Exciting Opportunities Await: Bridge College Students Embark on Supported Internships at Sodexo

7 October 2024 - 4:45pm

Three talented students from Bridge College—McKenzie, Jamal, and Bayley—have embarked on a learning journey with Sodexo through Bridge College’s Supported Internship Program.

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Nibble and Nugget join the Animal Assisted Intervention team at Inscape House School

27 September 2024 - 12:30pm

Meet the new members of Inscape House School: the two friendly dwarf hamsters!

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Unregistered settings for children in care in the spotlight

24 September 2024 - 10:30am

Last year, in collaboration with The Observer, we conducted an investigation revealing that over 700 children in the UK are living in unregistered accommodation. Alarmingly, 2 in 3 of these children are under 16.

On 18 September, our research was featured on BBC Radio 4 by Andy Smith, president of ADCS.

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Explaining the disability employment gap

9 September 2024 - 10:15am

Disabled people face multiple barriers to both finding and staying in work. But why is that? And why aren’t more people talking about the disability employment gap?  

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Ofsted’s Big Listen Reforms: A New Chapter for Inspections

6 September 2024 - 9:45am

In response to significant public concern, Ofsted launched its largest-ever consultation earlier this year - the Big Listen. In this blog, our Campaigns and Advocacy Officer Styliana outlines the key reforms about SEND and children’s social care, and how they relate to our policy positions about Ofsted.  

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Newbridge Centre’s journey of fundraising for a garden makeover

20 August 2024 - 10:00am

This summer, a dedicated team from the Together Trust have been combining fitness and fun in aid of its community centre for disabled children and adults in Stockport – raising over a grand so far towards the centre’s accessible garden makeover.

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Soaring to new heights: trio’s daring wing walk for Pearce Lodge

5 August 2024 - 10:00am

In a wonderful effort to raise funds for Pearce Lodge, a community service of the Together Trust charity, Team Leader Shana Gilbert, her partner Matt, and her mother Lorraine embarked on an exhilarating wing walk adventure this June.

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