Sunderland People First not only protect people’s rights through their work, they provide great opportunities for people to gain experience and employment, investing in people and growing our future leaders of people with learning disabilities – Inclusion North
We look forward to working with Sunderland People First in the future, continuing and building on all thegood work that they undertake in the community – Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group
Sunderland Care and Support partnership with Sunderland People First enables us to develop the skills of our workforce and raise awareness of rights of people with a learning disability. The training delivered by them is of a high standard and serves to raise awareness while motivating and building the confidence of our employees. We consistently receive positive feedback about the work of Sunderland People First. – Sunderland Care and Support
Our involvement with Sunderland People First has enabled us to really tailor our services to ensure that we can provide accessible and equitable services for people with disabilities – Bernicia
It has been a pleasure working in partnership with with the team from Sunderland People First, the support and first hand experiences of the service users has been fantastic and as a result our staff have a much better insight into how best to support people with learning disabilities. – Sunderland City Hospitals
The Sunderland People First team have provided us with a first class, friendly and competitive priced service. In the future we will be continuing to work with Sunderland People First to ensure our new Garden Centre, Landscape and Day service put people with disabilities at the forefront of everything we do. – Bishopwearmouth Horticultural Nursery
Members of the Sunderland People First team are always very accommodating and provide knowledgeable information and support to us as a Carers Centre. As an organisation we have worked in partnership with Sunderland People First through Changing Places and the Safe Place Scheme, moving forward we would like to further develop this partnership in order to enhance carers support throughout the city. – Sunderland Carers Centre
The session that you and your colleagues provided was very informative and helped to challenge some of the stereotypical attitutes that persist toward people with a learning disability. The contributions from people with a learning disability was very inspirational and empowering and very much valued by the students and academic staff alike – Programme Leader Bsc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing Practice, Sunderland University
